St. Joseph’s School Kingston

St. Joseph’s School Kingston

BY VERONICA STIENBURG, ARCHIVISTThe Sisters of Providence of St. Vincent de Paul taught at St. Joseph’s School in Kingston from its beginnings as the Union Street School. The Union Street School opened in 1946 and was located in temporary military buildings on Union...
Renewal of Vows & Commitments and New Sound System

Renewal of Vows & Commitments and New Sound System

Sister Bonnie MacLellan, CSJ, Pontifical Commissary Valerie Kelly, Providence Associates Director BY ANN BONIFERRO, DIRECTOR OF PASTORAL LITURGY & MUSIC As is tradition, the Sisters of Providence of St. Vincent de Paul and the Providence Associates gathered to...
Two construction crews … 94 years apart

Two construction crews … 94 years apart

BY VERONICA STIENBURG, ARCHIVISTOn November 9th, 1931, a photograph was taken of the construction crew, hired by general contractor Angus Robertson Limited, who built the original wing of Providence Motherhouse. In the photograph, the workmen are standing in front of...
Summer at the Cottage

Summer at the Cottage

Marillac Villa, Howe Island in the early 2000s. BY VERONICA STIENBURG, ARCHIVISTOne of the Sisters’ favourite places is somewhere that rarely gets mentioned in the ‘official’ history of the congregation: Marillac Villa, the congregation’s cottage on Howe Island. This...
Sister Noëlla Séguin

Sister Noëlla Séguin

Sister Noëlla was born on the family farm near Glen Nevis, Ontario on December 18, 1933 to Marie-Louise Lascelle and Conrad Séguin. Noëlla was her mother’s seventh child and her father’s first. Her mother’s first husband, Conrad’s older brother, had died and left her...