Our Lady of Perpetual Help (Roxbury) records now browsable

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Today we’ve added six new volumes to Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900, from Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Roxbury.  The original Our Lady of Perpetual Help church was blessed in 1871, founded by the Redemptorists.  It was a mission church, meaning that they only provided the sacraments of communion and reconciliation.  As the Catholic population in Mission Hill grew, they needed a new parish church in the area.  In 1883, this church joined the Archdiocese of Boston as a “regular canonical parish.”  Since its beginning, this church has been known as the Mission Church.  This update is possible thanks to the help of our wonderful volunteers Francis Alix, Angela Napolitano, Eileen McCarthy, and Ross and Linda Weaver.  If you need help navigating this browsable collection, be sure to watch our how-to video.  The new volumes are listed below:

Our Lady of Perpetual Help (Roxbury) Baptisms, 1883-1889
Our Lady of Perpetual Help (Roxbury) Baptisms, 1889-1895
Our Lady of Perpetual Help (Roxbury) Baptisms, 1895-1900
Our Lady of Perpetual Help (Roxbury) Confirmations, 1885-1893
Our Lady of Perpetual Help (Roxbury) Confirmations, 1894-1900
Our Lady of Perpetual Help (Roxbury) Marriages, 1883-1900 

 

From James Sullivan’s One Hundred Years of Progress, page 157