From The Dubois County Daily Herald
Monday, July 1, 1957

Fr. Kundek Recognized As An Early Leader

The pioneer leader whose historical contribution to the community’s development will be especially commemorated during this year’s Pioneer German Days is Father Joseph Kundek, Croatian missionary priest who was one of the founders of a chain of German-speaking communities in southern Indiana.

The beginning of an annual Pioneer German Days Celebration coincides with the 100 th anniversary of the death of Father Kundek, making it doubly fitting.   Elsewhere in this special edition of the Daily Herald are accounts of the accomplishments of this priest as a civic leader and a religions leader during Jasper’s pioneer days.