GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 3: Western United States
Alaska: AK-42

St. Peter in Chains Church
Church Street and Goodtime Road
P.O. Box 207
Ruby, AK 99768

Phone: 907-468-4482

 

History: St. Peter in Chains Church, Ruby, 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).

1912- 1910s

Jesuits (California, Oregon Provinces) (Archives: St. Louis, Missouri) established and administered St. Peter in Chains Mission (Koyukon)

1910s-1959

Jesuits at St. Peter Claver鈥檚, Nulato, attended to St. Peter in Chains

1960-1966, 1973-1980

Jesuits at St. John鈥檚, Galena attended to St. Peter鈥檚

1966-1973

Jesuits at St. Aloysius, Tanana, attended to St. Peter鈥檚

1978-1987

St. Columbans Foreign Mission Society (U.S. Region) (Archives: St. Columbans, Nebraska) at St. John鈥檚, Galena, attended to St. Peter鈥檚

1983-1988

Dominican Sisters (unidentified) also ministered to the parishioners of St. Peter in Chains

1987-present

Became a parish; Franciscans (Sacred Heart Province) (Archives: St. Louis, Missouri) have administered St. Peter in Chains Church (Koyukon)

1988-1990

A Sister of Notre Dame (unidentified) also ministered to the parishioners of St. Peter in Chains

 

Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans: 

Inclusive dates: 1912-ongoing 

Volume: Few volumes 

Description: Sacramental records (e.g. baptisms, marriages, burials) for Native American parishioners of St. Peter in Chains Church.

 

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.

new2006/rev2020