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...
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...
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 by the Sisters living at St. Mary’s Hospital...
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 STIENBURG, ARCHIVISTEvery August and September we...
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 Blanche Corrigan, Sr. Mary Urban Mulholland,...
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 Society of Kingston breaks ground for its new...
The last time Ontario had a total solar eclipse, like the one we are expecting this year on April 8th, was on January 24th, 1925. In 1925 Kingston was not on the path of totality, but was expecting to see a 97% partial eclipse. Excitement was high across Ontario, as...
February 29th only occurs once every 4 years, which makes it feel like a special day. Let’s look back at what the Sisters of Providence were doing on a few past Leap Days via excerpts from the Congregational Annals: 1888, February 29On February 29th two large gongs...
You may have noticed the display of full size cut-out Sisters in habits in the Display window that faces the auditorium hallway, beside the Heritage Room. These three photographs were picked because the quality was good enough to be scaled up to a large degree, and...
BY VERONICA STIENBURG, ARCHIVIST The Sisters of Providence of St. Vincent de Paul held their final Chapter recently. What is Chapter? Chapter is a collegial body representing the entire congregation and when in session constitutes the highest authority within the...
