Rohar, Gregory, 1914-2011

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There is relatively little material relating to the Benedictine Sisters of Chicago's time in Ordway, Colorado, compared to the nearly two decades the community taught vacation schools in the town. All that's contained in this sub-series is a list of the Sisters who ran Ordway's summer schools of religion and a map highlighting the town on a map.

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Beyond a slip of paper listing the Sisters who taught vacation schools in Pitkin, Colorado, this sub-series also contains a photograph of a preist with five pupils from the town. The year this image was captured is unknown.

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This sub-series is mostly comprised of papers listing Sisters who taught vacation schools in Pueblo, Colorado. The only other material included is a 1959 news clipping mentioning Sr. Walburg Matern, OSB.

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This series is mostly comprised of photographs of Red Cliff, Colorado, and the vacation schools Sisters taught there. Also included are some images from a 1989 archives trip to Colorado and a list of Sisters who worked in the town from 1952 to 1977.

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This sub-series contains a list of Sisters who taught in Silverton, Colorado, along with several newsclippings, mostly regarding St. Patrick Church. A pamphlet from the parish's centennial celebration is also included.

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This sub-series contains a list of Sisters who taught vacation schools in South Boulder, Colorado, during four summers throughout the 1970s. Several texts on the history of the Benedictines' presence in the area is also included.

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Besides a list of Sisters who taught vacation schools in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, this sub-series includes a euology to Holy Name Church's Fr. Frank Ciaptacz, who died in 1982, an obituary for one of his predecessors, Fr. Joseph Leberer, who died four years later in 1986, and a couple photos from the area.

Scope and Contents This sub-series starts with a list of Sisters who taught vacation schools in Westcliffe, Colorado, nearly every year from 1930 to 1965. Several news clippings relating to Our Lady of the Assumption appear next, including a 1945 story from The Southern Colorado Register about the summer school of religion. Some other documents revolve around the parish's establishment and how the Benedictine Sisters of Chicago became involved. Westcliffe is where the community taught its first vacation school...