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This series is primarily about the general history of the St. Joseph’s Convent Regional House in the Archdiocese of Edmonton, Alberta which was a Motherhouse of the Sisters of St. Joseph of London, Ontario during their mission in Alberta. St. Joseph’s Convent Regional House was also referred to as the Edmonton Regional House or just Regional House. This series contains historical summaries of the Sisters’ western mission in Alberta, with an emphasis on the planning and closing ceremonies of the Regional House. There is correspondences concerning the preparations and closing ceremonies of the St. Joseph’s Convent Regional House, from June 29 to July 2, 2001, including Minutes from the Committee for Closing of Regional House from March 13 to June 11, 2001. There are also Minutes of the Regional House Council Meetings from 1922 to 1992 covering topics such as the balloting and the results of Community elections, the search for, purchase and sale of the property of the Regional House, as well as the inaugural opening and farewell closing, and the various building construction and renovation projects. There are several lists including a timeline of historical milestones, donated items for the opening of the Regional House, Sisters stationed in the Edmonton Archdiocese, those who took Final Vows, and others who are deceased. This series contains architectural drawings, layout illustrations of the interior and exterior of the Regional House, maps, closing souvenir programs, brochures, and newspaper articles about the closing events at the Regional House. In addition, there are signed guestbooks of visitors to the Regional House, photographs of the Sisters and invited guests celebrating the closing ceremonies, and material related to the creation of In the Spirit of the Sisters of St. Joseph: A Tribute to the Regional House in Edmonton, Alberta, a “Memory Brochure” created by the Lashbrook Group of London, Ontario for the closing of the Regional House. This series has one photo album and two scrapbooks that contain photographs, correspondence, brochures, and prayer cards related to the history of the Sisters from 1961 to 2001, in Edmonton.

This series documents the activities of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of London, in Le Puy-en-Velay, France. There are correspondences from Sister Mary Diesbourg and Sister Mary Zimmer, both of the Sisters of St. Joseph of London, Ontario, from 2004 to 2007. There are also news leaflets with updates about the projects of the Centre International St. Joseph. The records concern Sister Mary Zimmer’s arrival in Le Puy-en-Velay in 2004 to help prepare for the opening of the Centre International St. Joseph, the planning of a international program for young adults for 2008, the Spring 2007 meeting of the French Federation Leadership, the Spring Sabbath sabbatical month, a new contemplative experience program called Radical Grace, jubilees, and daily activities of the Sisters. There is also a photograph album with French text from the Sisters of St. Joseph of Lyon with photographs of people, places, and objects related to the founding of the order.

This series contains historical summaries of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of London, Ontario during their western mission in the Diocese of Nelson, British Columbia from 1970 to 2010. There is a chronicle of the activities of Sister Mary Lillian Kuntz in her role of administering the Marriage Tribunal in the Nelson Diocese from 1983 to 2010. She documents her academic pursuit to gain a degree and license in Canon Law at St. Paul’s University in Ottawa; tasks such as acting as secretary in meetings; and her travels, both for leisure and to attend retreats and conferences, to British Columbia, Alberta, and Ontario, Canada as well as in Montana, Utah, and Washington, USA. She also includes accounts of celebrations, the purchase of replacement cars, weekly potluck dinners and card playing referred as the Bridge Club, watching the Grey Cup games and the Winter Games in Nelson, and observing salmon spawning at Kokanee Park in British Columbia.

This series also contains a historical summary from 1994 to 1998 of the activities at the Anawim House of Prayer in Nelson, British Columbia. Sister Lynn Rouleau, Director, and Sister Mary Zimmer, Assistant Director operated a property complex of seven buildings that comprised the Anawim House of Prayer. The topics in the summary include managing the programs and groups of people who used the premise for meetings, workshops and conferences such as Spiritual Direction for personal contemplation, Youth Groups, Children’s Day Camp and Beach Campfires, Catechetical Workshops, Senior’s Health Rights Information Sessions, and retreats. There is also a short summary of the activities at St. Theresa’s Parish in Kelowna (Rutland) from 1970 to 1985, with a focus on the development and implementation of the Canadian Catechism Series, a teaching aid book for catechists.

This series has a list of Sisters who served in British Columbia, Nelson from 1985 to 1998, Kelowna (Rutland) from 1970 to 1992, and in Osoyoos, Oliver, and Trail, from 1975 to 1980. There is material related to the passing of other religious figures in the area. There is a printed program in memory of Nelson Bishop Wilfred Emmett Doyle, who passed in 2003. There is also correspondence, newspaper clippings, and obituaries on Reverend Edward Clement Doyle, who was passed in 1980. Finally, there is a May 14, 1980 program in memory of Reverend Edward Clement Doyle.

