GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 1: Eastern United States
Massachusetts: MA-5
Sisters of St. Anne. St. Marie Province
720 Boston Post Road East
Marlboro, MA 01752
Phone: 508-481-4934
Hours: See website
Access: See website
Copying facilities: Yes
History: Founded in Quebec, 1850, the Sisters of St. Anne made their first U.S. foundation, 1866. They expanded in both countries and established the St. Joseph’s Province for Western Canada and the St. Marie Province for the United States. In Alaska, sisters first from the St. Joseph’s Province, and then the St. Marie Province, staffed a Catholic mission, school, and orphanage serving Native American children:
1887?-unknown (transferred to St. Marie Province, after 1915-unknown) | Holy Cross Mission (Eskimo), Holy Cross/ Koserefsky, Alaska |
1889?-2000 (St. Marie Province, 1914-2000) | Holy Cross School and Orphanage (Eskimo, Ingalik, others), Holy Cross/ Koserefsky, Alaska |
Holding of Catholic records about Native Americans:
Inclusive dates: 1914?-2000?
Volume: Unknown
Description: Records of the Sisters of St. Anne, Sainte Marie Province, pertaining to a mission, school, and orphanage in Alaska.
Unless otherwise noted, the repository on this page holds (or held) the records described here and they are not held at the ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Archives.
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