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This file contains correspondence, booklets, and photographs from the 135th anniversary of the Sisters of St. Joseph of London.

This file contains a certification that the stations of the cross were erected in the Holy Rosary Convent, legal agreements about the property, a survey plan of the lot of the property on Cadillac Street, receipts for the expansion of the convent in 1927, correspondence between Mother Philomena Hussey (1872-1950) and C. J. Mousseau regarding the renovations of the convent, and Sister Mary Doloroso Sullivan's (1901-1997) notebook. The notebook includes a chronicle of events and notes on the history of the Sisters in Windsor. This file also has photographs of Holy Rosary Convent and the various schools the Sisters were involved with.

This series contains the records of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of London's Holy Rosary Convent, Windsor, and document their ministries while residing there. The records also cover their early ministry in Windsor at St. Joseph's Convent. Windsor is located on the traditional territory of the Three Fires Confederacy of First Nations, which is an alliance between the Ojibwa, the Odawa, and the Potawatomi.
The Sisters of St. Joseph of London first came to the area in 1884 when they were asked to assume the domestic responsibilities of Assumption College in Sandwich, Ontario, which they did for 20 years. In 1894 the Sisters were asked to take over teaching at the Roman Catholic Separate Schools in Walkerville, Ontario. The Sisters arrived on April 29, 1894, but construction of the school was still underway and so the Sisters began teaching in Our Lady of the Lake Church. In 1935, Windsor, Sandwich, Walkerville, and Ford City (which was eventually renamed East Windsor), united to form the City of Windsor.
The Sisters had several convents in Windsor: Our Lady of the Lake Convent on Drouillard Road (1894-1901), St. Joseph’s Convent at 267 Cadillac Street (1901-1953), St. Joseph’s Convent at 145 Cameron Avenue (1930-1945) and then at 377 Cameron Avenue (1945 -1959), St. Joseph’s Manor at 19 Sandwich Street East (1934-1969), St. Anne’s Convent at 1948 St. Mary’s Gate (1946-1961), Holy Rosary Convent (1953-2007), and St. Joseph’s House of Studies (1959-1974).
Holy Rosary Convent was established at 3975 Riverside Drive East in 1952. The house was built for Frank Henderson Joyce, an industrialist in the automotive industry. After the Sisters purchased the property, architect John Boyde was brought on to do renovations and construct a new wing. An iron fence from the House of Providence in London was installed around the property. The Sisters moved in on March 15, 1953. Their primary ministry in Windsor was education. The Sisters of St. Joseph of London had taught at and/or were principals at Roman Catholic Separate Schools across the city. Sisters also taught music and art in their convents until 1999 and would give weekly religious lessons at various parishes to children attending public schools. The Sisters also did home and hospital visits, pastoral care, counseling, parish ministry, massage therapy, supported and did outreach with the poor and the marginalized.
In 1998, the last teaching Sisters at Holy Rosary Convent retired. Holy Rosary Convent was put up for sale on May 17, 2006. The Windsor Heritage Committee launched a campaign to designate the building as a heritage site, which was unanimously approved by the city council and passed in By-law Number 142-2007. The property was sold to Academie Ste. Cecile International School, and it became Cecilia Retreat House. The closing ceremony for Holy Rosary Convent was held on March 25, 2007.
The records in the series include chronicles, historical summaries, correspondence, news clippings, pamphlets, newsletters, news clippings, programmes, booklets, invitations, photographs, certificates, reports, agendas, meeting minutes, financial reports, an offering memorandum, a timeline of sale, appraisal certificates, inventory of assets, news clippings, copies of the Ontario Heritage Act, and bookmarks.

This file contains a chronicle of the Sisters activities in the areas of Walkerville and Ford neighbourhoods in Windsor, primarily while living at the convents at 267 Cadillac Street. It also covers the move to 3975 Riverside Drive. The annals primarily focus on the Sisters and the various schools they ministered to, but it also recounts major events in Windsor such as the McGregor/Banwell Fence Plant fire in 1907, the establishment of Ford Motor Works in 1912, and Red Thursday on March 6, 1930.

This file contains the chronicles documenting the activities of the Sisters living at Holy Rosary Convent. The chronicles primarily focus on the Sisters' ministries and social activities, but also mention weather, local events, and world events such as Y2K and the September 11 attacks. These chronicles cover the closing of the convent and include correspondence and news clippings related to the closing. There are also lists of Sisters who lived at the convent by year.

This file contains the chronicles of the Sisters' of St. Joseph of London's first 50 years in Windsor, Ontario. It primarily focuses on the activities of the Sisters and the schools they taught and administered, but also recounts some events happening in the city.

This file contains the chronicles of the activities of the Sisters living at Holy Rosary Convent in Windsor. It primarily focuses on the activities of the Sisters and the schools they taught and administered, but also recounts some events happening in the city.

This subseries contains correspondence, news clippings, and a bookmark related to the closure of Holy Rosary Convent.

This file contains a bookmark from the closing ceremony of Holy Rosary Convent. It includes a colour photograph of the building and a short history.

This file contains the meeting minutes of the local council of the Sisters of St. Joseph of London in Windsor, Ontario.