St. Paul Mission Historical Society

St. Paul Mission was established in 1839 at St. Paul, Oregon Territory.

The St. Paul Mission Historical Society collects and preserves the culture of the first settlers in Oregon.

The St. Paul Mission Historical Society
PO Box 158
St. Paul, OR 97137-0158

St. Paul, Oregon

St. Paul Mission in 1847, from a woodcut by Father Point. The "ancient church," left of center, is the original log chapel of 1836. Father (later Archbishop) Francois Norbert Blanchet said the first mass on January 6, 1839.

Links to information about St. Paul, Oregon, the first farm community in Oregon, and the St. Paul Mission Historical Society

History of St. Paul	The French Canadians; Oregon's First Settlers	Earliest Lists of French Prairie Settlers
Wall of Remembrance	St. Paul entry; Wikipedia	Joe McKay, St. Paul Mission Historical Society Founder

Links to St. Paul resources

Published Catholic Church Records of the Pacific Northwest	Friend and Family on French Prairie [and elsewhere] by George T. Brown	Order Form for St. Paul Mission Historical Society Publications
Letter from Willamette Settlers to the Bishop of Juliopolis	Biography of Archbishop Blanchet

Useful St. Paul and Catholic history links

St. Paul Rodeo	Friends of Historic Champoeg	St. Paul Parochial School
St. Paul School District	St. Paul Catholic Cemetery	Holy Names Heritage Center, Marylhurst
St. Paul Community Hall		Marion Ag Service, Inc.

2003—2009

St. Paul Mission Historical Society

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