BY VERONICA STIENBURG, ARCHIVISTThere was much excitement on January 23, 1999 when a panicking deer got into the Motherhouse by crashing through a window from the parking lot into the hallway that runs by the library to the...

From left: Providence Associate Carmen Alomia, Sister Gayle Desarmia and Sister Sara Jiménez.BY SISTER GAYLE DESARMIA, SPPhotos courtesy of Sister Gayle Desarmia From November 17 until December 11, 2024, I had the privilege...

BY VERONICA STIENBURG, ARCHIVISTDecember 13th is the anniversary of the foundation of the Sisters of Providence of St. Vincent de Paul, the only religious congregation founded in Kingston. Let’s look at the Congregational...

St. Mary’s Hospital, Camrose Alberta as it looked from 1924 to 1948.BY VERONICA STIENBURG, ARCHIVISTSt. Mary’s Hospital in Camrose Alberta celebrated its 100th anniversary on October 24th. The annals, a type of diary, kept...

Novices and postulants in the rose garden, Providence Motherhouse, Kingston, 1943. Left to right: Sr. Sara MacDonald; Sr. Mary Ellen Killeen; Sr. Isobel Oatway, Sr. Catherine Ryan, and Sr. Rose Collins.BY VERONICA...

Sisters of Providence having a picnic on the grounds, Providence Motherhouse, Kingston ONClosest table from Left to Right: Sr. Mary Philip Allen, unidentified, unidentified, Sr. Mary Therese Doyle, unidentified, Sr. Mary...

Kingston, ON, June 17, 2024 - After years of careful consideration, thoughtful contemplation and discernment, the Sisters of Providence of St. Vincent de Paul have chosen to transfer their congregation’s governance to a...

St. Vincent de Paul Society of Kingston staff and volunteers, including Sister Shirley Morris, Sister Loretta McAndrews, and Sister Mary Ellen Killeen in 1983.BY VERONICA STIENBURG, ARCHIVIST As the St. Vincent de Paul...