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This file contains the annals of the Sisters of St. Joseph of London's ministry in Seaforth, Ontario. There is a summary of the history of Seaforth and the Sisters establishment of the mission. The annals are recorded from 1927-1983 with some gaps. Within the annals are also news clippings and photographs. Topics in the annals include but are not limited to: the Sisters' ministries and social activities, activities at the schools, the blizzard of 1971, deaths, jubilees, holidays, music recitals, events in Seaforth, music recitals, and world events. There is also a list of Sisters who served at this mission.

This series contains the records from the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of London, Ontario's mission in Seaforth, Ontario. Seaforth is part of Huron County which is located on the traditional lands of the of the Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee, and Neutral Peoples. At the request of Reverend P. Corcoran, the Sisters of St. Joseph of London came to Seaforth in January of 1913. Their primary ministry was teaching at St. James School, but they also did various parish ministries and taught catechetics and music. Due to a personnel shortage in 1971, the convent in Seaforth was closed and two teaching Sisters commuted from Zurich to teach in Seaforth. Due to weather conditions that made commuting hazardous, the convent in Seaforth was opened again in 1977. In 1983, the Sisters withdrew from Seaforth. The convent building was demolished in 1985. The records present include annals, histories, correspondence, news clippings, and photographs.

This file contains news clippings about the Sisters' activities in Seaforth. St. James School, and events in the town. There are also photographs of Sisters Mary Catherine McSherry and Mary Louis McSherry at the closing of the convent in 1983, the convent in 1985, and two photographs of students from St. James School posing with a hand-made "VICTORY" sign, likely from the end of the Second World War in 1945.

This file contains correspondence about the Sisters' activities in Seaforth and the closing of the convent. There is also a photograph of a school, a list of Sisters who were in Seaforth, histories of the Sisters' ministry in Seaforth and St. James Parish, and an excerpt from the minutes of the Board of Advisors of St. James Church in 1971 about the closing of the convent.

This file contains the annals of the Sisters of St. Joseph of London's ministry in Seaforth, Ontario. Topics in the annals include but are not limited to: the Sisters' ministries and social activities, activities at the schools, the blizzard of 1971, deaths, jubilees, holidays, music recitals, events in Seaforth, music recitals, and world events. There is also a list of Sisters who served at this mission.

This file contains annals documenting the Sisters' activities in Seaforth and a letter chronically the activities of the Sisters in Seaforth from 1979 to 1983. Topics include, but are not limited to: re-opening the convent, Mass, jubilees, social activities, celebrations, a communion, the Sisters' ministries, and the rent of the house. There is also a list of furniture.