Difference between revisions of "St. John's Mission School"
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| opened = 1888 | | opened = 1888 | ||
| closed = 1913 | | closed = 1913 | ||
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| current_status = [[Closed Institution|Closed]] | | current_status = [[Closed Institution|Closed]] | ||
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| − | | location = | + | | location = Grey Horse, OK |
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*St. John's Boarding School | *St. John's Boarding School | ||
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| − | St. John's school for Osage Indian boys opened in October 1888, 8 miles North of Grey Horse along Hominy Creek, by St. Katharine Drexel and the bureau of catholic indian missions. | + | St. John's school for Osage Indian boys opened in October 1888, 8 miles North of Grey Horse along Hominy Creek, by St. Katharine Drexel and the bureau of catholic indian missions. The original log compound replaced by four-story stone building in 1893. Operated by Franciscan sisters (1888-1907) and Christian brothers (1907-1913). It was closed in 1913 by the Osage Tribal Council. |
| − | The original log compound replaced by four-story stone building in 1893. Operated by Franciscan sisters (1888-1907) and Christian brothers (1907-1913). It was closed in 1913 by the Osage Tribal Council. | ||
Students of the Sisters of St Francis were taught from the Bible and forbidden from speaking their native language. | Students of the Sisters of St Francis were taught from the Bible and forbidden from speaking their native language. | ||
| − | The school remains on the list of Federal Indian Boarding Schools | + | The school remains on the list of Federal Indian Boarding Schools taken April 2022. A town at the center of the Osage Murders - it has been a ghost town since being abandoned in 1963. |
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| − | A town at the center of the Osage Murders - it has been a ghost town since being abandoned in 1963. | ||
Latest revision as of 21:47, 20 May 2025
| St. John's Mission School | |
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| Opened | 1888 |
| Closed | 1913 |
| Current Status | Closed |
| Location | Grey Horse, OK |
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St. John's school for Osage Indian boys opened in October 1888, 8 miles North of Grey Horse along Hominy Creek, by St. Katharine Drexel and the bureau of catholic indian missions. The original log compound replaced by four-story stone building in 1893. Operated by Franciscan sisters (1888-1907) and Christian brothers (1907-1913). It was closed in 1913 by the Osage Tribal Council. Students of the Sisters of St Francis were taught from the Bible and forbidden from speaking their native language.
The school remains on the list of Federal Indian Boarding Schools taken April 2022. A town at the center of the Osage Murders - it has been a ghost town since being abandoned in 1963.
