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This series contains a feast day book created by the congregation about the founder of the order, Reverend Jean Pierre Médaille, to celebrate her feast day, May 20, 1967. It includes histories, prayers, and various musings on his impact written by the Sisters. His name was anglicized for this book as Reverend John Peter Médaille.

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.

This subseries contains records tracking statistics concerning membership and demographics within the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph in the London diocese. The data recorded in these statistics covers the time period 1858 to 2009. Material includes surveys, lists, quantitative summaries, and correspondence. These statistics log the ages and numbers of novices, postulants, professed Sisters, withdrawals, and Superiors within the community. There is also material tracking Sisters’ deaths, funerals, and burial locations. The Sisters’ works and occupations are a major topic, particularly their involvement in Ontario and Alberta. There are records tracking the positions of leadership within the community and the various missions, hospitals, and motherhouses the Sisters were involved with. This includes those who were General Superiors, on the General Counsil, or Treasurers. There are also statistics concerning Sisters’ occupations, particularly as teachers and health care workers. Some statistics are based on specific events, such as Sisters’ jubilees and the Sisters’ chosen religious names after Vatican II.

In relation to the statistical information, there is correspondence from the General Council about the appointment of Treasurers and a letter from the Sacred Congregation for Religious and for Secular Institutes in Rome requesting information for the 1971 Annuario Pontificio, the Holy See’s annual directory.

This series consists of records documenting the mission of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Hamilton in Chetwynd, British Columbia and the surrounding communities between 1976 and 1983, along with supplemental records of earlier British Columbia missions. The records include historical reports, photographs, correspondence, event programmes, postcards and greetings cards, newspaper and magazine clippings, scrapbook pages, pamphlets, poetry, and song lyrics.