In 1994, the parish established the Schönauer Book Corner as a public library.

Poles and Irish Americans had long been the majority in the neighborhood, organized around Catholic parishes established throughout the early to mid 20th century.

The parish established a secondary boys school, inviting the Christian brothers to staff the college on it's present site in 1888.

In 1877 the parish established a Parochial school which closed in 1968 due to the difficulty of finding Sisters to staff it.

Three years later the parish established the first parochial school in Clinton County.

During his 31-year-long administration many priests were ordained, parishes established, churches and schools built, and conferences for the clergy held.

The parish was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt).

A condition of the lease was that within two years the parish would establish a building and employ a schoolmaster for a free grammar school.

St Olave's parish established its own Grammar School in 1571, which meant there were two such foundations within 200 yards of each other.

The parish also established a Catholic school soon after the settlement of Bastress.