Saint Mary’s Parish in Umbarger to celebrate POW art legacy

A COMMUNITY LANDMARK--The Italian Prisoners of War camp that was built south of Hereford in Castro County, and its presence had considerable impact in Castro and Deaf Smith Counties. Italian prisoners built this small chapel, a structure that still stands, outside the main camp, and it has endured despite weather damage and vandalism. Restored art from the front of the altar in the structure is housed in the Castro County Museum in Dimmitt for safekeeping.
A COMMUNITY LANDMARK--The Italian Prisoners of War camp that was built south of Hereford in Castro County, and its presence had considerable impact in Castro and Deaf Smith Counties. Italian prisoners built this small chapel, a structure that still stands, outside the main camp, and it has endured despite weather damage and vandalism. Restored art from the front of the altar in the structure is housed in the Castro County Museum in Dimmitt for safekeeping.

"A Legacy of Art and Commu - nity" will be celebrated by Saint Mary's Parish at Umbarger on Saturday, November 22, com - memorating 80 years of Italian Prisoner of War art murals at Saint Mary's Catholic Church.

The event will include a pre - sentation by Hereford's own home-grown POW camp expert Joe D. Rogers and a bus tour of the Castro County Museum and the remnant POW Chapel south of Hereford. …