Bland, Karen, 1936-
Dates
- Usage: 1967-
Parallel Names
- Bland, Karen Alice, 1936-1955
- Bland, Mary Stephen, 1955-1967
Occupations
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Benedictine nuns
-- Date:
1955-
- Note: Entered Novitiate: 1955-04-23, First Vows: 1956-04-28, Perpetual Vows: 1959-04-28
- Prioresses -- Date: 1995 - 1999
Places
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Chicago -- Illinois
(Place of Birth)
-- Date:
1936
Metadata Rights Declarations
- License: This record is made available under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International Creative Commons license.
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Gunnison, Colo.
This sub-series contains a list of Sisters who ran vacation schools in Gunnison, Colorado, for over 20 years. Also inlcuded is a picture of one group of pupils, although the year is unknown, and a map highlighting the town's location.
Las Animas, Colo., 1937 - 1967
This sub-series contains a long list of Sisters who taught vacation schools in Las Animas, Colorado, for over 30 years. Several documents relate to St. Mary Church, including a postcard of the exterior, a print of the interior, a pamphlet about the history of the parish, and a news article from the Southern Colorado Register that mentions the Benedictine Sisters of Chicago. A postcard from Leadville, Colorado, is also included, but the reason is unclear.
Montrose, Colo., 1968 - 1990
This sub-series is comprised of several maps highlighting the location of Montrose, Colorado, along with a pamphlet from St. Mary Church's 75th anniversary celebration and a 1968 Dateline Colorado story about vacation schools in the state.
Salida, Colo., 1937
This sub-series is relatively slim considering the Benedictine Sisters of Chicago spent over half the 20th century teaching vacation schools in Salida, Colorado. Beyond a list of Sisters who ran the town's summer schools of religion, the only material included is a page from "Our Community" that briefly mentions Salida and a map highlighting the town's location.