GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 2: Midwest United States
Wisconsin: WI-35
St. Anthony Church
W6799 Church Street
P.O. Box 241
Neopit, WI 54150
Phone: 715-756-2361
History: St. Anthony Church, Neopit, Menominee Nation, Wisconsin, has been a predominantly Native American (Menominee) parish in the Diocese of Green Bay, Wisconsin.
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1909-1931 |
Franciscans (Sacred Heart Province) (Archives: St. Louis, Missouri) established and attended St. Anthony Mission (Menominee), Keshena, Menominee Reservation |
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1913-1936 |
Sisters of St. Francis of the Holy Cross (Archives: Green Bay, Wisconsin) established and staffed St. Anthony School |
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1931-1975 |
Became a parish; Franciscans administered St. Anthony Church |
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1936-1990 (closed) |
Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity (Manitowoc, Wisconsin) staffed the school |
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1975-present |
Green Bay diocesan priests have administered St. Anthony Church |
Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans:
Inclusive dates: 1909-ongoing
Volume: Over 5 cubic feet
Description: When examined by a Marquette archivist, 1980, the records at St. Anthony Church were maintained at two sites and not organized according to a classification scheme. Consequently, this description is by record type.
/1 Sacramental records
Inclusive dates: 1909-ongoing
Volume: 7 volumes
Description: Includes records of baptisms, marriages, and deaths, 1909-present; and first communions and confirmations, 1910-present; at the rectory
/2 School records
Inclusive dates: 1913-1990
Volume: At least 4 cubic feet
Description:
A. Student records, 1913-1990, 3 cubic feet: Inactive files are arranged alphabetically, and for each student, they typically include a cumulative record card with biographical information and grades; active files are arranged by grade and chronologically thereunder and for each student, they typically include biographical information, grades, attendance and progress reports, registration forms, and medical records
B. "Administration," 1960s-1990, 1 cubic foot: Alphabetical subject file
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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