GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 3: Western United States
Alaska: AK-39

Our Lady of the Snows Church
P.O. Box 89
Nulato, AK 99765

Phone: 907-898-2242

 

History: Our Lady of the Snows Church, Nulato, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, has been a small and predominantly Native American (Koyukon) parish on the Yukon River in the Diocese of Fairbanks (Archives: Fairbanks, Alaska).

1873

Bishop Isidore Cutt, O.M.I. [Oblates of Mary Immaculate] (Archives: Vancouver, British Columbia) visited Nulato (Koyukon)

1878-1888

Bishop Charles John Seghers established, and Victoria diocesan priests at St. Andrew Cathedral (Archives: Victoria, British Columbia) attended to Our Lady of the Snows Mission (Koyukon)

1887-1986

Became a parish; Jesuits (Turin, Canada, California, Oregon Provinces) (Archives: St. Louis, Missouri, and Montreal, Quebec) administered Our Lady of the Snows Church/ St. Peter Claver Mission

1891-1997 (closed)

Jesuits staffed a school at the mission

1899-1983 (closed)

Sisters of St. Ann/ Anne (St. Joseph鈥檚 Province) (Archives: Victoria, British Columbia) established and administered a Catholic day school

1986-1992

Franciscans (Sacred Heart Province) (St. Louis, Missouri) administered Our Lady

1992-1998

Fairbanks diocesan priests administered Our Lady

1998-present

Franciscans at St. John鈥檚, Galena, attended to Our Lady

2000-present

A Franciscan brother has served as a pastoral administrator with assistance from lay leaders (Koyukon)

2000-present

Visiting Fairbanks diocesan priests and diocesan ministry team members have ministered to Our Lady of the Snows

Jesuits from Our Lady/ St. Peter鈥檚 attended the following Native (Koyukon) missions:

1887-1928

St. Aloysius Mission, Tanana

1896-1900 (closed)

Kalchan District stations

1896-1914 (closed)

Koyukuk River District stations

1910s-1959 (transferred to St. John鈥檚, Galena)

St. Peter in Chains Church, Ruby

1923-1959 (became a parish)

St. John Berchmans Mission, Galena

1928-1966 (transferred to St. John鈥檚, Galena)

St. Aloysius Mission, Tanana  

1950-1959 (became a parish)

St Teresa/ Little Flower of Jesus Mission, Kaltag

1959-1980 (became a parish)

St. Patrick Mission, Koyukuk

 

Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans: 

Inclusive dates: 1873-ongoing

Volume: Several volumes 

Description: Sacramental records (e.g. baptisms, marriages, burials) for Native American parishioners of Our Lady of the Snows Church and its attended Native missions and stations. 

 

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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