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HISTORY

1920 -
First Catholic Church of Porcupine bulit located across the road from the general store.
1927 -
Father Moorman purchased 40 acres of land for a new church site.
1928 -
Father Moorman was transferred.
1929 -
In 1929 Father Cunningham took over and held school in the church for 6 students.
1930 -
Father Cunningham built a new church and a convent and the Carmelite Sisters ran the school.
1931 -
The Blue Nuns, Sisters of the Holy Humility of Mary, came to replace the Carmelite Sisters. The Bishop of Cleveland loaned the Blue Nuns as a missionary part of the order. They built up a little boarding school during the following 6 years and even taught high school until Holy Rosary's high school become operative.
1937 -
Father Cunningham and the Blue Nuns were recalled to Cleveland and Father made arrangements to have 4 Notre Dame Sisters come from Omaha to run the school.
1941 -
Father Meger built the present concrete block church. The builder was a graduate of the Holy Rosary Mission. They made their own concrete blocks.
1942 -
For 4 years OLL was an official public school in the Porcupine District, taking its pupils from small county schools that were closing.
1966 -
The decision was made to convert to a day school, run buses, and to operate in closer co-operation with Holy Rosary Mission.

Our Lady of Lourdes was one of the pioneer schools on the reservation to incorporate Lakota studies as a vital part of the curriculum. This continues today to help students to develop as knowledgeable, spiritual, well-adjusted human beings.

 

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