Opening the doors, 50 years ago
BY VERONICA STIENBURG, ARCHIVISTOpening the doors, 50 years ago The open house at the Motherhouse this October got me wondering about past open houses and I discovered that a series of three was held in November 1964. They were held to show off the newly-completed...
Apple Hill
Staff of St. Anthony’s Convent, Apple Hill on October 24, 1936. Left to Right:Sr. Mary Wilhelmina O’Hearn, music teacher, Sr. Mary Zita Welsh, teacher andsuperior, Sr. Mary Francesca Kelly, teacher, and Sr. Mary Thomassina Whalen, domestic duties.BY VERONICA...
Jubilee celebrations over the years
BY VERONICA STIENBURG, ARCHIVIST Jubilee celebrations from the Archives of the Sisters of Providence of St. Vincent de Paul. Examples of Jubilee cards
A Change of Headdress
Sr. M. Melanie Coligan in the “Peak” and the “Round” headdress.BY VERONICA STIENBURG, ARCHIVIST Excerpt from Congregational Annals of the Sisters of Providence of St. Vincent de Paul April 15, 1954 - Holy Thursday. At last the day appointed for changing our headdress...
Celebrating St. Louise de Marillac
BY VERONICA STIENBURG, ARCHIVIST March 15 is Saint Louise de Marillac’s feast day! Louise de Marillac was born on August 12, 1591, near Meux in France. In 1613, at the behest of her family, she married Antony LeGras, the secretary to the Queen Mother, Marie de Medici....
A Winter Adventure
BY VERONICA STIENBURG, ARCHIVIST From the Congregational Annals of the Sisters of Providence of St. Vincent de Paul: On the 15th [of January 1879] Sr. M. Edward [arrived] accompanied by her sister Miss B. McKinley who had been visiting in Holyoke. They preferred...
Christmas Prayer Cards From the Sisters of Providence of St. Vincent de Paul Archives
BY VERONICA STIENBURG, ARCHIVISTHandwritten on the verso: “To dear Sr. M. Ruth with best wishes for a happy, holy Christmas and New Year, from Sr. M. Scholastica. 1941.”
Prayers for Peace During World Wars
BY VERONICA STIENBURG, ARCHIVIST As this month of remembrance closes, let’s look back through the congregational annals of the Sisters of Providence of St. Vincent de Paul and acknowledge the congregation’s many prayers for peace during both World Wars. March 21,...
Thanksgiving Means
Thanksgiving dinner at Cassidy Street Group Home in Kingston, 1973. From centre left to Right: Sister M. Bernadette, Sister Diane McNamara and Sister Muriel Gallagher.BY VERONICA STIENBURG, ARCHIVIST Visiting friends and family…1905, October 26 – The holiday...
Sr. Mary Mathews’ Science Class
BY VERONICA STIENBURG, ARCHIVIST The Sisters of Providence of St. Vincent de Paul taught at St. Michael’s High School in Belleville from 1930 to 1960. The congregation served the community in Belleville through various ministries from 1900 to 2013. Sr. Mary Matthew...