Did you know St. Paul’s School was originally built on the Motherhouse property?

Apr 7, 2025 | Providence Flashbacks

BY VERONICA STIENBURG, ARCHIVIST Now that Hospice Kingston is open, you may be thinking that this is the first time there has been a building on that part of the Heathfield property. But St. Paul’s School was temporarily located in that general area of the property...

Skating at Providence Motherhouse

Mar 7, 2025 | Providence Flashbacks

BY VERONICA STIENBURG, ARCHIVISTFor years a skating rink was built in the winter on Providence Motherhouse grounds for the enjoyment of the Sisters. These photographs and extracts from the Congregational Annals offer a glimpse into winters past: Extracts from the...

Famous Deer

Feb 11, 2025 | Providence Flashbacks

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 Dining Room. The event was covered in an...

Peru Reflections 2024

Feb 6, 2025 | Peru News

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 of visiting Sister Sara Jiménez and the...

Foundation Day

Dec 18, 2024 | Providence Flashbacks

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 Annals to see how Foundation Day was...