In addition, there are panoramic photographs of the Anawim House of Prayer and the Chapel in Nelson in 1994, and a photograph of Bishop Wilfred Emmett Doyle, two Sisters, and children in a church in Trail, British Columbia.

This sous-fonds contains material created and collected by Sister Emerita Godal. Sister Emerita was an avid cook and her recipes and cookbooks created by St. Joseph’s Ladies Organization of St. Joseph’s Parish and Blessed Sacrament Church in Chatham, Ontario are present here. There is also footage of a celebration in her honour in Chatham, Ontario, and the Sisters of St. Joseph of London’s Jubilee celebrations on June 12 and at Blessed Sacrament Church in Chatham, Ontario on June 3 in 1993.

This series contains the history of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of London, Ontario in the Parish of Belle River in Belle River, Ontario. There are historical summaries about the activities and events at the Convent of St. Joseph on Charles Street in Belle River, including the Sisters’ contribution to education as teachers and administrators at the Sacred Heart School and St. Jean Baptiste School in Belle River. There are also 1891 and 1893 land deeds within the Village of Belle River and various newspaper clippings documenting the Sisters’ long service in the Parish of St. Simon and St. Jude in Belle River. The Belle River Mission was operated by the Sisters of St. Joseph of London when it was first established in 1889 until its closing in 1985. In addition, there are photo albums of the Sisters at St. Joseph’s Convent in Belle River. Photographs in the albums also document the Sisters participating in events such as the school choir and fair at St. John Baptist School in Belle River, and going on outings to Niagara Falls, Banff, and Lake Louise.

This series contains the history of the Ingersoll Mission in Southwestern Ontario by the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of London, Ontario. The Sisters contributed to the field of education, social care, and faith formation in the Sacred Heart Parish of the London Diocese. There is a handwritten chronicle in a notebook from 1933 to 1939, and a typed chronicle on loose-leaf paper from 1933 to 1986. There are printed photographs of Reverend Mother Ignatia Campbell, Saint Joseph with Child, and a Monsignor, and various lists of Sisters stationed at St. Joseph’s Convent, the Religious Vocation of Sisters from Sacred Heart Parish, Pastors, Associate Pastors, and Parish Priests who served at Sacred Heart Church, inserted within the pages of the chronicles. Topics in the chronicles include the general history of Ingersoll, the activities of the Sisters at St. Joseph’s Convent (as well as it’s rebuilding and refurnishing), the purchase of a new convent-residence on Canterbury Street in Ingersoll, and events and teaching at the Sacred Heart School in Ingersoll. There are also short biographical sketches of the resident priests and pastors who served the Sacred Heart Mission. There are also short historical summaries, drafts, and notes on the research and background information on the chronicles of St. Joseph’s Convent. In addition, there is correspondence from 1881 to 1936 and newsclippings from 1968-1997 relating to Eighth Grade graduation, the retirement of Father Augustine Fuerth, and the historical milestones of Sacred Heart Parish. There is a pamphlet titled Church of the Sacred Heart - Centennial Programme from 1979 and a 1985 directory of the Sacred Heart Parish that has printed pictures of parish families engaging in activities like gardening, picnicking, and playing games. In addition, there are photographs of the Sisters of St. Joseph who were stationed in Ingersoll: Sister Sheila Collins, Sister Audrey Dunn, Sister Mary James Finucan, Sister St. Jude Finucan, Sister Mary Leo Kirwin, Sister Innocentia O’Meara, Sister Mary Catherine McSherry, Sister Mary Louise McSherry, Sister Julita Monkel, Sister Teresa Shannon, and Sister Maureen Shearon.

This series primarily contains the written chronicles and photographs captured of St. Joseph’s-on-the-Lake, a summer house in Kingsville, Ontario, that belonged to the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of London, Ontario from 1953 to 1998. There are short histories of the lake house before it was owned by the Sisters, gathered recollections from Sisters who vacationed at St. Joseph’s-on-the-Lake to form a souvenir book for the closing ceremonies of the cottage, and a list of directives and codes of conduct for the Sisters while at St. Joseph’s-on-the-Lake. There are photographic panoramas of the Sisters at the summer house, photographs taken by Sister Claire Marie Pageau on the closing of the cottage, and a photographic collage of St. Joseph’s-on-the-Lake created by Sister Simone Batte. In addition, there is correspondence, news clippings, and brochures related to the history, heritage, and closure of St. Joseph’s-on-the-Lake.

