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This series contains records concerning the establishment of Derrynane Lakehouse in Camlachie, Ontario. Derrynane Lakehouse was a summer beach home and Vocation House for the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of London, Ontario. The series includes historical summaries on the design and building construction of the lake house. There is a short history from 1825 to 1967 about Daniel O'Connell, an Irish Patriot, and his family’s home named Derrynane House in Ireland, from which the name Derrynane Lakehouse is derived. There is a handwritten letter by Sister Mary Patricia (Columkille) Doyle on the founding history of the Derrynane Lakehouse in Canada and the Derrynane House estate in Ireland, a brief about a home for retired priests written by Reverend Father Cyril A. Doyle, and correspondence with General Superior, Sister Mary Diesbourg, regarding the renovations of Derrynane Lakehouse. There are also hand drawn layout plans for each floor, financial estimates, itemized list of costs quotations, construction timelines, and build agreements for the lake house cottage. In addition, there are photographs of the Sisters visiting Derrynane House in Ireland and Reverend Doyle with a car, as well as photographs and negatives that document Sisters’ activities the renovations of Derrynane Lakehouse.

This series contains annals documenting the history of the mission at Loughlin House in London by the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of London, Ontario. This series documents the work positions that were assigned to individual Sisters such as leadership positions within the Community, teaching at Catholic Central High-School in London, working with the Marriage Tribunal in Toronto, conducting a Beatitudes Retreat at Mount St. Joseph, and working in health care. There is a list of Sisters who were stationed at Loughlin House from 1976 to 1985. This series has a guestbook given by Sister Margaret Ann Jacobson to the Loughin House Community that has hand-written signatures of people who visited the residence from January 5 to April 11, 1976. There are photographs that depict the exterior of the Loughlin House, the house chapel in 1981, and an event that marks the transformation and renaming of the Loughin House into LIFT House, a social housing project. There is a program brochure related to the official opening of the LIFT House on June 19, 1992. In addition, there is a laminated hand-drawn sketch produced with coloured pencils that illustrate the Loughlin building titled “LIFT House 446 Queens Ave.”

This series contains records that document the history of the Community House mission at the corner site of Queens Avenue and Williams Street in London by the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of London, Ontario. Different groups of Sisters of St. Joseph lived together in a housing complex on a site that comprised two addresses, 534 Queens Avenue and 471 Williams Street. The records document the activities of individual Sisters assigned to a range of ministries and various community outreach projects that operated within the house. These activities were in the fields of education, health care, social services, and pastoral work. There are short essays, summaries, and visual records that document the seven iterations of the Community House at 534 Queens Avenue: Fontbonne Hall Home for Children, Madame Vanier Children’s Services, Internos, Withdrawal Management Service of the St. Joseph’s Detoxification Centre (also known as Detox Centre/Clinic), Women’s House (also known as Women’s Residence, Home for Women in Need, Home for Women in Transition, and the Women in Transition House), Streetscape, and My Sisters’ Place (also known as My Sister’s Place). There are records that document the ministries of the Sisters in their service of establishing and managing each of the seven community outreach projects undertaken at the Community House.

This series also contains the chronicles of Fontbonne Hall Home for Children, Madame Vanier Children’s Services, Internos, and the St. Joseph’s Detoxification Centre (Detox Centre), lists of Sisters stationed at the Community House, speeches authored by Sister Nancy Wales, correspondence regarding the administration of the various community projects, promotional pamphlets advertising the types of social services the Sisters offered at the Community House, and newspaper articles related to the official opening and closing events of the different social programs. There are invitation cards related to the farewell celebration of the Community House, artworks portraying the Community House and surrounding landscape, and an architectural blueprint plan of the property.

In addition, there are photo albums and loose photographs and negatives. These photographs depict the interior and exterior of the Community House. The photographs also depict the Sisters of St. Joseph interacting with staff members, professional colleagues, and guests who are participating in various activities and attending events at the Community House such as: celebrations, holidays, committee meetings, spiritual retreats, day trips, and regional outings.

