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Mount Saint Joseph in Hamilton, Ontario was a residence purchased by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Hamilton in 1933. The building was originally the residence of Bishop J. T. McNally. Under the supervision of Sister M. Ambrosia, the building was used as a residence for the girls from St. Mary’s Orphanage. Two years later the building was demolished and a new one erected in its place. This new building, named Mount St. Joseph Girl’s Division of St. Mary’s Orphanage, officially opened on Easter Sunday, April 12, 1936. Sisters attending Normal School and teaching t St. Vincent’s Commercial also resided there. In 1951, the boys from St. Mary’s Orphanage also resided here after the move of the Motherhouse to Bridgeview and the demolition of the old St. Mary’s Orphanage facility. It was one of the first institutions in the province to house boys and girls together, ensuring that brothers and sisters would not be separated. In 1960, Mount St. Joseph Orphanage closed, and the building became Mount St. Joseph Centre for Emotionally Disturbed Boys. In 1980, Mount St. Joseph Centre moved to 69 Flatt Street, Burlington. The name was changed to Woodview Children’s Centre. The Sisters were not involved with the centre once it moved. Martin’s Manor, a home for unwed mothers, temporarily operated out of the building in 1980. In 1982, Chedoke-McMaster’s Cool School, an alternative education to for troubled youth and those with learning disabilities, leased two floors of the former Mount St. Joseph Centre. Other tenants included a pastoral counselling centre, St. Joseph Hospital Foundation, a bereavement group sponsored by the Sisters, Moeller and Hassell Architect and Engineer, and Martin-Stewart Contracting. In 1986 and 1987, Latin American Refugee families were housed here. The property was sold in 2005.
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 historical summaries, house meeting minutes, news clippings, photographs, and the annals from Mount St. Joseph in Hamilton, Ontario. The annals recount the uses and activities at Mount St. Joseph, the activities of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Hamilton, and historical events in Hamilton, Canada, and beyond.

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 itemized financial reports of income and expenses from the Sisters of St. Joseph of Hamilton living at 152 Dufferin Avenue 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.

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.

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.

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 annals and correspondence related to the community house at 233 Charlton Ave. W., Hamilton of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Hamilton, Ontario. This was a house where Sisters who were leaving Martha House, another residence, lived. The Sisters leased this house in 1988. The records present document the Sisters' studies and ministries in health care and social services. There is also correspondence about the lease.