Box OSBCHI-A.41

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Family trees of the Benedictine houses descended from St. Walburg Abbey in Eichstätt, Bavaria and/or descended from St. Joseph Monastery in St. Marys, Pennsylvania. There are also several maps showing the locations of houses of Benedictine women and men in North America. One set of family trees includes Benedictine houses descended from Maria-Rickenbach Monastery in Oberdorf, Switzerland.

Scope and Contents There are 3 copies of a small booklet with lithographs and a brief description of these houses of Benedictine women:St. Joseph Convent and Academy, St. Marys, PennsylvaniaSt. Benedict Convent and Academy, Erie, PennsylvaniaSt. Benedict Convent, College & Academy, St. Joseph, MinnesotaSt. Walburg Monastery and Academy, Covington, KentuckyConvent & Academy of St. Scholastica, Rogers Park, Chicago, IllinoisMt. St....

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This sub-series includes the calendar, itinerary, postcards, and notes of an research trip that the archivist, Sister Vivian Ivantic, OSB made to Benedictine houses in the Eastern United States. Sister Eleanore Hillenbrand, OSB and Sister Mary Frances Schermerhorn accompanied her. They also visited Sister Karen Bland, OSB who was on the staff of Wheeling Jesuit College in Wheeling, West Virginia.

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This sub-series contains two booklets related to the history of Saint Mary's Church in Saint Marys, Pennsylvania. This parish church was attached to St. Joseph Monastery. Mary's Legacy was published to celebrate the Marian year 1987-1988. The other booklet is the worship aid for the rededication of the church on November 21, 1992.

Scope and Contents This sub-series contains four booklets that discuss the local history of the town of Saint Mary's and Elk County.1842 St. Mary's, Pa. 1967 Issued by the general committee of the celebration to commemmorate the one hundred and twenty-fifth anniversary of the founding of Saint Marys A Collection of "Old Time Memories" by Rita Sorg. Contains her articles which appeared in ...

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Written for the Diamond Jubilee (1844-1919) of Saint Mary's Parish by Rev. Remigius Burgemeister, OSB. Some of the images in this book were part of the 1961 Centennial Exhibit at Saint Scholastica Monastery. Sister Ignatia O'Connor taped the book back together after use.

Scope and Contents This sub-series contains three manuscripts.History of the educational work of the Benedictine Sisters of Saint Joseph Convent, Saint Marys, Elk County, Pennsylvania (1929) by Sister Bernadetta Hohman, OSB. This was her masters thesis at St. Bonaventure College.One Hundreth Anniversary of The Benedictine Sisters 1852-1952 (1952)First Benedictine Convent in the united...

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This sub-series contains images, newsclippings, and program for the sesquicentennial celebration of St. Joseph Monastery.

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School catalogs from 1905-1906 and 1907-1908 provide information on the curriculum, textbooks, tuition and fees, student body, and accomplishments. Both volumes include images of the school buildings, interiors, and grounds.

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Program for Vespers, Program, and Social 2014-02-23

Article from The Daily Press regarding the installation of a monument in the monastery cemetery, 2017-07-24