St. Turibius Mission School
Details:
Dates of Operation: 1900–1910 (see notes)
Current Diocese: Santa Rosa
Previous Diocese Involved:
San Francisco
Religious Orders who worked at the Parish / School:
Order of Friars Minor (Province of the Sacred Heart), 1900–1910
On a Reservation: No
On the Department of the Interior List: Yes
Tribal Nations Impacted (as listed in historical documents):
Pomo; Wappo; Yuki
Notes: The exact dates the school was in operation are not clear based on available resources, which give different dates for the school’s establishment, the earliest being 1888. Records from the Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions, located at Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, indicate that the school operated as a boarding and/or day school from 1900 to 1910. It is not known if the school continued to operate after 1910.