This series contains the annals documenting the history of St. Joseph’s Hospitality Centre (also known as the Hospital Centre, Soup Kitchen, and later as St. Joe’s Café) in London by the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of London, Ontario. St. Joseph’s Hospitality Centre had three different locations, first at 746 Dundas Streete East, then at 707 Dundas Street East, and then at 602 Queens Avenue. St. Joseph’s Hospitality Centre was a project to assist those in need by providing social services such as food, referrals, comradeship, and pastoral care. This series contains two chronicles of St. Joseph’s Hospitality Centre’s history. The first chronicle relates to 746 Dundas Street East, from 1982 to 1991, and includes news clippings from 1985 to 1991. The second chronicle relates to 707 Dundas Street East, from 1989 to 1995, and includes news clippings from 1990 to 1995. There is correspondence regarding engaging the neighbourhood community in discerning the future of the centre from 2005 to 2006. There are lists of Sisters and lay people who volunteered from 1983 to 2005, statistical sheets on how many meals were served, the number and types of clients, major purchases, and items donated to furnish St. Joseph’s Hospitality Centre.

This series has newspaper articles on St. Joseph’s Hospital Centre and topics discussing the socio-cultural-economic situation in Ontario from 1984 to 2022. There are also printed articles, one written by Larry Mckenzie, Consultant at McKenzie Hospitality Group in London, and another by Leonard A. Lesser, a Consultant in Education and Career Counselling in Hamilton, Ontario. There are also two pamphlets advertising the services offered at the 707 Dundas Street East location and an invitation card for a social gathering event during National Volunteer Week on April 30, 1992. There are loose photographs depicting the beginnings of St. Joseph’s Hospital Centre in 1983, a panorama of the dining room and front counter area, new kitchen equipment, and the re-blessing and reopening of St. Joseph’s Hospitality Centre on May 9, 2005, after the rebuild from a fire.

This series also contains a scrapbook with official letters inside addressed to Sister Marie Jean Klatt on her nomination for the Ontario Senior Achievement Award from the Minister for Senior Citizens’ Affairs, Ron Van Horne, in June 1987 and from Mavis Wilson in 1989. The scrapbook also has news clippings, newsletters produced by the Knights of Columbus and St. Patrick’s Church, a pamphlet thanking volunteers, a poem titled “True Happiness,” and a photograph of Sister Mary Jean Klatt and volunteers preparing hot meals at St. Joseph’s Hospitality Centre.

In addition, there is a photo album compiled by Sister Mary Jean Klatt. There are photographs of the interior and exterior of the St. Joseph’s Hospital Centre, as well as donors, staff, and volunteers, cooking and serving meals, and cleaning up the dining room and kitchen areas. There are also photographs of picnic events with games and contests, handicrafts displayed in the Hospitality Centre’s front window, and Christmas celebrations with Santa Claus. The photo album contains newspaper articles related to her ministry at the St. Joseph’s Hospitality Centre. There is a pamphlet inside the photo album written by Sister Mary Jean Klatt that has several lists of the names of patrons, donors, staff, and volunteers, and the number of meals served from 1983 to 1986.

This series contains the chronicles, short histories, essays, and drafts of St. Joseph’s Convent in St. Marys, Ontario, during the mission of the Congregation of the Sister’s of St. Joseph of London, Ontario. There is a historical summary titled, “History of Early Days in St. Mary’s” that covers a period from 1849 to 1892. The records in this series document the teaching ministry of the Sisters who taught music with many recitals performed in preparation of formal music examinations with either the University of Western Conservatory or the Toronto Conservatory of Music in Ontario. There are several lists related to St. Marys such as Sisters who have been assigned to St. Joseph’s Convent from 1913 to 1984, Priests who served in the town, and Reverends who were stationed at the Holy Name of Mary Church and Parish from 1859 to 1980. There is correspondence between the Community, the Ontario Board of Teachers, and St. Marys Separate School Board related to the administration of the Holy Name Separate School, teacher schedules, and teaching Sisters’ appointments. There are two pamphlets advertising the Friendship Centre for St. Marys Area Seniors and the Westover Park Guest House. There is newsprint magazines published in 1978 and 1979 titled Welcome to St. Marys ‘The Stone Town’ promoting tourism in St. Marys. The series also contains a 1974 program pamphlet on the official opening and blessing of the Holy Name of Mary Roman Catholic School. There are news clippings related to various events (processions, communions, jubilees, funerals, sod-turning, and re-openings) at St. Marys (Holy Name of Mary Roman Catholic Church, School and Parish), and a 1975 full page news article with pictures of washed-out streets after St. Marys was flooded with eight inches of water. There are postcards pasted inside the chronicles with printed pictures of Pope John Paul II, Ireland, and London, England. In addition, there is a photo album with photographs depicting Sisters, Fathers, and guests celebrating jubilees and other social and holiday gatherings, and a trip to Martyrs’ Shrine and Sainte-Marie Among the Hurons Mission National Historic Site of Canada at Midland, Ontario. There are photographs of Sister Mary Eunice ice skating and of her teaching students how to skate. There are photographs of students at their First Communion Class at the Holy Name of Mary Church, and photographs of St. Joseph’s Convent and the chapel.

