GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 4: Outside United States
British Columbia: BC-2
City of Vancouver. Archives
1150 Chestnut Street
Vancouver, BC V6J 3J9 Canada
Phone: 604-736-8561
Hours: See website
Access: Appointment recommended
Copying facilities: Yes
Holding of Catholic records about Native Americans in the United States:
Inclusive dates: 1847?-1887?
Volume: Unknown
Description: St. Paul鈥檚 Province Archives, Oblates of Mary Immaculate, which are believed to include papers of Rev. E. Casimir Chirouse, O.M.I., and Bishop Modeste Demers (1809-1871) of the Diocese of Vancouver Island, 1847-1871.
History: The Oblates of Mary Immaculate made their first Canadian foundation, 1841. They erected the Saint-Boniface Mission Vicariate (Sainte Boniface, Manitoba) for Canada west of the Great Lakes, 1851; the Saint Albert Mission Vicariate (Sainte-Albert, Alberta) for western Canada, 1865; the Manitoba Province, 1904, which succeeded the Saint-Albert Vicariate; and St. Paul's Province, 1973. Oblates from British Columbia administered these Catholic missions and institutions among Native Americans in the United States:
| 1847-1852 | St. Anne Mission (Cayuse), Wallula, Washington |
| 1847-1856 | St. Rose Mission (Yakama), Yakima River, Washington |
| 1847-1856 (closed) | St. Joseph/ Ahtanum Mission (Yakama), Yakima, Washington |
| 1867-1887 | St. Stanislaus/ St. Paul the Apostle Mission (Koyukon), Kokrines, Alaska |
| 1868-1901 | Our Lady of Seven Dolors Mission (Tulalip), Tulalip, Washington |
| 1873-1887 | St. Michael Mission (Eskimo), St. Michael, Alaska |
| 1879-1887 | St. Rose of Lima Church (Tlingit) Wrangell/ Fort Wrangell, Alaska |
| 1887 | Holy Cross Mission, School and Orphange (Eskimo), Holy Cross/ Koserefsky, Alaska |
| 1887 | St. Aloysius Mission (Eskimo), Tanana, Alaska |
Unless otherwise noted, the repository on this page holds (or held) the records described here and they are not held at the 向日葵视频 Archives.
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