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The 1960 newsletter was a “trial run” of a community effort to provide news to the Sisters throughout the diocese. The newsletter successfully wove together important topics and issues for the Sisters, and was subsequently printed every two months. Healthcare, missions, ministries and important Motherhouse events, such as jubilees, are discussed in each issue. A list of new postulants is provided periodically. Community building projects, such as the Hamilton and Kitchener hospital expansions are documented.

This subseries primarily contains a history of the activities and events by the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of London, Ontario at St. Joseph’s Residence at 485 Windermere Road, London. This became the Sisters’ primary residence in 2007. It was the first facility in the City of London to achieve Gold Certification under the Canada Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) rating system. Sister Donna Quinlan wrote the annals from 2009 to 2011, and Sister Mary Lillian Kuntz from January 1 to December 31, 2012. Sister Donna Quinlan and Sister Mary Lillian Kuntz recorded various meetings such as House Meetings, Futuring Team Core Members Meetings, Federation Ecology Committee Meetings, Liturgy Meetings, Transition Team Meetings, Chapter Planning Committee Meetings, Material Resources Committee Meetings, Website Committee Meetings, Food Committee Meetings, Eating Locally Committee Meetings, Future of Medaille House Meetings, and Truth and Reconciliation Meetings. The Sisters also wrote about the community participating in various thematic retreats, conferences, and workshops. This subseries documents collaborative community projects undertaken at St. Joseph’s Residence, such as the Environmental Leadership Program with the Catholic Central High School, and a Falls Research Study with physiotherapy students at University of Western Ontario in London.

This subseries event program brochures for the Rite of Dedication at St. Joseph’s Chapel in 2007 and for the Sisters of St. Joseph Associate Commitment and Missioning in 2008. There is a printed handout related to the LEED® rating system, a speech given by Sister Margo Ritchie at the Installation Ritual of the 2007 to 2011 Leadership Team, and an invitation for St. Anne Catholic School’s 50th Anniversary. There are also photographs depicting the construction of the residence.

In addition, there is an oversize bound volume titled Chronicles of the Sisters of St. Joseph in the Diocese of London, Ontario. This bound volume contains information starting from the early foundational history of the arrival of the Sisters of St. Joseph to London, Ontario, golden jubilees, obituaries, apostolic briefs, ceremonies of reception, first vows, and profession. It documents various openings such as the Maidstone Mission in 1930, the New Wing of St. Joseph’s Hospital in 1931, and the opening of the Mount St. Joseph Motherhouse in 1954. It also contains letters from Sisters in Rome, Italy and Bordeaux, France. The is also another bound volume titled Archives and Obituary Notices 1868-1947. It contains records related to the Mount Hope Orphanage and has lists of deceased Sisters. It also has notes, correspondence, obituaries, news clippings, Minutes of Elections in the years 1920, 1923, 1929, and 1935, as well as the General Chapter Minutes and a Financial Report in 1935, that are pasted inside.

This subseries contains a historical summary of the various ministries of the Sisters of St. Joseph of London, Ontario at three community houses on Byron Baseline Road, Windermere Road, and Proudfoot Lane in London. The first documented Community House at Byron Baseline Road West was occupied in February 1989 by Sister Mary Zimmer, Sister Joan Atkinson, and Sister Doreen Kraemer. Sister Mary Zimmer assisted Reverend Dick Boll, Pastor of St. Joseph Parish, in Sarnia, Ontario. Sister Joan Atkinson was the Director of the Medaille House and Sister Doreen Kraemer was the Director of Associates. The second documented community house at 501 Windermere Road and was occupied on February 15, 1991, by Sister Doreen Kraemer and Sister Mary Agnes St. Louis. Sister Doreen Kraemer, Sister Mary Agnes St. Louis, and along with Sister Margo Ritchie continued as Co-directors of the Medaille House. Sister Doreen Kraemer and Sister Mary Agnes St. Louis lived at the community house at 501 Windermere until March 15, 2005, and later in the year on July 21, the property was demolished. The third documented community house at Proudfoot Lane was occupied from March 15, 1991, to June 11, 2006, by Sister Doreen Kraemer and Sister Mary Agnes St. Louis. There are records on the formal Associates ministry of Sister Doreen Kraemer and her role as the Co-Director of the Medaille House. In addition, there are photographs that depict a New Associates Commitment Ceremony, an Associates conference, a Christmas holiday, Sisters and guests, and the surrounding landscape of the community house at 501 Windermere Road.

This sub-series consists of activity reports used by the administration to track the progress of Congregational activities, as well as Assembly committee reports and Chapter reports. Summaries of Congregational activities include a monthly calendar keeping track of administration, community life, staff, community outreach and strategic planning. The Assembly committee reports include reports on vocation and from the donations committee, formation committee, governance committee, Leadership/membership committee, member to member committee, Motherhouse strategic planning committee, and systems committee. The Chapter report contains information on matters preceding the Chapter, including membership, ministries, response to societal issues, temporal affairs reports and appendices.

This sub-series contains correspondence relating to the planning and organizing of the summer vow renewal program of 1981. Biographies of presenters, bulletin announcements, lists of attendees, travel dates, annotated agendas, meeting minutes, progress updates from the planning committee, and the application for vow renewal are also included.

This subseries consists of administrative records for Medaille House (485 Windermere), the Spiritual Ministries Network, the Medaille House Crossing Over newsletter, newspaper articles about Medaille House, and Medaille House programs.

This subseries contains the administrative records of the various committees set up to help address social justice issues in Canada and abroad, such as the Taskforce on the Church and Corporate Responsibility, Our Call to Justice Committee, Social Justice Committee, and Office for Systemic Justice. The subseries includes individual committee correspondence, meeting minutes and agendas, newsletters, and brochures.

This sub-series comprises documents related to the administration of the formation process including as correspondence, invitations, programs for the Feast of Mother St. John Fontbonne and for Vocation Day in Ignatia Hall (London, Ontario), clippings, and vocation committee pamphlets and minutes

The subseries contains administrative correspondence regarding bursaries for educational purposes. In particular, there is correspondence confirming the receipt of applications as well as confirming approval of bursary applications. The records are in alphabetical order by applicant surname.