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Holy Cross Mission School

Holy Cross (formerly Koserefsky), Alaska
Details:

Dates of Operation: 1888–1969
Current Diocese: Fairbanks
Previous Dioceses Involved:
Vancouver Island (British Columbia), 1888–1894
Prefecture Apostolic of Alaska, 1894–1916
Vicariate Apostolic of Alaska, 1916–1951
Vicariate of Northern Alaska, 1951–1962
Religious Orders who worked at the Parish / School:
Sisters of St. Ann (St. Joseph Community), 1888–1956 and 1965–1969*
Jesuits (West Province), 1888–1956*
Brothers of Christian Instruction, 1904–1910
On a Reservation: No
On the Department of the Interior List: Yes
Tribal Nations Impacted (as listed in historical documents):
Ingalik; Ten’a; Yupik Eskimo

Notes: The school was originally two separate schools: an industrial school for boys, a boarding school, and an orphanage for girls. The schools merged between 1947–1948. The boarding school closed in 1956, and the students were transferred to Glennallen (see entry above). The day school continued to operate with a lay teacher until 1965, when the Sisters of St. Ann returned.