| 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.