This series documents the history of the Associates program and the histories of two congregational houses in London. Textual records created between 2009 to 2017 outline the history of the Associates program, which was approved on July 9, 1987, and launched in London on April 4, 1989. Textual records created in 1999 to 2006 outline the history of the Congregation and Associate presence, training, and retreats at 1294 Baseline Road and 501 Windermere Road in London, Ontario. Included in the series are history timelines, as well as booklets from the Associates’ 20th anniversary, which was held on April 4th, 2009. Also included in this series are correspondence, meeting minutes, and regional updates regarding activities, events, and new Associate members.
This subseries contains the chronicles of the northern Perú mission by the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of London, in Ontario spanning from 1959 to 2009. Some of the activities and events the Sisters immersed themselves in include but are not limited to: ministering to the impoverished, visiting the ill and housebound, counselling new parents and their newborns, teaching children, youth leadership, adult literacy, and setting up schools, medical clinics, women centres, and rural libraries, alongside uplifting and developing local communities by building churches, chapels, convents and rectories in the Zaña River Valley Parish. There are four enumerations that list 23 St. Joseph Sisters, 15 Ursuline Sisters, 18 Canadian priests, and Canadian, American, and Peruvian people who served in Perú from 1962 to 1994. As well as there are seven handwritten and typed historical summaries from 1959 to 1994 authored by the Sisters, and one notable composition written by Reverend Father Thomas Francis (Frank) O'Connor, who served in the parish of Oyotún from 1971 to 1978. Of special mention is an oversized scrapbook created by Sister Eugene Bond from 1962 to 1965 that contains a letter, a pamphlet, correspondences, news bulletins, and newspaper articles about the Peruvian mission.
Some documents are in Spanish: photocopies of news stories on the political, economic, environmental, and social unrest in Perú from 1977 to 1984; a short history on the effigy of Our Lord of Miracles; reading material for language learning Spanish Classes by Heart-Links; a promotional pamphlet for the Asociacion Petirrojo Perú school in Zaña; and a hand written letter dated July 18, 1989 from the Town of Mocupe to Sister Theresa Marie, after hearing of Sister Joan Kerrigan’s passing. In addition, there are email correspondences, local Peruvian news article tributes to the Sisters, printed pictures and photographs of the Sisters teaching special needs children, nursing, conducting home visits, serving in soup kitchens, attending various centre openings, participating in retreats and conferences, at celebrations for a newly arrived or departing Sister, and relaxing at the beach.
This sub-series contains records relating to the history of the Congregation and activities of Sisters from across Canada, the United States and Europe. There is a booklet and documents about the history of Le Puy-en-Velay, France, and a pilgrimage taken there. There is a history of the London Diocese and Mother Ignatia Campbell. There are reports, memorabilia and booklets concerning the 350th anniversary of the Congregation, and a genealogy. There are several pamphlets and litanies for a Federation event. Finally, there is a property report and a printed reproduction of the coat of arms.
This subseries contains records documenting the activities of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Pembroke, Ontario during their mission in Peru. The records are historical summaries and records of major events. This includes summaries, reports, annals, accounts and recollections, correspondence, news and publication clippings, newsletters, photographs, pamphlets, and event programs. Much of the material is produced by the Sisters about their efforts and time in Peru, but some of it is material written about their efforts, such as the booklet Sisters of St. Joseph Pembroke Totally Involved in Peru by Kay Cronin and a booklet on the Parish of Christ the King which was administered by Sister Nora Kelly. Some material specifically concerns projects such as the creation of a nursing home in Chincha Alta, Colegio San Jose, the Short-Term Missionary Service in South America program, and the Bethany Community in Pueblo Nuevo which was Sister Nora Kelly’s Christian Community Project. There are also pamphlets from Sisters’ professions in 2000 and a thank-you card and photograph from Dr. Christine L. M. Gervais regarding her graduation and thesis.
There is also material related to other religious and charitable organizations the Sisters collaborated with in Peru, such as a pamphlet for The Medical Friends of Peru, a charity to provide medical services to the missions served by the Oblate Fathers in Peru, and declarations from the Peruvian Episcopal Assembly and religious authorities. There is also material concerning the deaths of Sister Edith Mary Selik of the Sisters of St. Francis and Sister Gabriel Joseph Gussin of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet during the 1970 earthquake in Lima and of Columban Sister Joan Sawyer on December 14, 1983.
In addition, material concerning the general history of Peru and major historical events in Peru is also present. This included politics, natural disasters, the economy, and crime. Particularly, there is material documenting the Sender Luminosos (self-named Communist Party of Peru and guerrilla group), strikes, and earthquakes. Photographs, summaries, news clippings, and accounts from the 2007 earthquake and the Sisters disaster relief efforts are present. There is also The role of the affected state: A case study on the Peruvian earthquake response by Samir Elhawary and Gerardo Castillo from 2008.
This subseries consists of newspaper clippings about the opening of the new motherhouse in 1954, a four-volume history of the Mount St. Joseph property, a history of the Sisters in London, and newsletters to the Sisters from Sr. Mary Agnes, with monthly updates about events.
This file contains a history of Catholic education in Milton, list of Sisters and their ministries in Milton, and the annals.