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CA ON00279 F01-S108 · Series · 2005-2019

This series contains records related to the residence of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph located at 485 Windermere Road, London, Ont. The main topics are the design, and construction of the new building, its stained glass and metal artwork, public education efforts concerning the environmental features of the residence, the Sisters’ planning to move into the building, and the on-going administrative and community work of the Sisters.

A large collection of photographs shows the demolition of the old Medaille Retreat House and all phases of the construction of the new building. Information about the LEED environmental features of the residence are outlined in pamphlets, photographs, magazine and newspaper articles, event programs, and a CD-ROM Power-Point presentation. Brochures, flyers, and the scripts used by facility tour guides as part of the public education program provide detailed insight into the green features of the new building.

The series contains a copy of the Spring, 2013 issue of Stained Glass, Journal of the Stained Glass Association of America which has photographs and information about the stained glass mural commissioned for the Chapel entitled “Life Itself -That All May Be One” created by Ted Goodden. A sketchbook of drawings by Ron Milton used in the creation of the metalwork panels depicting fauna of the area which adorns the main foyer, and a magazine article profiling the artist are included in this series. A short description of the reconstruction of, and the features of the Casavant organ at 485 Windermere is contained in the series. Event programs and speaking notes prepared for the sod turning, land and building blessing ceremonies and the grand opening are included. Ancillary administrative matters related to the sale of the old Mount St. Joseph facility and its conversion to a retirement residence, and the granting of an exemption from taxation for municipal and school purposes are outlined in news clippings. The series contains is a 2010 study prepared for the Sisters by Deloitte, detailing demographic and financial projections, and recommendations to sustain financial support for the operation of the residence and the provision of needs-based care, assisted living, and hospice services to the Sisters. Minutes, email correspondence, and records of the Suites committee, deal with recommendations for facility uses, room allocation, the rental of surplus suites, and the need for additional staff to oversee administrative matters related to the suites. There are a few issues of a 2013 bulletin entitled London Neighbourhood Update. The bulletin provides information about administrative issues of concern to the Sisters, news from the Congregational Leadership Circle, special events, and accounts of the activities of individual Sisters. The bulletin refers to progress on the hospice project which resulted in the establishment of a hospice administered by a separate entity on the north and east wings of the third floor of the residence some time after the Sisters moved into the residence.

The records include a news release announcing educational bursaries for sole support mothers attending Brescia University College and Fanshawe College. News clippings report the end of the Sisters’ involvement in the governance of St. Joseph’s Health Care after 120 years, and the release of a commemorative book entitled Sister: The History of the Sisters of St. Joseph, of London published by St. Joseph’s Health Care. There is a collection of photographs of children engaged in planting trees at 485 Windermere as part of an Upper Thames Conservation initiative. A brochure advertising the cost of room and board at the residence for retreat days, week-long retreats, and companion retreats is included.

A press release sets out details of the Sisters of St. Joseph educational scholarship program, and news clippings report on the concerts performed by the Intergenerational Choir comprised of Sisters and local high-school students. Event brochures detail staff service award celebrations and an anniversary dinner celebrating the founding of the Sisters of St. Joseph. There is a collection of photographs of Sisters during taken during the 140th the anniversary dinner of the Sisters in 2008.

Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Canada (London, Ont.)
CA ON00428 2017.06-2017.06.01 · Series · ca. 1863 - 1981
Part of British royal commemorative dishware collection

Series consists of objects donated by Howard and Mary Louise Ashbourne, and Linda Tyrrell. Included are mugs, small pitchers, saucers, a goblet, and a teacup.

Some notable pieces in the series include a possibly stoneware pitcher dated 1863 for the marriage of the Prince of Wales and the Princess Alexandra; a mug dated 1902 for the coronation of King Edward VII, that features a lithophane portrait of him; and various mugs celebrating the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II and her wedding to Prince Philip, as well as a mug commemorating their 1959 visit to Canada.

