GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 3: Western United States
Washington: WA-17
Pascal Sherman Indian School
169 North End Omak Lake Road
Omak, WA 98841
Phone: 509-422-7590
History: Pascal Sherman Indian School, Omak, Colville Reservation, Washington, is the former St. Mary Mission School.
1886-1973 (transferred to community-based corporation) |
Jesuits (Oregon Province) (Archives: St. Louis, Missouri) established and staffed St. Mary School (Chelan, Entiat, Methow, Nespelim, Nez Perce, Okanogan, Paloos, Sanpoil, Senijextee, Wenatchi), Colville Reservation |
1907-1908, 1909-1914 |
Pascal Sherman (Okanogan) attended St. Mary Mission School |
ca. 1907-ca. 1912 |
Christian Brothers (San Francisco Province) (Archives: San Francisco, California) shared administration of St. Mary School |
1908-1936 |
The Lady Missionaries of Mary (a.k.a. “Lady Catechists and Missionaries” and “The Madams”) (Archives: Sinsinawa, Wisconsin) staffed the school |
1936-1965 |
Sisters of the Third Order of Penance of St. Dominic (Immaculate Heart of Mary Province) (Archives: Sinsinawa, Wisconsin) staffed the school with three former Lady Missionaries of Mary |
1965-1973 |
Lay teachers staffed the school, in part |
1973-present |
St. Mary School was renamed and reorganized as Pascal Sherman Indian School |
Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans:
Inclusive dates: Unknown-ca. 1973
Volume: Less than 1 cubic foot
Description: Student transcripts for the former St. Mary School.
Unless otherwise noted, the repository on this page holds (or held) the records described here and they are not held at the Ӱ Archives.
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