Stories by Maryknoll Mission Archives Staff
El Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) is a Mexican indigenous festivity that “commemorates the transitory return to Earth of deceased relatives and loved ones…Families facilitate the return of the souls to Earth by laying flower petals, candles and offerings along...
Did you know that there used to be an airfield on Maryknoll’s property? I didn’t either until I came across a reference to it in the Cultivation Department’s records from 1964. Fr. Albert Nevins, Director of the Cultivation Department, wrote to the Town of New...
With the memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary on October 7th, it is no surprise that October is the Month of the Rosary. During this month, we "honor the Blessed Virgin Mary in gratitude for the protection that she gives the Church in answer to the praying of the Rosary...
The Maryknoll Mission Archives is the official repository for all corporate records and manuscripts produced by the three expressions of Maryknoll: the Maryknoll Fathers & Brothers, Maryknoll Sisters, and Maryknoll Lay Missioners.
Here you will find detailed descriptions (or “finding aids”) of primary sources documenting the lives, mission work, culture, and history of the Maryknoll Fathers & Brothers, Maryknoll Sisters, and Maryknoll Lay Missioners.
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