Sisters Eucharia Koltes and Laura Hesch with students
Saint Benedict's Monastery Archives
1930?
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Red Lake school with students
Students posed in front of school with a Sister.
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Sister Elmer Reisinger and students
Photo of Sister Elmer (Marie) Reisinger working in the ground with three girls at Red Lake.
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Sisters and students at Red Lake mission school
Photo of Sisters and female students posed on porch of St. Mary's mission school.
Saint Benedict's Monastery Archives
1889
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First School at St. Mary's Mission, Red Lake, MN
St. Mary's Mission in Red Lake began in some empty buildings on the reservation. The sisters converted an abandoned Hudson Bay Company's warehouse into a school. In spite of its poor condition, the school opened with an enrollment of 25 day pupils. Years later when Sister Amalia was asked how they kept warm in that drafty house, she replied that they didn't keep warm; they froze. The next spring they took in 27 boarding pupils in addition to the day students.
Saint Benedict's Monastery Archives
1890
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First Saint Mary's Church at Red Lake
Saint Benedict's Monastery
1891
Red Lake Mission Church and School
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Red Lake Saint Mary's Mission Boarding School
Photo of school building, with church in background.
Saint Benedict's Monastery Archives
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