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Holy Childhood of Jesus School
Details:
Dates of Operation: 1885–1988
Current Diocese: Gaylord
Previous Diocese Involved:
Grand Rapids, 1884–1971
Religious Orders who worked at the Parish / School:
Order of Friars Minor (Province of the Sacred Heart), 1885–1988
School Sisters of Notre Dame (Central Pacific Province), 1886–1988*
On a Reservation: No
On the Department of the Interior List: Yes
Tribal Nations Impacted (as listed in historical documents):
Ojibwa; Ottawa
Notes: The Franciscan Fathers opened a day school in 1885, and the School Sisters of Notre Dame arrived in 1886 to open the boarding school. The boarding school closed at the end of the 1982–1983 school year, and the day school closed at the end of the 1987–1988 school year.