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1974-1981 (Creation)
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1 cm of textual records
1 photograph: col.
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This series contains the annals from 1974 to 1981 of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Pembroke, Ontario’s ministry in St. Joseph’s Parish in Calabogie, Ontario. These records include accounts of day-to-day activities, religious events, healthcare, household maintenance, finances, seasonal outings in nature, musical events, and the Sisters involvement with education in Calobogie, Ontario. There is correspondence, a newspaper clipping, and one colour photograph of the Sisters’ 50th Calabogie Mission Anniversary. There is also a historical summary of 1924 to 1974 on the growth of the Calabogie community and printed black and white pictures of the Sisters, convent, church, and school.
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Father Jones, a parish priest of the Most Precious Blood Church in Calobogie, Ontario, requested the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Pembroke, Ontario expand their mission and open an elementary school in Calobogie. On September 8, 1924, Sister Beatrice O’Leary and Sister Carmela Garvey arrived to serve in the parish and establish a Catholic school. Calobogie is on the traditional unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishnaabeg people.
St. Joseph’s Convent of Calobogie opened was a three-storey red brick building recently constructed with living quarters for the Sisters and boarders, with the novelty of running water, electricity, and a music department. During the Christmas holidays of 1930, St. Joseph’s Elementary School burnt down, and classes were conducted in St. Joseph’s Convent and the vestry of the Most Precious Blood Church, until a new school opened in September 1931. The Sisters taught elementary to high-school pupils, gave music classes to young altar boys, and managed student boarders.
After 57 years of service in Calobogie, on July 10, 1981, the Sisters withdrew from the Precious Blood Parish and the convent and school closed.