GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 3: Western United States
Washington: WA-17
Pascal Sherman Indian School
169 North End Omak Lake Road
Omak, WA 98841
Phone: 509-422-7590
History: Pascal Sherman Indian School, Omak, Colville Reservation, Washington, is the former St. Mary Mission School.
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1886-1973 (transferred to community-based corporation) |
Jesuits (Oregon Province) (Archives: St. Louis, Missouri) established and staffed St. Mary School (Chelan, Entiat, Methow, Nespelim, Nez Perce, Okanogan, Paloos, Sanpoil, Senijextee, Wenatchi), Colville Reservation |
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1907-1908, 1909-1914 |
Pascal Sherman (Okanogan) attended St. Mary Mission School |
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ca. 1907-ca. 1912 |
Christian Brothers (San Francisco Province) (Archives: San Francisco, California) shared administration of St. Mary School |
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1908-1936 |
The Lady Missionaries of Mary (a.k.a. “Lady Catechists and Missionaries” and “The Madams”) (Archives: Sinsinawa, Wisconsin) staffed the school |
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1936-1965 |
Sisters of the Third Order of Penance of St. Dominic (Immaculate Heart of Mary Province) (Archives: Sinsinawa, Wisconsin) staffed the school with three former Lady Missionaries of Mary |
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1965-1973 |
Lay teachers staffed the school, in part |
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1973-present |
St. Mary School was renamed and reorganized as Pascal Sherman Indian School |
Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans:
Inclusive dates: Unknown-ca. 1973
Volume: Less than 1 cubic foot
Description: Student transcripts for the former St. Mary School.
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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