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).
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1873 |
Bishop Isidore Cutt, O.M.I. [Oblates of Mary Immaculate] (Archives: Vancouver, British Columbia) visited Nulato (Koyukon) |
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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) |
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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 |
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1891-1997 (closed) |
Jesuits staffed a school at the mission |
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1899-1983 (closed) |
Sisters of St. Ann/ Anne (St. Joseph’s Province) (Archives: Victoria, British Columbia) established and administered a Catholic day school |
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1986-1992 |
Franciscans (Sacred Heart Province) (St. Louis, Missouri) administered Our Lady |
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1992-1998 |
Fairbanks diocesan priests administered Our Lady |
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1998-present |
Franciscans at St. John’s, Galena, attended to Our Lady |
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2000-present |
A Franciscan brother has served as a pastoral administrator with assistance from lay leaders (Koyukon) |
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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’s attended the following Native (Koyukon) missions:
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1887-1928 |
St. Aloysius Mission, Tanana |
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1896-1900 (closed) |
Kalchan District stations |
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1896-1914 (closed) |
Koyukuk River District stations |
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1910s-1959 (transferred to St. John’s, Galena) |
St. Peter in Chains Church, Ruby |
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1923-1959 (became a parish) |
St. John Berchmans Mission, Galena |
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1928-1966 (transferred to St. John’s, Galena) |
St. Aloysius Mission, Tanana |
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1950-1959 (became a parish) |
St Teresa/ Little Flower of Jesus Mission, Kaltag |
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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 Marquette University Archives.
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