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This series contains the personal accounts of the following Sisters of St. Joseph of London, Ontario who moved to Toronto, Ontario for their ministries: Sister Patricia Hogan, Sister Mary Margaret (Mary Assumpta) Talpas (1933-2021), Sister Faith Anne Sherlock (1947-1997), and Sister Cathleen Mary (Mary Brendan) Flynn (1933-2020). Toronto is located on the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee, and the Wendat Peoples.

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 series contains the chronicles and history of St. Joseph’s Convent in St. Thomas, Ontario where it doubled as a home for the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of London, Ontario and a school. The Sisters held different appointments as principals, teachers, lab technicians, and assistants at the Holy Angels Elementary School and St. Joseph’s High School in St. Thomas. The records in this series document the various school classes, performances, recitals, and fundraisers the Sisters participated in, and the various social care, welfare work, and spiritual guidance administered by the Sisters at the Holy Angels Church and surrounding Parish. There are news clippings, correspondence, booklets, brochures, photographs, and a vinyl record that document the social, cultural, and religious activities and events in the Parish of Holy Angels in St. Thomas.

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.

The series contains correspondence, newsletters, photographs, scrapbooks, postcards, diagrams, clippings, bulletins, brochures, programs, song sheets, posters, publications, dramatic scripts, and reports. This material is related to the history of the third Mother House of the Sisters of St. Joseph in London, which was called Mount St. Joseph. There is information about the construction of the building and detailed information about its special features and decoration, including the Immaculate Conception Chapel, and its grounds, particularly the Grotto. The records also relate to planning the construction of, and move to, the Sisters’ residence in 2007, and the sale of the Mount St. Joseph building and property. There are records which reflect communal life in the convent, including the various organized groups, events, and dramatic and musical entertainment, and menus, meal planning, and recipes. The series contains records related to men religious who served at the Mother House, and other Diocesan correspondence. Information about both Fatima Hall and Ignatia Hall can be found, including the various uses of space in these buildings.

This series contains records related to the Sisters' ministry in Sandwich, which amalgamated into the City of Windsor in 1935. After the Sisters of St. Joseph established their Motherhouse in Toronto in 1854, Bishop De Charbonnel intended for a second ministry would be established in Sandwich, a community of what is now Windsor, Ontario. However, the Ladies of the Sacred Heart established a community in Sandwich, so the Sisters of St. Joseph went to Amherstburg instead. On December 11, 1868, five Sisters of St. Joseph of Toronto arrived in London, Ontario. This would become its own congregation in 1891. In 1884, Father O’ Connor asked the Sisters of St. Joseph of London to assume the domestic responsibilities of Assumption College in Sandwich, Ontario, which they did for 20 years. 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 records present were filed as annals, but do not actually contain annals. Instead, there is a historical summary and a walking tour of historical sites in Sandwich created by the Windsor Heritage Committee.

This series contains the records of the Sisters of St. Joseph of London's ministry in Zurich, Ontario. In 1963 the Sisters of St. Joseph of London came to Zurich, Ontario and resided at Sacred Heart Convent, named so as to avoid confusion with the nearby St. Joseph’s Village. While there, the Sister taught at St. Boniface School and did parish ministry, including visiting homes of the ill and elderly and assisting with youth programs at St. Boniface Church. The Sisters left Zurich in 1990, though one Sister continued to teach for an additional year at St. Boniface School. The records present include histories, pamphlets, programmes, souvenir booklets, correspondence, news clippings, photographs, and a scrapbook related to the Sisters' ministry in Zurich. Zurich is located on the traditional territory of the Anishinabewaki and Mississauga and it part of Treaty 29, 1827.

This series contains the business history of the Mount St. Joseph Guest Wing operated by the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of London, Ontario. There are financial records such as activity reports, statistical comparison reports, and payment reports. There are also bills no. 98, 99, and 182 from the City of London which are related to a smoke-free workplace, general prohibitions of public places, and sign requirements. There is also correspondence between the guest wing contact person, Sister Valerie Van Cauwenberghe, and the General Superior, Sister Mary Diesbourg, regarding the operation and administration of the Mount St. Joseph Guest Wing and correspondence between the Sisters regarding increasing the number of accommodations for the guest wing. There are also memorandums and faxes to the Sisters from Tonda Construction Limited and Southwest Doors & Hardware Limited regarding renovations. In addition, there is the April 1997 Friends From the Mount Newsletter, coordinated by Larry and Eve Babcock. This newsletter contains articles written by former guests and patients on their experiences at the Mount St. Joseph Guest Wing, a historical timeline of organ donation milestones in the medical field from 1682 to 1993, jokes, riddles, comics, and a recipe. There is also a sales bill from IBC Computer Distributors and two pamphlets for the guest wing outlining the rules, regulations, and accommodations.

Sister Olga Barilko (1923-2025) of the Sisters of St. Joseph of London, Ontario worked at the Yukon Family Services, Faro and was a lecturer at Yukon College, Faro Campus from 1990 to 1991. This series contains a history of the Church of the Apostles in Faro, Yukon and a publication with information on teaching in the Yukon. Faro is located within the Kaska Dena Traditional Territory.

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.