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This subseries contains several lists by the Congregation of the Sister of St. Joseph of London, Ontario related to their missions in western Canada. These lists comprise the names of Sisters who worked in western missions, including British Columbia, the Northwest Territories, and those stationed at the Regional House in Edmonton. The lists include information on Sisters who left the Congregation, passed on, and their years of service. There are 2 lists of Sisters who made their final vows in the west. There is one list completed on January 24, 1980, by Sister Mary Lourdes and Sister M. Clare of Edmonton, Alberta, and Sister Marguerite Sullivan of London, Ontario, that lists the type of work the Sisters undertook in the west. Some examples provided are homeroom teacher, music teacher, religious education, social work, pastoral care, nurse, lab technician, x-ray technician, hospital administration, business manager, parish secretary, and or support services. In addition, there is correspondence dated from November 18, 1988, to January 19, 1989, between Sister Pauline Leblanc, Sister Celine Dupuis, and General Superior Sister Theresa Marie Caillouette. The subject of these letters concerns a request for information on the history, role, and contribution of the Sisters in the education and health fields over the years, especially for each mission.

This subseries consists of one sepia tone photograph, with a handwritten note scotched taped to the back identifying the first inaugural group of Sisters to go west, in 1926. From left to right, Sister Jane Francis O’Rourke Sister Virginia Lobban, Sister Patricia Coughlin, and Sister Girvan.

This series documents the activities of the Alberta mission of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of London, Ontario. There are annals and historical summaries, reports, promotional materials, pamphlets, event programs, newspaper articles, correspondence, lists of Sisters on missions in western Canada, a photograph, and a digital video disc. These items showcase a legacy of mission work undertaken by the Sisters in pastoral care, education, and healthcare in the Archdiocese of Edmonton. There is a historical summary of mission activities from 1972 to 1983, authored by Sister Catherine Cunningham. Topics in this summary include teaching in the Edmonton catholic school district, social and cultural events in the region, celebrations, trips, retreats at Sylvan Lake, and the placement of new Sisters in the west. In addition, there is a compilation by Sister Cunningham titled, 50 Golden Years in Canada’s Golden West, with topics on the convents in the parishes of St. Bride’s and Sacred Heart in Alberta, Yellowknife in the Northwest Territories, and Maple Ridge in British Columbia, as well as in Alberta hospitals at Rimbey, Killam, and Galahad. The compilation also contains newspaper articles on the Sisters’ professions at the Sacred Heart Convent in Edmonton with photographs of the Sisters and clergy. There are lists of names of the London Sisters who were stationed in the west and a 1926 photograph of the first group of Sisters to go west. The series also contains records on the Catholic Sisters’ Legacy Recognition Project conducted by the Catholic Bishops of Alberta and the Northwest Territories. This includes the unveiling of the statue Service Through Christ, a 2011 Annual Report by Covenant Health, and the film A Legacy of Service – A Film in Honour of the Countless Women Religious Who have Served in the Province of Alberta for over 150 Years, directed by Eric Spoeth.