bishop – Home Movie Registry

The John and Alois Morkovsky Collection, no. 20 – Fringes of the Vatican II Council, 1964

By hmregistryMarch 9, 2015Texas Archive Of The Moving Image, The John and Alois Morkovsky CollectionArco di Tito, art, bishop, Casa de Livia, cathedral, cathedrals, church, churches, fresco, frescoes, home movie, home movies, Italy, monsignor, mosaic, mosaic floor, mountains, Orvieto, Palestrina, Pozzo di S Ptrizio, priest, priests, religious-art, Rome, ruins, sculpture, sheep, stained glass, stained glass windows, statues, TFC, the Coliseum, The Pomerium, Tombe Etrusche, train, Via di S Angelo

Bishop John Morkovsky attended the Second Vatican Council in Rome in 1964. This home movie from a reel labeled “Fringes of the Vatican II Council” captures the site-seeing he did while in Europe for the meeting.

The John and Alois Morkovsky Collection, no. 22 – Monsignor Alois Morkovsky’s 50th Anniversary, 1974

By hmregistryMarch 9, 2015Texas Archive Of The Moving Image, The John and Alois Morkovsky Collection1974, anniversary, banners, bishop, cardinal, Catholicism, children, church, family, Fayette County, Galveston, Galveston Cathedral, Galveston-County, historic site marker, home movie, home movies, Hostyn, knights of Columbus, monsignor, ordination, parade, priest, priests, procession, Queen of the Holy Rosary, religion, St. Mary's Cathedral, stained glass, stained glass window, statue, TFC, tuba, typewriter

This home movie from the Morkovsky collection mainly captures the celebration of the 50th anniversary of Monsignor Alois Morkovsky’s ordination to the priesthood. Held on June 2, 1974, the event took place at Queen of the Holy Rosary Church in Hostyn, Texas; Alois was ordained on June 1, 1924 at St. John’s Seminary in San

The John and Alois Morkovsky Collection, no. 16 – San Antonio Diamond Jubilee, 1949

By hmregistryMarch 9, 2015Texas Archive Of The Moving Image, The John and Alois Morkovsky Collection1949, 1950, archbishop, army band, baseball, baton twirlers, Bexar-County, bishop, canoe, cardinal, Catholic, Catholicism, Catholics, Christianity, church, classic-cars, Diamond Jubilee, Emily Morgan Hotel, football, football-game, formation marching, guns, home movie, home movies, knights of Columbus, Little Flower school, March of Faith, marching band, Mission, Mission Concepcion, Mission Nuestra Señora de la Purisima Concepción de Acuña, monsignor, Municipal Auditorium, parade, priest, priests, religion, River-Walk, San Antonio River, San-Antonio, Shrine of the Little Flower, soldiers, Spain, Spanish, St. Leo's school, stadium, tackle, TFC, The Alamo, Tower Life Building

This home movie from the Morkovsky collection captures the celebrations and festivities surrounding the Catholic Archdiocese of San Antonio’s Diamond Jubilee. Also on the reel is a film tour of the archdiocese that inlcudes among its stops, the Alamo, Municipal Auditorium, the Tower Life Building, Mission Concepcion, and the Shrine of the Little Flower.

The John and Alois Morkovsky Collection, no. 23 – School Kids

By hmregistryMarch 9, 2015Texas Archive Of The Moving Image, The John and Alois Morkovsky Collectionbishop, children, home movie, home movies, monsignor, pastor, priest, school kids, TFC, Unknown, wagon, wildflowers

This home movie from the Morkovsky collection comes from a reel labeled “School Kids,” and documents children at an unidentified location, likely in the San Antonio area where Father Morkovsky served in the 1940s and 50s. Do you recognize anyone in this film or know where it is? Please contact us and let us know.

The John and Alois Morkovsky Collection, no. 14 – Texas Folklife Festival, 1977

By hmregistryMarch 9, 2015Texas Archive Of The Moving Image, The John and Alois Morkovsky Collection1970s, 1977, 70s, archbishop, Bexar-County, bishop, cable-car, costume, Czech, Czech dancing, dance, festival, folk dance, folk dancing, folk garb, Halletsville Czechs, HemisFair-Park, home movie, home movies, monsignor, performance, priest, San-Antonio, singing, Texas Folklife Festival, TFC, tower, Tower-of-the-Americas, traditional costume

This home movie from the Morkovsky Collection captures scenes from the 1977 Texas Folklife Festival at HemisFair Park. Held annually since 1972, the event was modeled after the Smithsonian’s Folklife Festival in 1968 and is sponsored by the Institute of Texan Cultures.

