Orange scrapbook with handwriting inside in marker telling the history of St. Joseph's Hospital in London, Ontario. Includes some images, clippings, illustrations.
Black and white aerial photograph of St. Joseph's Hospital, London, mounted on card.
Set of 135 slides in a black plastic slide deck in its original box; includes two duplicate tape recordings with labels describing what they are and who made them. The slides contain words and images of the hospital through its history, staff.
The annals in this series log the history and activities of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Pembroke, Ontario, during the Peru Mission. The Sisters did mission work primarily in Chincha Alta, and but they also worked in Chinca Baja, Lima, Aucayacu, Comas, Pueblo Nuevo, Huananpoli, and El Carmen. These annals take the form of correspondence, summaries, and logs recording the activities of the Sisters in Peru. Subjects in the annals include information about the Sisters’ who served on the mission (such as their education, receptions, professions, and travels) and the establishment and operation of the schools, medical clinics, and catechesis programs. There are also logs of celebrations, holidays, Assemblies and Chapter meetings (leadership meetings of the Sisters), baptisms, communions, funerals, construction projects, natural disasters, acts of violence in the area, and Peruvian politics. Some major historical events mentioned in the annals include the 1970 Ancash earthquake, the 1974 Lima earthquake, the general strikes of 1977 and 1978, the teachers’ strike of 1979, the activities of the Shining Path (also known as the Communist Party of Peru), and the 1997 Japanese embassy hostage crisis.
Also included are news clippings, photographs, correspondence about the Sisters activities, and a report on poverty in Peru in 1997.
The bulk of this series contains a historical summary of the activities of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Pembroke, Ontario from the annals of the various ministries and missions of the Sisters. From 1947 to 2000, the Sisters compiled entries of outstanding activities relating to their ministries that demonstrate the breadth and depth of their service. These records contain accounts of events and activities from convents, churches, healthcare facilities, and schools which the Sisters were involved with in Penticton (British Columbia); Barrhead (Alberta); Radville, Regina (Saskatchewan); Bancroft, Barry’s Bay, Calabogie, Deep River, Des Joachims, Douglas, Madawaska, Ottawa, Pembroke, Petawawa, Whitney (Ontario); Campbell's Bay, Chapeau, Quyon (Quebec); and El Carmen, Chincha Alta, Comas (Peru). There are also highlights from St. Joseph’s Motherhouse in Pembroke, from June 1998 to June 2000, authored by Sister Clare Gallagher and Sister Anne O’Shaughnessy.
This series contains the annals from 1974 to 1981 of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Pembroke, Ontario’s ministry in St. Joseph’s Parish in Calabogie, Ontario. These records include accounts of day-to-day activities, religious events, healthcare, household maintenance, finances, seasonal outings in nature, musical events, and the Sisters involvement with education in Calobogie, Ontario. There is correspondence, a newspaper clipping, and one colour photograph of the Sisters’ 50th Calabogie Mission Anniversary. There is also a historical summary of 1924 to 1974 on the growth of the Calabogie community and printed black and white pictures of the Sisters, convent, church, and school.
This series contains annals from 1971 to 1988 of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Pembroke’s mission in Deep River, Ontario and their activities at St. Mary’s Convent (later St. Mary’s Renewal Centre) and St. Mary’s School. The topics include, but are not limited to ministry and educational programs, celebrations, poustinia days, youth retreats, outdoor seasonal events, day-to-day activities, and correspondences. The records include Advisory Committee meeting minutes, Finance Committee meeting minutes, printed activity programs of St. Mary’s Renewal Centre, news clippings, and one colour photograph of a study group in 1987. There is also a short history on the origins and founding of St. Mary’s Convent at Deep River from 1944 to 1966, with printed pictures of St. Mary’s church, chapel, Sisters, and students.