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This series contains the annals by Sister Christina Straus of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Hamilton, Ontario's ministry while living in Elmira, Ontario. There is also a news clipping, a history of St. Theresa of Avilia Church, and a list of benefactors to the church. Sister Christina Straus came to Elmira, Ontario in 1999. From 1996 to 2007 she served as Parish Minister at St. Teresa’s Parish in Elmira, Ontario. While there, she did parish work and did house visits. After which she moved to St. Joseph’s Motherhouse, Hamilton to continue her Prayer Ministry and her rug hooking.

Elmira is part of Woolwich Township which is located on the traditional territory of the Chononton (also called Attawandaron), Anishnaabe, and Haudenosaunee People.

This series consists of records documenting the mission of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Hamilton in Chetwynd, British Columbia and the surrounding communities between 1976 and 1983, along with supplemental records of earlier British Columbia missions. The records include historical reports, photographs, correspondence, event programmes, postcards and greetings cards, newspaper and magazine clippings, scrapbook pages, pamphlets, poetry, and song lyrics.

This series contains records created and accumulated by the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Hamilton, Ontario during their mission in Arthur, Ontario. The records include annals, historical summaries, meeting minutes, financial reports, correspondence, postcards, an offer to purchase property, two photograph albums, a booklet from the 150th anniversary of St. John the Evangelist Church, and The Way We Were Stories and Illustrations Vol. 1 No. 1 which records highlights of Arthur's early history. Arthur, Ontario is located within the Saugeen Anishnaabek of the Saugeen Ojibway Nation people which includes the Chippewas of Saugeen and the Chippewas of Nawash. It is the traditional territory of the Anishinabek Nation: The People of the Three Fires known as the Ojibway, Odwaa, and Pottawatomie Nations. On January 6, 1873, Sister M. Joseph Galvin, Sister Scholastica Mannix, and Sister M. Celestine Burns of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Hamilton, Ontario arrived in Arthur, Ontario. Father Laussie, a priest in Arthur, had requested their assistance to meet the needs of the area. Sister M. Joseph was appointed as the local Superior. St. Joseph’s Convent was erected in 1887. In Arthur, the Sisters’ main ministry was to teach, but other apostolates were also undertaken such as that of sacristan, organist, music teacher, homemaker, parish ministry, and the visitation of the ill. The last Sister left in 1995.

This series contains the annals of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph's community house at 88 Chestnut Street Hamilton, Ontario. The annals document the ministry of the Sister who lived at the house and in the area. The Sisters ministries involved health care, social services, parish ministry, and education.

The Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Hamilton, Ontario ministered in Guelph, Ontario since they founded St. Joseph’s Hospital in Guelph in 1861. This mission house at 82 Oxford Street, Guelph was operated from 1977 to 1989. This series contains the records of this mission house, including annals, a list of Sisters who lived here, and photograph albums. Guelph is situated on the traditional lands of the Attiwonderonk and the Haudenosaunee. It is part of the treaty lands and territory with the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, adjacent to the Haldimand Tract, and is part of traditional hunting ground of the Six Nations of the Grand River.

This series contains the records of the Community house of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Hamilton at 79 Sherman Avenue South, Hamilton, Ontario. This house opened in 1981 and was a residence and novitiate for the Sisters. It was the first time the Hamilton Sisters’ novitiate was not at the Motherhouse. The records include annals, a photograph album, news clippings, and a poster for the closing of the house.

This series contains the annals and photographs of the vocation house at 68 Bond Street South, Hamilton of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Hamilton, Ontario. The house was established as a small community house where Sisters resided with the focus on vocation ministry to support the Congregation.

49 Charlton Avenue East, Hamilton was a community house of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Hamilton, Ontario. The Sisters moved in in 1976 and were primarily involved in health care, education, and pastoral ministry in Hamilton and the surrounding area. The Sisters left in 2001. This series contains the annals documenting the ministries and social activities of the Sisters of St. Joseph who lived here. There is also correspondence, house meeting minutes, records from a workshop about keeping annals, and photographs. There are also annals from the Brantford community of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Hamilton.

This series contains the annals and photographs from the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Hamilton, Ontario's community house at 44 Crosthwaite Avenue, Hamilton. The records document the ministries and social activities of the Sisters who lived here. These community houses were created so Sisters could experience community living. The Sisters purchased this house in 1992 and left in 2003.

This series consists of the annals of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Hamilton, Ontario while living at 37 Glenwood Drive, Brantford. Brantford, Ontario is located on the traditional territory of the Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabeg and is covered by the Upper Canada Treaties and adjacent to Haldiman Treaty territory. The records detail the ministries of the Sisters living there, their daily life, holidays, and faith-based activities. Ministries include being board members to hospitals and St. Joseph’s Villa Foundation, spiritual direction, parish ministry, and various committees such as a Constitutions Committee, Diocese and Community Faith Justice Committee, and Christian Living Committee. There is also a list of people to send Christmas cards to.