Beamish correspondence
CA ON00380 2 · Series · 1894 - 2005 predominant before 1911
Part of George W. Gordon family fonds

Series consists of letters from members of the Beamish family sent to George Wingfield Gordon (both under this name and as George Wingfield) or to Gordon's own family after his marriage to Mary Ann (Minnie) Beamish. The Beamish family resided in Springfield-on-the-Credit (now Erindale). Topics in the letters revolve around personal, family, and local news

Series includes letters written by Mary Ann Beamish to George Wingfield during their courtship, as well as letters sent to Mary Ann herself from her sisters after her marriage to Gordon. This series also includes letters from children and youths. Envelopes are included for many letters. A small amount of non-correspondence records (largely ephemera) belonging to Francis Beamish, the father of Mary Ann Beamish, is included in this series. These records may comprise material that was originally included as enclosures in correspondence.

This series was maintained under the title "Beamish letters" in a binder by George W. Gordon's grandaughter, Sandra Moore. Moore transcribed many of the letters; these transcriptions have been included in this series, with files of transcriptions immediately following the originals to which they pertain. Moore also annotated the transcriptions with notes that clarify some relationships. Moore compiled an inventory of these letters (see Series 7, File 104) but occasionally letters are missing which are present in her inventory.

Education, Sarnia, ON series
CA ON00279 F01-S115 · Series · 1940-2005

This series concerns the involvement of the Sisters of St. Joseph in the London diocese in the field of education in Sarnia, Ontario, where the Sisters worked as teachers, principals, and administrators. The records are primarily concerned with St. Michael’s School, St. Patricia’s High School, and St. Patrick’s High School. Material in this series includes correspondence, photographs, news clippings, event programs, histories, yearbooks, alumni newsletters, and St. Patrick’s High School’s newsletters. The school newsletter, also referenced as the school paper, was called The Annunciata and later renamed The Shamrock. The St. Patrick’s High School’s yearbooks were also called The Shamrock. The correspondence is concerned with the Sisters’ employment, the Sarnia Roman Catholic Separate School Board’s involvement with the schools, the opening of St. Patricia’s Senior School, and the amalgamation of St. Patrick’s Senior High School and St. Patricia’s Junior High School. There are also meeting minutes of the Sarnia Roman Catholic Separate School Board and lists of teaching Sisters and the schools they taught at.

Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Canada (London, Ont.)
CA ON00279 F01-S118 · Series · 1939-2008

This series concerns the involvement of the Sisters of St. Joseph from the London diocese in the field of education in Windsor, Ontario. There is material concerned with the religious orientation of the schools and the teaching qualifications and roles of religious staff. This includes records from the Special Commission of Inquiry in Regard to Brennan High School, Windsor, Ontario such as reports, correspondence, and meeting minutes. Other material in this series includes correspondence, photographs, histories, news clippings, booklets, event programs, yearbooks, and regulations from the Windsor Roman Catholic Separate School Board. The correspondence concerns the quality of religious education, teachers’ salaries, the history of Sisters’ involvement in education in Windsor, and reunion and anniversary events.

Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Canada (London, Ont.)
CA ON00380 4 · Series · 1880 - 1956
Part of George W. Gordon family fonds

Series consists of largely non-correspondence personal and domestic records created and retained by George W. Gordon in the course of running his small hold farm, his personal affairs, and his household. Series includes tax, insurance, and property records, account books, farming diaries, receipts, legal documents such as deeds and certificates, financial records, publications of personal interest, news-clippings, and ephemera.

Series includes several files documenting Gordon's membership in fraternal societies such as the Masons and the Young Men's Protestant Benevolent Association. As Gordon assisted in running local branches of the latter, there are several files of official records of the Association including dues accounts, dues notices, and correspondence.

This series contains a small amount of professional material retained by Gordon at this home in the course of his duties as justice of the peace and/or magistrate for Port Credit. This material includes impoundment records, court statements and notes, and lists of fines owed. Note that the bulk of the professional records which Gordon personally retained were received in a different accession, now comprising Series 10 in this fonds.

