This sub-series consists of two wall hangings made by Sister Margaret Ferris. The hangings are made of two layers of burlap attached to wooden dowels. One hanging depicts wheat and grapes, a symbol of the Eucharist, and other depicts the Chi-Rho, a monogram representing Jesus Christ.
This series consists of photographs taken by, belonging to, and of Sister Margaret Ferris. A colourized photograph of her parents’ wedding is present, but the original is not. There is a photograph of a young Sister Margaret in a white dress holding a bouquet of flowers. There is also a group photograph of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of London outdoors in 1993. Sister Margaret Ferris was a member of the Congregational Leadership Council from 1995 to 2003, and there are matted photographs of the council members. There is also photographic material and ephemera from Sister Margaret Ferris’s various travels. There are photographs of the scenery at Stillpoint Retreat Centre in Renfrew County, along the Madawaska River. There are also photographs, cards, and blank postcards from her pilgrimage to Le Puy, France in 2003. While the material is primarily concerned with Le Puy, there is material from various other locations in France she visited.
This series consists of records from the 2004 Jubilee celebration for the Sisters of St. Joseph of London. Sister Margaret Ferris celebrated her Golden Jubilee that year. There are photographs of the Golden Jubilarians and a leaflet congratulating them. Sister Margaret Ferris designed the artwork for the cards and programs for the Jubilee celebration. The preliminary drawing and painting, as well as a print of the artwork, various versions of the cards, and two pamphlets are present here. With the preliminary material is a sketch drawing that looks reminiscent of her artwork God So Loved the World.
This series contains records concerned with the founding, ownership, operation, transfer, and closing of Radville Community Hospital and Marian Home. Primary topics within the records are the history and management of the two institutions, the minutes of the Governing Board, and the transfer of ownership. Records include invitations, event programs, speeches, pamphlets, booklets, a directory, histories, correspondence, news clippings, photographs, inventories, legal agreements and contracts, financial and insurance records, and facility policies and bylaws.
Notable items include a 1970 pictorial directory of Holy Family Parish, a list of Sisters who ministered in Radville, a list of 1949 donations for the creation of the hospital, a 1989 accreditation survey report for Radville Community Hospital and Marian Home, the minutes of the Governing Board, operational reports from hospital committees and staff, a 1980 consultation by the Catholic Health Association of Canada, and legal agreements concerning the ownership and transfer of the medical facilities and property. There is also some material concerning the estate of Reverend Father Earnest A. Yandeau, who left a donation to the Sisters of St. Joseph in Radville upon his death in 1969, and the Summer Extern Program, a program for undergraduate medical students to gain experience in a clinical setting.
The photographs are primarily of the Radville Community Hospital and Marian Home, the staff, the Sisters, the town of Radville, the 2017 memorial, and reunion events. The correspondence concerns the lives of the Sisters in Radville and the opening, operation, and relinquishing of ownership of the Radville Community Hospital and Marian Home.
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