GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 3: Western United States
Montana: MT-30

Our Lady of Lourdes Church
105 F Street West
P.O. Box 187
Poplar, MT 59255

Phone: 406-768-3305

 

History: Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Poplar, Montana, has been a predominantly Native American (Assiniboine, Sisseton Dakota, M茅tis) parish in the Diocese of Great Falls-Billings (Archives: Great Falls, Montana).

1846

Rev. Pierre Jean de Smet, S.J. [Jesuits] visited the Assiniboine Indians and M茅tis on the Milk, Poplar, and Big Muddy Rivers

1905

Jesuits (Turin, California Provinces) (Archives: St. Louis, Missouri) at St. Gabriel鈥檚, Havre, established and attended to Our Lady of Lourdes/ St. Ursula Mission (Assiniboine, Sisseton Wahpeton Dakota, Hunkpapa Lakota), Fort Peck Reservation

1906-1909

Jesuits at St. Raphael鈥檚, Glasgow, attended to Our Lady of Lourdes

1909-1913

Jesuits at St. Stephen鈥檚, Harlem, attended to Our Lady of Lourdes

1913-1930s

Became a parish; Benedictines (St. Georgenberg Abbey) (Archives: St. Georgenberg, Austria) administered Our Lady of Lourdes Church

1930s-present

Great Falls-Billings diocesan priests have administered Our Lady of Lourdes

ca. 1980

Great Falls-Billings diocesan priests at Immaculate Conception, Wolf Point attended to Our Lady of Lourdes

Benedictines and Great Falls-Billings diocesan priests at Our Lady of Lourdes attended the following Native American missions and stations on the Fort Peck Reservation:

1913-1917 (became a parish

Immaculate Conception Mission (Assiniboine, Sisseton), Wolf Point

1913-1917 (transferred to Immaculate Conception, Wolf Point)

St Joseph Church (Assiniboine, Sisseton), Frazer

1914-1968 (closed)

St. Thomas Mission, Brockton

1917-1921

Arthur Chapel (Assiniboine, Sisseton), Arthur

1917-1921

Burch Chapel (Assiniboine, Sisseton), Burch

1917-1921

Charlie Creek Chapel (Assiniboine, Sisseton), Charlie Creek

1917-1921

Circle Chapel (Assiniboine, Sisseton), Circle

1917-1921

Chelsea Chapel (Assiniboine, Sisseton)/ Elder Creek station, Elder Creek

1917-1921

Excess City Chapel (Assiniboine, Sisseton), Excess City

1917-1921

Nickwell Chapel (Assiniboine, Sisseton), Nickwell

1917-1921

Red Water Chapel (Assiniboine, Sisseton), Red Water

1917-1921

Riverside Chapel (Assiniboine, Sisseton), near Brockton

1917-1921

Roosevelt Chapel (Assiniboine, Sisseton), Roosevelt

1917-1921, 1940-1950

St. Isidore Chapel (Assiniboine, Sisseton), St. Isidore

1917-1921

St. Nicholas Mission (Assiniboine, Sisseton), Sprole

1917-1921

Vida Chapel (Assiniboine, Sisseton), Vida

1917-present

St. Anthony/ Fort Kipp Chapel (Assiniboine, Sisseton), Fort Kipp

1917-1940

St. Ann Mission (Assiniboine, Sisseton), Milk River

 

Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans: 

Inclusive dates: 1904-ongoing 

Volume: 4 volumes 

Description: Sacramental records (e.g. baptisms, marriages, burials) for Our Lady of Lourdes 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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