This series contains the records of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of London, Ontario's mission in Simcoe, Ontario. Simcoe is in Norfolk County and is on the traditional lands of the Anishinaabe, Neutral, and Haudenosaunee peoples. At the request of Reverend F. O’Drowski, the Sisters of St. Joseph of London came to Simcoe in 1938. The Sisters moved in a home at 253 Union Street which had once been Father Hannick’s. While in Simcoe, the Sisters’ primary ministry was teaching at St Mary’s School, but they also did various parish ministries and taught catechism and music. In 1963, construction finished, and a new convent was opened at 251 Union Street. Due to a lack of personnel, the Sisters withdrew from Simcoe in 1974. Throughout the 1980s, a few Sisters rented residences in Simcoe and the surrounding area and did parish ministry. The last Sisters left Simcoe in 1989. The records present include annals, histories, event booklets, a guest book, correspondence, financial reports, meeting minutes, and photographs.

St. Joseph’s House of Studies was a residence for Sisters of St. Joseph of London studying at Assumption University, Windsor as well as those Sisters teaching music and working at nearby elementary schools. The building at 3020 Sandwich Street West was purchased on July 2, 1959. The Tudor Revival style mansion, previously the home of politician and merchant William J. McKee, was known as Casa Grande. The Sisters hired the Odette Brothers to renovate the house. The Sisters moved into the building on November 27, 1959, and renovations were completed in 1961. St. Joseph’s House of Studies officially closed on July 4, 1974, and the keys were given to Reverend P. Charbonneau of Charity House. The building became Brentwood, a recovery home for male alcoholics. 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.

This series contains the annals (also referred to as chronicles) of St. Joseph’s House of Studies. Topics include but are not limited to furnishing and renovating the house, the Sisters' ministry, activities at the various schools the Sisters taught and administered, the Sisters' social activities, and preparation for Chapter, a quadrennial event where the Sisters elect new leadership.

This series contains photographs, histories, correspondence, meeting minutes, and pamphlets from St. Joseph's Centre. St. Joseph’s Centre was a holistic care centre opened in 2006 and was located on Tecumseh Road, Windsor. It provided various services including spiritual direction, counseling, and massage. It was operated by Sisters Yvonne Parent, Linda Parent, and Jacqueline Janisse. 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.

This series contains the annals of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Hamilton, Ontario related to their motherhouse, St. Joseph's Convent. There are also scrapbooks, news clippings, correspondence, meeting minutes, a photograph, and a drawing related to the annals.

In 1852, Mother Martha von Bunning, Sister Aloysius Walker, and Sister M. Joseph McDonnell of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Toronto arrived at the first convent at MacNab Street and Cannon Street in Hamilton, Ontario. The Sisters moved to St. Joseph’s Convent at Park Street and Colbourne Street in 1857. The Sisters cared for orphan girls, taught music, taught in the separate schools, visited hospitals, prisons, the sick and the poor, and served as sacristans, homemakers, and catechetics teachers.

The Sisters remained in this convent for 94 years until the second motherhouse, St. Joseph’s Convent on Northcliffe Avenue in Dundas, opened in 1951. It was designed by Marani & Morris Architects and spans a length of 250 feet to accommodate approximately 200 residents. It used a variety of locally sourced materials, such a sandstone from Credit Valley Quarries and limestone from Niagara Falls. The building had a copper roof, 125-foot-tall bell tower, and 12-foot steel cross. The bell, a gift from Sophia MacNab, was originally from Dundurn Castle. The convent was built by Pigott Construction and was completed in time to celebrate the Sisters’ 100th anniversary in Hamilton.

The Sisters departed from St. Joseph’s Convent in January 2020 and the property was sold.

Hamilton is located on the traditional territories of the Erie, Neutral, Huron-Wendat, Haudenosaunee and Mississaugas. The land is covered by the Dish With One Spoon Wampum Belt Covenant and the Between the Lakes Purchase of 1792.

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.