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This series contains records of the Sisters’ involvement in Grouard, Slave Lake, and Calling Lake, Alberta. This includes the December 1984 issue of Kinsemanito Centre, a newsletter published by the Aboriginal Catholic Ministries School located in Grouard. The Kinsemanito Centre was a training centre for Catholic Indigenous people interested in pursuing a religious career in ministry. The newsletter topics include the October 7, 1984, ceremony of a new priest who is also a member of the Sagkeeng First Nation, Reverend Father Stanley Albert Fontaine, as well as an announcement of a workshop for men interested in priesthood, students providing commentaries on their studies, and a course outline for 1985. In addition, there are also lists of the two Sisters of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of London, Ontario, Sister Patricia McKeon and Sister Renee Stevens, who delivered classes in Grouard from 1983 to 1987.

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 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 the personal account of a previous Sister of St. Joseph of London, Ontario who taught and was involved in various committees and parish work in Fort Liard, Northwest Territories from 1990 to 1995. The traditional name for Fort Liard is Echaot’ı̨ e Kų́e, and it is the traditional territory of the Acho Dene Koe Nation, and it part of Treaty 11 Territory and Métis Local 67. The individual who conducted this ministry has since withdrawn from the community.

Sister Olga Barilko (1923-2025) of the Sisters of St. Joseph of London, Ontario worked at the Yukon Family Services, Faro and was a lecturer at Yukon College, Faro Campus from 1990 to 1991. This series contains a history of the Church of the Apostles in Faro, Yukon and a publication with information on teaching in the Yukon. Faro is located within the Kaska Dena Traditional Territory.

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 contains material related to the Sisters of St. Joseph of London, Ontario's efforts to support Las Vuelas, El Salvador, primarily through the non-governmental organization, SalvAid. SalvAid's Twin Community program links rural communities in El Salvador to Canadian cities and organizations. Windsor is Twin City Project with Las Vueltas, Chalatenango, Windsor District Labour Council is with Cooperative of Las Vueltas, the Sisters of St. Joseph of London were twinned with Church of Las Vueltas, Chalatenango in 1988 and the Sisters of St. Joseph of Hamilton were twinned with Valle de Jesús, Chalatenango. Sister Sue Wilson traveled to El Salvador in 1990.

This series is a general history of the events and activities of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of London, Ontario’s ministry in the Archdiocese of Edmonton, Alberta from 1922 to 2019. This series covers the founding history of the Sisters in France and the spread and growth of their sisterhood to eastern then western Canada. The series contains historical summaries, chronicles, and lists of the Sisters activities in Alberta. A number of the records are related to the properties, such as real estate insurances, invoices, property estimations, floor plans, and records concerning the leasing, sale and purchase of houses in Edmonton with a focus on two houses, one on 143rd Street and the other on 148th Street. There are business letters, donation lists, newspaper clippings, and a 1958 city map of Edmonton that documents the contribution of the Sisters’ service in education and social work in the parishes of central Edmonton. Highlighted is the Sisters’ volunteer work that supported the homeless people. There is correspondence, newsletters, and letters of recognition of volunteer work that document the Sisters and their partnerships with social welfare organizations such as the Boyle Street Co-op Youth Unit, the Elizabeth Fry Society, and the Edmonton People In Need Shelter Society (P.I.N.S.). There are also reports, pamphlets, and summaries of the Sisters’ activities at some of these organizations. There are also two noteworthy booklets, a Silver Jubilee souvenir booklet covering 1913 to 1938 and the Chronicles of Sisters of St. Joseph, Edmonton, ALTA covering 1922 to1962. In addition, there are photographs of the Sisters at the closing ceremonies of the St. Joseph’s Convent Regional House in 2001, in Edmonton, a news article about Sister Ethel Steinkey going to assist in New York after 9/11 and lists of the burial plots of deceased Sisters in three cemeteries in Edmonton. There are also photo albums that primarily contain photographs, as well as a list of Sisters, printed pictures and a news clipping related to the Sisters of St. Joseph’s western mission at St. Joseph’s Convent (Regional House), in Edmonton, Alberta.

This subseries contains the chronicles of Tess’s Place from 2001 to 2010 authored by Sister Therese (Tess) Carmel Slavik (1928-2018) of the Sisters of St. Joseph of London, Ontario, during the Sisters’ western mission in the Archdiocese of Edmonton. This subseries contains a historical summary of the activities and events of the residents of Tess’s Place at 66th Street, Edmonton, Alberta. Tess’s Place was a boarding house opened in 1988, set up and operated by Sister Tess in partnership with the Boyle Street Co-op Youth Unit. Sister Tess collaborated with Boyle Street to help manage a program for homeless youth aged 13 to 19 years, who were impacted by the legal system and coping with addictions. The topics include Sister Tess driving residents to and from rehabilitative facilities, detention centres, hospital, police station, courthouse, and airport. Topics also include various incidents and happenings such as suicide, attempted suicide, knife attacks, drug and alcohol usage, substance abuse and overdose, cheque cashing and forgery, theft, vandalism, break and enters, UAL’s (unlawfully at large), break-ins, hide-outs, pregnancies, births, sex work, bail, court sentencing, and incarceration. There are also topics on furniture and appliance purchases, gardening and crop harvesting, car and house repairs, renovations, and maintenance, and food, gifts, and monetary donations from St. Clare Parish, Sherwood Park Quilting Group, and supportive individuals. In addition, there is an email correspondence by Kathleen Quinn, Executive Director of the Centre to Empower All Survivors of Exploitation (CEASE) & Trafficking. The email contains a status report from CEASE after they were allocated funds from the sale of Tess’s Place. The report concerns the social welfare work of CEASE to help marginalized women eliminate barriers to secure housing with the organization Building Blocks for Families (BBFF), and four printed pictures of an apartment building supportive of singles, seniors, and low-income families.