Letter from Hoonah Russian Priest to the Russian Church Hierarchy

Summary: 
The Hoonah people have made numerous requests to the Russian Orthodox leadership asking that a church be built in Hoonah. In their frustration they ask their priest Alexander if he could write a letter to those in charge of building churches.
Description: 

This letter was initially written in Russian in 1897 and was recently translated by Sergei Kan into English in 2021 for Huna Heritage Foundation in collaboration with Father Simeon.

The people of Hoonah have been loyal and enthusiastic followers of the Russian Orthodox faith. They have even donated land which they protect from locals and other church denominations while they patiently wait for a Russian Orthodox church to be built. Numerous previous informal requests have been made to address this need and the Hoonah followers have been led to believe at least verbally that one would be built. Time had passed and the congregation had repeatedly asked their local priest if there has been any decision made on their request for a church. In frustration the local priest pleads in a letter to the Dean of the district to please build a church in Hoonah. It takes time but eventually a church will be built in 1929.

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Letter from Russian Priest asking the Alaska Consistory for a Church and Bell for Hoonah

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Summary
Requests from the Hoonah people to Priest Alexander to ask for a church and bell to be placed in Hoonah. The priest passes these requests on in a letter to the Russian Church hierarchy.
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Letter from Russian Priest asking the Alaska Consistory for a Church and Bell for Hoonah
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Protocol: 
Hoonah Community Members Public Access
Community: 
Hoonah Community Members
Category: 
Church and Faith
Keywords: 
Church, Land, Russian Orthodox
Collections: 
Library of Congress
Original Date: 
1897 July 22nd
Creator: 
Priest Alexander Yaroshevich
Contributor: 
Sergei Kan, St. Nicholas Church, Jeff Skaflestad
Language: 
Russian, English
Source: 
Reel 205, Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church of America, Diocese of Alaska, Records, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Identifier: 
LOC001_001_004_HHF; LOC001_001_005_HHF
Type: 
Letter
Format: 
PDF
Title: 
Letter from Hoonah Russian Priest to the Russian Church Hierarchy
Related Items: 
Letter from Russian Priest asking the Alaska Consistory for a Church and Bell for Hoonah
file type icon LOC001_001_001_HHF.pdf
Protocol: 
Library of Congress - Public Access
Community: 
Library of Congress
Category: 
Church and Faith
Original Date: 
1897 July 22nd
Creator: 
Priest Alexander Yaroshevich
Language: 
Russian, English
Rights: 
The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of the Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church of America, Diocese of Alaska is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.).
Source: 
Reel 205, Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church of America, Diocese of Alaska, Records, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Type: 
Letter
Format: 
PDF