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This series contains the constitutions of the Congregation of Sisters of St. Joseph of London, Ontario. These include various drafts and final versions of the constitutions and directories the Sisters have developed over the years, their mission statements, as well as various translations and editions of early the constitution of the Sisters of St. Joseph by Father Jean-Pierre Médaille. Some of the material is bound while other material is loose-leaf pages. There is also the constitution from the Sisters’ mission in Peru. Along side the constitutions and directories are correspondence and a pamphlet.

This series contains the records from the Sisters of St. Joseph of London, Ontario's ministry in Łutselkʼe, previously known as Snowdrift, Northwest Territories, from 1983 to 1986 and 1994 to 1999. Łutselk’e is the home of the Łutsel K’e Dene First Nation and is part of Treaty 8 Territory. While there the Sisters taught at local schools, gave music instructions, did parish ministry, and participated in various local committees. The records include correspondence, photographs, the September 1983 issue of Oblate Mission, reports on the feasibility and needs of the mission, house meeting minutes, architectural drawings of the rectory, maps of the area, and chronicles of the Sisters activities.

This series contains the records of Sisters of St. Joseph of London, Ontario in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. The traditional name for Yellowknife is Sǫ̀mbak’è and it is located the Chief Drygeese Territory as well as Treaty 8 Territory. It is the traditional land of the Yellowknives Dene First Nation. The Sisters of St. Joseph first came to the Northwest Territories in August of 1953 to teach at the Catholic schools in Yellowknife. When the first Sisters arrived, the convent was not yet ready, and so they slept in a “tar-paper shack” across from St. Patrick’s Elementary School. While the Sisters moved into their convent in New Town in the fall, the building was not completed until March 13, 1954. St. Patrick’s High School opened in 1961, and the Sisters taught there as well. It was destroyed by a fire in April of 1964, and the students were temporarily taught at Akaicho Hall and St. Patrick’s Elementary. The replacement school opened the following November. In 1978 St. Joseph’s Elementary School opened, named in honour of the Sisters of St. Joseph’s service. In 1987 the Sisters moved to a new convent on School Draw. The Sisters were also involved in parish ministry, assisted with transportation, taught music, lead Scouts troops, and sat on various committees. As of 2025, individual Sisters continued to live and minister in and around Yellowknife. Records present include chronicles, historical summaries, publications, maps, newsletters, news clippings, photographs, fabric crests, copies of and original art prints, and a scrapbook. Throughout this series, offensive historical terminology for Indigenous Peoples are used.

This series contains a historical summary of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of London, Ontario’s activities during their western mission in the parish of St. Patrick, in Haney, a designated heritage site in the City of Maple Ridge, British Columbia. There are chronicles from 1956 to 1985 on the events and activities at St. Joseph’s Convent of Haney (also known as Maple Ridge) where the Sisters resided, and the business and academic affairs at St. Patrick’s School where they served as teachers and administrators. At St. Patrick’s School, the Sisters taught students from kindergarten to high school. These chronicles were drafted and written by Sister Mary Esther in a diary format. The series also contain lists of Sisters who were stationed at the Haney (Maple Ridge) Mission, as well as in other missions in British Columbia, such as in Kelowna, Rutland, and Oliver. There is also a magazine produced by the students at St. Patrick’s School commemorating the Sisters’ twenty-five years of teaching service at the school. The series also includes photographs, newspaper articles, and correspondence that document the Sisters’ accomplishments at St. Patrick’s Parish in the field of education and spiritual care. In addition, there are two guestbooks containing a log of the people who visited Haney’s (Maple Ridge) Convent, and a scrapbook related to the historical accomplishments of the Sisters in the Parish of St. Patrick, in British Columbia.

