GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 3: Western United States
Washington: WA-36
St. Joseph Church and School
212 North Fourth Street
Yakima, WA 98901
Phone: 509-248-1911
Email: See website
History: St. Joseph Church and School, Yakima, Yakima County, Washington, has been a predominantly non-Native American parish in the Diocese of Yakima (Archives: Yakima, Washington).
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1847-1856 (closed) |
Rev. Eugene C. Chirouse, O.M.I., and Oblates of Mary Immaculate (Vancouver Province) (Archives: Vancouver, British Columbia) established and administered St. Joseph/ Ahtanum Mission (Yakama), Yakima River, until burned and destroyed by U.S. Cavalry |
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1867-1871 |
Rev. Louis Napoleon St. Onge reestablished and administered St. Joseph/ Ahtanum Mission, Yakima River; remains a chapel today |
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1872 (Natives declined)-2010s |
Jesuits (Turin, California, Oregon Provinces) (Archives: St. Louis, Missouri) administered St. Joseph Church, Yakima |
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1875 (Natives declined)-present |
Sisters of Charity of Providence (St. Ignatius, Mother Joseph Provinces) (Archives: Seattle, Washington) established and have administered St. Joseph School/ Academy; now staffed mostly by lay teachers |
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Date-present |
Yakima diocesan priests have administered St. Joseph’s |
Jesuits at St. Joseph’s attended to the following Native American missions and stations:
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1877-ca. 1912 |
Chilen station (Yakama, Cowlitz) |
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1877-ca. 1912 |
Klikitat station (Yakama, Cowlitz) |
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1877-ca. 1912 |
Natchis station (Yakama, Cowlitz) |
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1877-ca. 1912 |
Sinpskneusi station (Yakama, Cowlitz) |
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1882-1958 (became a parish) |
St. Mary Mission (Yakama), White Swan |
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1908-1910 |
Yakima Government Indian School (Yakama), Yakama Reservation |
Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans
Inclusive dates: 1867-ongoing
Volume: Several volumes
Description: The records at St. Joseph Church and School were not arranged according to a classification scheme when reviewed by a Marquette archivist, 2006. Consequently, the description is by record type.
/1 Sacramental records
Inclusive dates: 1867-ongoing
Volume: Several volumes
Description: For St. Joseph Church, its attended Native missions and stations, and students at the Yakima Government School; kept in parish office.
/2 School records
Inclusive dates: 1875?-ongoing
Volume: Several volumes
Description: Student cumulative records for St. Joseph School; kept in school office.
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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