This series contains the records from the Sisters of St. Joseph of Hamilton, Ontario's Mount Forest mission. Mount Forest is part of the Township of Wellington North which is located on the treaty lands and traditional territory of the Anishinaabe and Haudenosaunee.
On August 24, 1908, three Sisters of St. Joseph of Hamilton arrived in Mount Forest. Sister M. Gertrude Cashen was the Superior with Sister M. Clement Kehoe and Sister M. Eucheria Foley as teachers at St. Mary’s School. The Sisters withdrew in 1932 but returned on August 18, 1944, upon the request of Father Thomas Doyle. Sister St. Philip Long came as the Superior with Sister St. Hyacinth Ohlheiser and Sister Eulalia Marie Robinson as teachers. While in Mount Forest the Sisters taught at St. Mary’s School, taught music, and did parish ministry. In 1978 the Sisters withdrew from Mount Forest for the final time due to steady decline in religious vocations.
Records present include annals, historical summaries, news clippings, lists of Sisters, cards, programmes, financial reports, and a poem by Tony Schouten.
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