This series contains a short historical summary of London Sister Claire-Marie Alice Pageau’s western mission in Oliver, British Columbia, from 1974 to 1978. The topics include Sister Claire Marie’s role as a Catechist and Coordinator of Religious Education. There is a short list of Sisters who visited her in Oliver in June 1976. In addition, there is a photograph of Sister Carolyn and Sister Margaret standing with a parishioner in front of Sister Claire-Marie Alice Pageau’s residence, a cabin style cottage in Oliver, British. Columbia, in 1976.

This series contains a short historical summary from 1996 to 1998 about Sister Ellen Topping and Sister Kateri Ghesquiere of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph on their mission in Brampton, Ontario. From July 1996 until 1998, Sister Ellen Topping and Sister Kateri Ghesquiere of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of London, lived on Lisa Street in Brampton, Ontario. The City of Brampton is 173km east of London and resides within Treaty 19 (Ajetance Purchase of 1818) Territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, and the traditional territories of the Haudenosaunee, Huron, and Wendat Nations. In 1995, in her role as a Crisis Worker, Sister Ellen helped to open the Chemical Withdrawal Centre in Brampton, a rehabilitative facility for people recovering from substance addiction and alcohol use disorder. She was on staff until the Spring of 1998, when she moved to Guelph, Ontario to work at the Homewood Health Centre. Sister Kateri provided health care consultancy in her role as the Vice Chair of the Board of the Catholic Health Association of Canada from 1996 to 1997, and then as Chair from 1997 to 1998. She was also the driving force in establishing the St. Joseph’s Health Care Society of London, Ontario. She chaired the Health Care Ethic Guide Revision Committee and served on its Board of Directors. At the end of July 1998 Sister Kateri decided to move to London, Ontario. The records document the challenges of the opening and management of the healthcare facility, Chemical Withdrawal Centre, in Brampton, and trips the Sisters made to nearby Toronto, Niagara Falls, and Hamilton, Ontario.

This series contains a historical summary of the activities of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of London, Ontario at the Elginfield Novitiate House in the community of Elginfield, Ontario. Novice Sisters Teresa Ryan, Suzanne Chevalier, Kathy O’Keefe, and Sister Rosary Fallon resided at the Novitiate House in Elginfield from December 2, 2000, to August 24, 2002. This series chronicles the events and activities of the novices during their novitiate. The annals includes topics such as attending retreats; workshops and classes in preparation of first vows; listening to presentations on the mission, ministry and charism of the Sisters of St. Joseph; going to lectures at Brescia College and King’s University College in London, Ontario; dialogue around the concept of religious community; participating in inter-community classes with the Good Shepherd Sisters in Toronto, Ontario; learning to set up living wills; helping to organize World Youth Days in parish activities in Lucan; travelling to North Bay, Ontario, for the 150th anniversary of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph; organizing an open house at the Novitiate House; and discussing current affairs such as the news of the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Centre in New York City, USA. The historical summary also records more mundane activities, such as on moving in and out of Elginfield; the comings and goings of visitors to the Novitiate House; celebrating birthdays, Winter Solstice, and Christmas; and house repairs and general upkeep, including maintenance of the well, replacing the refrigerator timer, repairing the security sensor lights, grass resodding of the back lawn, cleaning out a bird’s nest in the kitchen exhaust fan, and the installation of five new windows.

This series consists of contracts, deeds, plans, and newspaper clippings relating to Hellmuth College from 1866-1952. There is a general history and photographs of Hellmuth College. The series includes photographs of the Chapel and Motherhouse. The series contains a description of the layout of the Orphanage as well as information regarding the day-to-day routines. The series also contains notes on the process of purchasing the Mills property and written summaries of ecclesiastical events such as the Eucharistic Congress at Mount St. Joseph in July, 1923 and the visit of Cardinal Villeneuve in 1934. There are also special issues of the Western Gazette and magazine and newspaper articles, including a biography of Bishop Hellmuth, and the building of the new Motherhouse.

This series contains the correspondence, programs from the award ceremonies, photographs and certificates reflecting the various awards presented to the Congregation.