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This series contains the history of the Maidstone, Ontario mission of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of London, Ontario. There is a historical summary on the foundation of Maidstone Cross (later known as Maidstone) from 1843 to 1929, and chronicles of the Sisters’ activities and different events in the parish of Maidstone from 1930 to 1979. Some topics include postulants received, first and final vows, meetings of Provincial Superiors, conventions and public lectures attended by the Sisters, Liturgical singing, summer activities, students and their achievements (public speaking contests, school classes, choirs, music, and awards), celebrations, jubilees, and obituaries of Sisters and the Maidstone community. There are several lists, such as lists of priests stationed at Maidstone Cross (Maidstone), Sisters who served in Maidstone, Sisters who taught at St. John’s School of Essex, and names of people Christmas cards were given to. There is correspondence related to the blessing of St. Joseph’s Convent of Maidstone, meeting of school trustees to discuss finances, Sisters withdrawing from St. John’s School of Essex, renovation cost, and the 150th anniversary of the founding of the parish of St. Mary’s in Maidstone. There are news clippings related to the renovations and expansion of St. Mary’s Separate School, the sale of schools in Maidstone and surrounding area, farewell ceremony for the Sisters of St. Joseph in Maidstone, the Sisters of St. Joseph concert band and choir rehearsing for a centennial event, Sisters of St. Joseph celebrating 100 years of service in London, Ontario, and Sister M. Joanne and Sister Maria Stella moving to Peru. This series also contains a certificate on the inception of a student scholarship in recognition of the Sisters of St. Joseph’s presence in Maidstone. There are also printed pictures of when Sisters entered St. Joseph’s Order from 1881 to 1966. The Sisters include Sister Mechtilde Suan McCarthy in 1881, Sister Vincent Margaret Halford in 1892, Sister Adelaide Telma McAuliffe in 1932, Sister Agatha Genevieve Halford in 1932, Sister Elaine Flood in 1959, and Sister Elizabeth Sexton in 1966. In addition, there is a 1964 photograph of the staff at St. Mary’s Separate School that depicts Sister Edmund Isber, Sister Adoloratta, Sister Alexandre, and Sister Marietta.