Dougherty has a 117-year-old Nativity scene

     In the small town of Dougherty, which boasts just over 50 residents, resides a Nativity scene in the old catholic church that has been on display for 117 years.

     The crib scene is even older than Dougherty itself, being first displayed in 1899, while the town wasn’t incorporated until 1900.

     The Nativity’s home is St. Patrick’s in Dougherty, which was built to its current size in 1897. The new minister at the time, Fr. O’Reilly, asked the children of the congregation to save their pennies and nickels so the church could buy a Nativity scene. A year after the request, the money was raised and the figures purchased, said Sister Murphy, one of three nuns still living in the convent next door.

     Read the full article in the December 8 edition of the papers.