GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 2: Midwest United States
Indiana: IN-6

Catholic Church. Diocese of Lafayette in Indiana. Office of Vicar General/ Chancellor
610 Lingle Avenue
P.O. Box 260
Lafayette, IN 47902-0260

Phone: 765-742-0275
Email: See website

 

Hours: See website

Access: Unknown

Copying facilities: Yes

 

History: The Diocese of Lafayette was erected, 1944, from territory in the Diocese of Fort Wayne. Lafayette and its predecessors served St. Augustine Church, Rensselaer, which attended St. Joseph Indian Normal School (Dakota, Ojibwa), 1888-1896.

 

Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans:

Inclusive dates: 1888-1896

Volume: Several records within microfilm?

Description: Sacramental records (e.g. baptisms, marriages, burials) for Native American students (e.g. Dakota, Ojibwa) at St. Joseph Indian Normal School within the records of St. Augustine Church, Rensselaer.

 

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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