GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 2: Midwest United States
Minnesota: MN-35
Catholic Church. Diocese of Winona-Rochester. Archives
55 West Sanborn Street
P.O. Box 588
Winona, MN 55987
Phone: 507-858-1267
Email: See website
History: The Diocese of Winona was erected, 1889, and renamed the Diocese of Winona-Rochester, 2018. It had served the St. Rose of Lima Church and School/ St. Francis Xavier Academy, Avoca, Minnesota, 1884-1896 (closed), which included some Native American students.
St. Rose of Lima Church and School/ St. Francis Xavier Academy:
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1882-1885 |
The Society of the Holy Child Jesus (Archives: Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania) established and staffed St. Francis Xavier Academy, a boarding and day school for young ladies |
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1885-1896 (closed) |
The Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet (St. Paul Province) (Archives: St. Paul, Minnesota) staffed St. Rose School/ St. Francis Xavier Academy, which included some Ojibwa Indian students |
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Late 1880s |
The students included Hunkpapa Indians from Standing Rock Reservation under arrangements made by Rev. Francis M. Craft |
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1889 |
A fire destroyed St. Rose of Lima Church |
Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans: Unknown
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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