Report on Mendicino Mission
A survey of the geographic reach, institutions, and specific outstations managed by the Capuchin Missions across the 3,460 square miles of Mendocino County, California. The text organizes the territory into four main pastoral centres: Ukiah (the county seat and mission headquarters, which includes responsibility for four Native American chapels, a state insane asylum, a boy’s orphanage, and the county poor farm), Fort Bragg, Mendocino, and Greenwood. Each section lists specific outlying stations
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- Item
- Date
- c.1924
- Reference
- 5
- Extent and medium
- 1 p.; typescript and manuscript
- Scope and content
- A survey of the geographic reach, institutions, and specific outstations managed by the Capuchin Missions across the 3,460 square miles of Mendocino County, California. The text organizes the territory into four main pastoral centres: Ukiah (the county seat and mission headquarters, which includes responsibility for four Native American chapels, a state insane asylum, a boy’s orphanage, and the county poor farm), Fort Bragg, Mendocino, and Greenwood. Each section lists specific outlying stations – such as Caspar, Albion, Branscomb, Westport, and Boonville – along with the distance from the main parish and the frequency of scheduled Masses. The bottom of the page features a prominent, critical handwritten note attributing an observation to Fr. Laurence regarding the local population, stating that despite claims of 1,500 Italians living in Fort Bragg, there were ‘certainly not a hundred people at mass’ on the Sunday he visited. A shorter note by Fr. Stanislaus Kavanagh OFM Cap. identifies the handwriting as belonging to the late Fr. Luke Sheehan OFM Cap.
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- Irish Capuchin Archives
- Context
- Irish Capuchin Archives > Papers of the Irish Capuchin Mission in the United States > Irish Capuchin Foundations in the United States > Mendocino County, California
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- th of Ukiah , is another Indian Chapel , which we call St. Patrick
- Bragg , Mendocino , Greenwood , Point arena . ' Ukiah with a pupils
- Greenwood .
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not a hundred freestyle at more Mr. Sunday Shoppered Mr. Steve 35 miles away ; Rockport 30 miles ; and Westport 18 miles . where the destitute and sick poor are sent to end their days . ration , but ways for the transportation of the Priest . be whole territory of Mendocino Co. , Which is 3460square miles . ort Braee . This Mission covers a district of from 1000 to 120 Mendocino County California U.S.A. 8mmiles south . quare miles . Stations where Nass is said occasionally : Branscomb a Franciscan Capuchin Missions kiah has also the County Poor Farm , or Poor House , and County to ridge . ukiah . th of Ukiah , is another Indian Chapel , which we call St. Patrick I no account . Then certainly was 1500 Stolions at Fort Bragg but we tiah also attends to a State Hospital , for Irecane Asylum , 3 mile other Indian Chapel , which we call St. Josephs , is about 3/ miles about 3 miles south east of Hopland . At Yokaia Hancheria , 7 mi square moles . It has 4 Indian chapels , where Mass is said once The Missions entrusted to the Franciscan Capuchin Fatherx comprising n' Which there is a Boy's Orohanage , with usually about 750 or a to Lawrence told me . There were about th on a week day . Hopland Indian Chapel is 19 miles south of U lab. A Fourth Indian Chapel is at Pinolville , 3 miles north o There are 7 Churches , situated in small towns , viz : Ukish , Willis , Hopland , There are also frequent sick calls there . The date gives no remune ! " think the town , where Nass is said once a month on a week day about 2500 is the County seat , and headquarters for the Mission Ithousand with a letter of a number of a Bragg , Mendocino , Greenwood , Point arena . ' Ukiah with a pupils 6 miles north , where Nass is said one Sunday in the North ; and Albion is a Boy's Orphananew with usually about 150 or more Attached to this Mission are Casnaralsma11 Further town under the care of the Dominican Sisters of the Third Order . Mendocino . which including Willis and Hopland , covers a territory of Greenwood . re Mass is said one Sunday in the month . Stations where Mass " mwood . " Attached to this Mission is Point Arena , I'll miss sout ) the whole territory of Mendocino Co. , which is 346gsquare miles . " Fort Bragg , Mendocino , Greenwood , Point arena . ' Ukiah with a population Fr. Lawrence Fort Bragg . said occasionally : Bridgeport , Boonville , Philo , Signal , Vending , Signal