This fonds contains the annals of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Pembroke, Ontario. There are annals recording the Sisters activities in Pembroke and at each mission. The annals cover the Sisters activities in Penticton, British Columbia; Barrhead, Alberta; Radville and Regina, Saskatchewan; Bancroft, Barry’s Bay, Calabogie, Deep River, Des Joachims, Douglas, Madawaska, Mount St. Patrick, Ottawa, Pembroke, Petawawa, Renfrew, and Whitney, Ontario; Campbell's Bay, Chapeau, and Quyon, Quebec; and abroad in Peru. Some annals also contain information about contemporary events and the history of the mission locations. In addition to the annals there is relevant correspondence, meeting minutes, news clippings, histories, and photographs about the Sisters and the locations of the missions. There are also the written vows of Sister Mary Patricia, a report on poverty in Peru in 1997, a list of Bishops of the Pembroke Diocese from 1898 to 1993, and publications of The Parish Bulletin from 1976-1980.
Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Canada (Pembroke, Ont.)This file contains a scrapbook which was kept in a community room at the Pembroke Motherhouse for Sisters to contribute to. It was intended to document their every-day life. Sister Mary Rice is a frequent contributor. The scrapbook contains journal-like entries, photographs, prayer cards, event posters and pamphlets, news letters, and a "volunteer kit' which includes a rubber band, a dime, a mint, a marble, a binder clip, and a paper star. The scrapbook also includes detailed accounts of Jack "Bird" O'Neill, the Sister Kathleen O'Neil's pet budgie. The material primarily focuses on the Sisters in Pembroke, but having been created after amalgamation also includes details about the Sisters in London, Hamilton, and Peterborough.
This file contains a group photograph of the Sisters of St. Joseph of London who were living in Windsor.