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St. Thomas Parish (Moose Factory, Ont.) collection

Description
Start Date: 
1930
End Date: 
1960
Date Range: 
[Digitized 2005 (originally created 1930-1960)]
Physical Description: 

11.4 GB of graphic material. - 139 photographs: b&w ; (tiff)

Arrangement: 
Original order
History Biographical: 

St. Thomas' Anglican Church is an historic Anglican church edifice built by the Hudson's Bay Company in Moose Factory, Ontario, Canada. Construction on the church started in 1864 and was completed in 1885.

John Horden, the first missionary for the parish arrived in the area on August 26, 1851. Horden translated common prayers and hymns into Cree and started a school and holding services for what would become St. Thomas' Church.

St. Thomas' Anglican Church is still an active parish in the Anglican Diocese of Moosonee. Services are conducted in the Cree language and in English. Since October 2006, the historic church has not been used for services and needs significant repairs. The congregation uses another building that was formerly a Catholic church.

Scope Content: 

Collection comprises portrait style photographs of children from the Moose Fort Indian Residential School.

Repository: 
srsc
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Custodial History: 

Scanned by Shingwauk Project staff in 2005, Centre holds digital copies only.

Location Original: 

Framed photos are hung in the St. Thomas Parish Hall.

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