The John and Alois Morkovsky Collection, no. 15 – Texas Folklife Festival, 1977

By hmregistryMarch 9, 2015Texas Archive Of The Moving Image, The John and Alois Morkovsky Collection1970s, 1977, 70s, archbishop, audience, band, Bexar-County, bishop, costume, crowd, dance, dancing, fiddle, folk dance, folk dancing, folk garb, Folklife, guitar, HemisFair-Park, hill sledding, home movie, home movies, monsignor, music, musicians, performance, pole climbing, possum, priest, Professor of Possumology, San-Antonio, singing, Spot Baird, TFC, Tower-of-the-Americas, traditional costume, upright bass, violin

This home movie from the Morkovsky Collection captures scenes from the 1977 Texas Folklife Festival at HemisFair Park. Held annually since 1972, the event was modeled after the Smithsonian’s Folklife Festival in 1968 and is sponsored by the Institute of Texan Cultures.

The John and Alois Morkovsky Collection, no. 24 – Vacation School

By hmregistryMarch 9, 2015Texas Archive Of The Moving Image, The John and Alois Morkovsky Collectionbishop, Catechism, Catholicism, children, home movie, home movies, monsignor, nun, picture books, priest, priests, religion, TFC, Unknown, waving

This home movie from the Morkovsky collection captures classes from vacation school posing, waving, and crossing themselves for the camera. Also on the reel is a display of the children’s projects; blue ribbons suggest that they might be competition winners. Do you recognize anyone in this film or know where it is? Please contact us

The John and Alois Morkovsky Collection, no. 13 – St. Joe’s Picnic at Canyon, 1956

By hmregistryMarch 9, 2015Texas Archive Of The Moving Image, The John and Alois Morkovsky CollectionArmstrong County, automobile, bishop, Briscoe County, Canyon, car, cars, children, home movie, home movies, hot dogs, merri go round, monsignor, nun, nuns, picnic, playground, priest, priests, Randall County, rocks, skyline, TFC, vintage car

This home movie from the Morkovsky collection captures a class, probably from St. Joseph’s school in Amarillo, picnicing in the shadow of the large rock formations of Palo Duro Canyon.

The John and Alois Morkovsky Collection, no. 18 – Battle of Flowers Parade

By hmregistryMarch 9, 2015Texas Archive Of The Moving Image, The John and Alois Morkovsky Collection1940s, 40's, archbishop, Basila Pharmacy, Battle of Flowers, Battle of Flowers Parade, Bexar-County, bishop, carriage, classic car, covered wagon, donkey, Dr.-Pepper, fiesta, Fiesta San Antonio, flags, float, floats, home movie, home movies, horse-drawn-carriage, horses, Hotel Nuevo Leon, March, marching band, monsignor, Native-Americans, pack mules, parade, priest, San-Antonio, soldiers, TFC, trucks, Walter's Pharmacy

This home movie from the Morkovsky collection captures scenes from a Battle of Flowers Parade, one of the signature events of Fiesta San Antonio. Across the street, spectators watch from the roof of Walter’s Pharmacy and the Hotel Nuevo Leon, located at the corner of W. Houston Street and N. Santa Rosa Avenue.

The John and Alois Morkovsky Collection, no. 17 – Construction of St. Gregory Church and School, 1955

By hmregistryMarch 9, 2015Texas Archive Of The Moving Image, The John and Alois Morkovsky Collectionarchbishop, Bexar-County, bishop, building, Catholic, Catholicism, Catholics, cement mixer, Christianity, church, construction, home movie, home movies, monsignor, nun, parish, priest, religion, San-Antonio, St. Gregory, St. Gregory the Great, St. Gregory the Great Catholic Church and School, TFC

This home movie documents the construction of St. Gregory’s Catholic Church and School in San Antonio, dedicated in 1955. The building in the film served temporarily as a church and assembly hall; now it is the school’s library. Up until the mid 1950s, the Catholics in northwest San Antonio were affiliated with St. Mary Magdalen’s