Maryknoll History
A Treasure Especially Our Own

Maryknoll Mission Archives centralizes, collects, organizes, preserves, protects, and makes available for research the legacy of Maryknoll’s participation in the worldwide mission of the Church.

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Sisters Center Kitchen Reopening

Sisters Center Kitchen Reopening

Recently, the Archives’ staff was invited to attend the reopening and blessing of the Sisters’ newly updated kitchen. It was a beautiful day for the occasion and the feeling in the area where the Sisters and employees had gathered was as happy and inviting as the day...

An Expedition

An Expedition

As two Maryknollers travel to Southern states on an expedition to share their mission work in China, they write back home to the Knoll to share the progress of their journey: Maryknolling the Southland Last autumn, after ten years in the Maryknoll Kongmoon Mission,...

Fr. Joe Thaler’s Nepal Trek, 1979  Excerpts from his diary

Fr. Joe Thaler’s Nepal Trek, 1979

Excerpts from his diary

In the fall of 1979, Fr. Joe Thaler, Maryknoll missioner in Nepal, went on a trek in the Gosainkund and Helambu areas of Nepal with Babu Kagi, a Tamang man who worked in the Maryknoll House in Nepal. The following account is excerpted from Fr. Thaler’s diary and...

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ABOUT US

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.

SEARCH COLLECTIONS CATALOG

Here you will find our catalog containing detailed descriptions (AKA finding aids) of our archives collections. These collections hold primary sources documenting the lives, mission work, culture, and history of the Maryknoll Fathers & Brothers, Maryknoll Sisters, and Maryknoll Lay Missioners.

RESEARCHER INFORMATION

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Maryknoll Through History

Explore our timeline of major events in the life of Maryknoll