This series contains the records of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of London's ministries in West Lorne, Ontario. West Lorne is within McKee Treaty 2, 1790, and is on the traditional territory of the the Mississauga, Anishinabewaki, and Neutral Peoples. On August 31, 1957, at the request of Rev. J. B. O’Donnell, the Sisters of St. Joseph of London, Ontario came to West Lorne. A white frame house beside St. Mary’s Church was converted into their convent. While there, the Sisters were teachers and principals at St. Mary’s Elementary School and taught Catechism on Saturdays. The convent was closed June 30, 1972. The Sisters returned to London and the convent was sold and moved to a new location to accommodate the construction of a new St. Mary’s Church. The records present include chronicles, historical summaries, news clippings, photographs, correspondence, an invitation, and an information booklet on St. Mary's Parish, West Lorne, and St. Helen's Mission, Wallacetown.
Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Canada (London, Ont.)This file contains a summary of the activities of the Sisters of St. Joseph of London in West Lorne, Ontario. Topics include but are not limited to the move to and from West Lorne, the Sisters' ministries and social activities, the activities at St. Mary's School and St. Mary's Church, accomplishments of students, and renovations and activities at the convent.
This file contains a timeline of events at St. Joseph's Convent, West Lorne from 1965 to 1971.
This file contains a guest book from the Sisters' farewell party, the chronicles of the Sisters' activities in West Lorne, and lists of Sisters and pastors who served in Langton and West Lorne.
This file contains news clippings about the blessing of the Stations of the Cross at St. Helen's Cemetery in Wallacetown by Rev. J. B. O’Donnell of St. Mary's Church, West Lorne, and the car accident which killed Antone Mezenberg of Rodney, Ontario. Mezenberg was a member of St. Mary's Church.
This file contains photographs of the Sisters, convent, St. Mary's Church, and St. Mary's School in West Lorne.
This file contains a history of St. Mary's Parish, West Lorne and a book about St. Mary's Parish, West Lorne, and St. Helen's Mission, Wallacetown. There is also an invitation to the open house of St. Joseph's Convent and correspondence about the activities at the convent, closing of the convent, and the Sisters' salaries.