This series contains the chronicles and memorabilia of St. Joseph’s Convent in Goderich, Ontario of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of London, Ontario. There are historical summaries on the activities and events of the Sisters at St. Joseph’s Convent at its first address on North Street, as well as when it moved to Dawnrose Street, and finally to Waterloo Street within the Parish of St. Peter, in the Town of Goderich. There are lists, correspondence, newspaper articles, pamphlets, postcards, printed pictures, and photographs relating to the founding, operating, and closing of the Goderich Mission. There are newsclippings on the 50th anniversary of the Convent and certificates and official letters of congratulations from the Canadian government on the 100th and 110th anniversaries of St. Joseph’s Convent of Goderich. There are also commemorative booklets for the centennial and sesquicentennial on the founding of the Town of Goderich. In addition, there is a scrapbook that that documents the Centennial Year celebration of the presence of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Goderich.

This series contains the chronicles and annals of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of London, Ontario during their Leamington Mission from 1932 to 1987. There are short historical summaries of the activities within St. Michael’s Parish where the Sisters resided at St. Joseph’s Convent in Leamington from 1932 to 1987. Sister Maureen Meloche, Superior, contributed her drafts and compilation on the history of the London Sisters in Leamington. This series also contains the records of Sister Marie Noel (Elaine) Cole from when she was appointed Pastoral Minister at St. Michael’s Church from 2002 to 2012. There are also news clippings, pamphlets, brochures, booklets, printed pictures, and photographs relating to events in St. Michael’s Parish, activities at St. Michael’s School and Church, and the social and cultural developments of the surrounding region.

This series contains historical summaries by the Sisters of St. Joseph of London, Ontario about their western mission in Rutland, British Columbia from 1970 to 1992. In 1973, Rutland merged with Kelowna, and officially became known as Kelowna. The historical summaries document the activities in the Parish of St. Theresa in the Nelson Diocese with topics such as: creating and managing the Parish Food Bank, organizing the annual fall St. Theresa’s Church Bazaar and farmer’s market, training lay people to lead baptismal preparation, the participation of Indigenous families in the church community, the challenges and process of teaching catechistic and development of the Canadian Catechism Series, a teaching aid book for catechists. The Sisters also recount their involvement with administering Development and Peace programs, Social Justice meetings, Marriage Encounter sessions, Suicide Prevention and Bereavement, Single Parent Support Groups, and re-instigating the Youth Group program. Topics also include mundane household activities like painting the convent and church, making drapes for the chapel, and large household purchases such as a Bell-Howell Automatic Film Projector. The Sisters also recount events such as attending workshops, retreats and conferences, celebrations, potluck dinners, watching Edmonton win the Grey Cup in 1981, cross country skiing, traveling in a snowstorm, and visiting Expo ’86 in Vancouver from June 24 to 28. In 1983, the Okanagan Mission and grave site of Father Pandosy, the first settler-pioneer-priest to arrive in the Kelowna area in 1858, was designated a B.C. Heritage Site. A newspaper article, “Father Pandosy’s Body Located in an Abandoned Burial Ground - Coffin found at last minute,” written by Ron Wade, on Wednesday, August 24, 1983, and published in the Kelowna Daily Courier is present. The Sisters kept close track of the archeological dig dubbed the Father Pandosy’s Project and include an account of paying homage to the gravesite in the historical summaries.

There is also correspondence amongst the Sisters and with the Nelson Diocese about the progress being made in the Parish and general news in the community. This series includes a list of Sisters who served in Kelowna from 1974 to 1989; a June 1, 1986, program brochure that celebrates the Golden Jubilee of the Diocese of Nelson, from; and a photograph of Sisters Claire Marie Alice Pageau, Loretto Healy, Margaret Frances (Ann Clare) Maloney, Caroline (Concessa) O’Connor, and Leona Catherine Givlin on Thanksgiving Day in 1976, in Kelowna. In addition, there is a photo album that documents the Sisters participating in various social, cultural, and religious activities (celebrations, seasonal holidays, and confirmations) within St. Theresa’s Parish (Church, Rectory, and Convent), in Kewlona, and going on day trips to surrounding areas in British Columbia.