GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 1: Eastern United States
New York: NY-18
Catholic Church. Diocese of Ogdensburg. Archives
622 Washington Street
P.O. Box 369
Ogdensburg, NY 13669
Phone: 315-393-2920
Hours: See website
Access: See website
Copying facilities: Yes
History: The Diocese of Ogdensburg was erected for northeast New York State from a portion of the Diocese of Albany, 1872. Ogdensburg and its predecessors have administered a Catholic school and mission which have served Native Americans:
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1752-present (Ogdensburg, 1970s-present) |
St. Regis Mission (Mohawk), St. Regis Reservation, St. Regis [Akwesasne], Quebec |
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1886-1930s |
Indian Girls’ Industrial School (Mohawk), Hogansburg, New York |
Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans:
Inclusive dates: 1755-present
Volume: Possibly 1 cubic foot
Description: 3 series.
/1 Parish Files (presumed)
Inclusive dates: 1886-1930s, 1970s-present
Volume: Possibly 2 folders
Description:
A. St. Patrick Church, Hogansburg, New York, 1886-1930s; includes records of the Indian Girls' Industrial School, staffed by Sisters of Mercy
B. St. Regis Mission, Hogansburg, New York, and St. Regis, Quebec, 1970s (or earlier)-present
/2 Sacramental Records
Inclusive dates: 1755-present
Volume: Several volumes
Description:
A. St. Patrick Church, Hogansburg, New York, 1886-1930s; includes records pertaining to the Indian Girls’ Industrial School, staffed by the Sisters of Mercy
B. St. Regis Mission, Hogansburg, New York, and St. Regis, Quebec, 1755-present
/3 Diocesan Newspaper
Inclusive dates: 1946-present
Volume: Several articles
Description: The North Country Catholic, http://northcountrycatholic.org/archives.html, has included occasional articles about Native Americans, e.g. the Jesuit martyrs, St. Kateri Tekakwitha, and their canonization causes, Our Lady of Martyrs Shrine, the National Shrine of St. Kateri Tekakwitha, St. Regis Mission. Issues archived online, 2010-present; see New York State Newspapers online, http://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/newspapers/, for previous ones.
Unless noted otherwise, the repository named above holds (or held) the records described and not the Marquette University Archives. However, Marquette’s holdings, e.g. Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions Records, include related records about these Native and Catholic groups and places.
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