Gordon family correspondence
CA ON00380 3 · Series · 1882 - 1953
Part of George W. Gordon family fonds

Series consists of correspondence to and between family members within George W. Gordon's family group, including his wife and children. As well as letters exchanged between family members, letters include those sent by friends, acquaintances, and tradespeople.

Series includes personal and domestic correspondence addressed to George W. Gordon, including letters sent by Gordon to Mary Ann (Minnie) Beamish during their courtship, and letters from friends from outside the province and country. The latter include letters documenting the settlement of Crescent Lake in the North West Territories. Several files are topical in nature, relating to controversies between Gordon and acquaintances.

This series also includes letters sent by Frank Gordon to his family, some of which document his time at Army camps at Petawawa and in British Columbia at the end of the First World War.

This series was maintained under the title "Gordon letters" in a binder by Gordon's granddaughter, Sandra Gordon (Moore). Moore compiled an inventory of these letters (see Series 7, File 104) but occasionally letters are missing which are present in her inventory. The archivist has imposed some additional order on the series and included the occasional letter not in Moore's original binder. Other letters have been relocated into series pertaining to George W. Gordon's children.

Gordon family photographs
CA ON00380 8 · Series · [ca. 1880] - [ca. 1990]
Part of George W. Gordon family fonds

Series consists of photographs collected or created by members of the Gordon family of Port Credit including George W. Gordon and his children, and by related families such as the Beamishes of Springfield (Erindale). Photographs depict family members, family homes (largely exteriors), family and farming activities, and formal portraits. Photographs in this series have been organized by topic by the archivist. Researchers should be aware that other series and files in this fonds contain photographs.

Gordon oversize records
CA ON00380 9 · Series · 1886 - [after 1980]
Part of George W. Gordon family fonds

Series consists of records framed by the creator (and de-framed by the archivist) or otherwise stored together by the creator due to their large size. Series includes educational and Masonic certificates, plans of Port Credit, a church broadside, portrait photographs of Gordon family members, a commemorative edition of a newspaper, and Peel Board of Education poster.

Gordon professional records
CA ON00380 10 · Series · 1891 - 1960
Part of George W. Gordon family fonds

Series consists of official records created or collected by George W. Gordon in the course of his duties as justice of the peace or magistrate of Port Credit and apparently personally retained by him. Records include two registers of marriage licences, completed marriage licence forms (administered in collaboration with Rhena Gordon in her capacity as a Commissioner for the Taking of Affidavits) correspondence with defendants (many of whom were objecting to being charged with speeding), correspondence with officials of the Toronto Hamilton Highway Commission, completed forms used in the administration of justice and police court system (such as summons, information statements from witnesses, subpoenas. recognizance of bail) and associated sworn witness, defendant, and plaintiff court statements. Charges represented in court documents include, among others, assault, theft, liquor-related offences, making threats, threatening to commit suicide, trespassing, traffic offences, indecent exposure and assault, desertion, and firearm-related offences.

Guatemala Annals series
CA ON00279 HF01-S004 · Series · 1960-2005

This series contains written histories and recollections including annals, correspondence, pamphlets, newspaper clippings, publications, donation lists, financial reports, legal documents, class lists, photographs, negatives, and meeting minutes.

Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Canada (Hamilton, Ont.)
Jamaica Annals series
CA ON00279 HF01-S002 · Series · 1989-2011

These annals chronicle the daily lives of Sisters Ann Marshall, Katrina Rooney, and Nancy Sullivan while they performed charitable works in Annotto Bay, Jamaica. These records discuss their efforts in healthcare and education, including their donation to fix critical water problems in the Infirmary as well as setting up several educational programs to help children to learn and read. The annals also provide nuanced detail by describing the Sisters’ living quarters, thoughts about their works, and about the town itself. The sub-series also includes Katrina Rooney’s photographs. These images show Katrina Rooney teaching in school, posing with community members, and relaxing in her leisure time. These images offer a “snapshot” of life in Annotto Bay. A larger photo album along with a two folders of photographs also makes up this sub-series. The album’s images provide further examples of Annotto Bay life, and include photos of a trip to Jamaica made by Sisters Claudia and Francis Rossignoli. This sub-series also has records that detail the 2001 murder of Father Martin Royackers, who also lived and worked in Annotto Bay. He was a member of the Upper Canada Province of the Canadian Jesuits and had served Annotto Bay for six years. This news shocked and saddened the Congregation. They were upset to hear the news of the violent attack in a place they considered as a home. The Sisters set up a memorial liturgy in response to the news. The sub-series also includes several drawings from children to the Sisters.

Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Canada (Hamilton, Ont.)
Joy Cohnstaedt donation
CA ON00428 2017.06-2017.06.03 · Series · ca. 1935 - 1977
Part of British royal commemorative dishware collection

Series consists of objects donated by Joy Cohnstaedt. Included are two silver plated spoons; and a sterling silver spoon.

The larger W.M. Rogers & Son Ltd. silver plated spoon commemorates the 1939 visit of Queen Elizabeth and King Edward VI to Canada. It features a decorative handle with portraits of the monarchs.

The smaller W.M. Rogers & Son Ltd. silver plated spoon celebrates the 1977 silver jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II. It features a medallion with the profile of the Queen.

The Thomas Bradbury & Sons sterling silver tea caddy spoon would be used to measure loose leaf tea. It features hallmarks on the back of the bowl that date it to 1935 in Sheffield. There is an addition of a commemorative duty mark that celebrates the silver jubilee of King George V.

Lillian Gordon records
CA ON00380 5 · Series · 1919 - [ca. 1999] predominant before 1970
Part of George W. Gordon family fonds

Series consists of records created or collected by Lillian Gordon, daughter of George W. Gordon and Mary Ann Gordon. The bulk of the series comprises correspondence sent to Lillian in Port Credit by various suitors, some of whom became long-term friends and correspondents.

Because of the geographical locations of these correspondents, these letters variously document conditions in Germany immediately post-surrender (Second World War), Lethbridge, Alberta, and the Homewood Sanitorium (Guelph, Ontario) as well various towns and cities in the US. Series also includes professional material related to Lillian's career and achievements as a teacher and educational innovator, including royalty statements, resume, certificates, and some correspondence.

CA ON00279 50-0014 · Series · 1950-1975, 1988

This series contains records related to the ministries in Campbell’s Bay, Quebec, carried out by the Sisters of St. Joseph in the Pembroke diocese. There is a papal blessing from Pope Pius in 1950 for the Sisters as they started their mission. There is correspondence, much of it relating to the building that was rented for the convent and which contained a chapel. There are a few parish bulletins, a newsletter, and newsclippings, as well as a manuscript history of the Sisters in Campbell’s Bay. The series also includes a souvenir booklet for St. John the Evangelist Parish from 1919-1989 which is illustrated with photographs and is in both French and English. After 50 years of service in the field of education, the Sisters were given a farewell tea in June 1975, organized by parishioners and the Catholic Women’s League. When St. Joseph’s Manor, a nursing home, opened in Campbell’s Bay on October 27, 1968, the Sisters provided care. There is correspondence related to this staffing the facility, donations, and the eventual closure of the convent, which took place in April 1982. There are also newsclippings about St. Joseph’s Manor and a program for the official opening.

Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Canada (Pembroke, Ont.)
CA ON00279 F01-S125 · Series · 1868-2005, predominant 1929-1980

Series contains correspondence, deeds, photographs, and newspaper articles about Mount Hope Motherhouse in London, Ontario before its purchase and while it was operating. Earliest records include a report card from 1868, a letter dated 1869, and an original deed of land dated 1883. Records from the late 1920s to 1960s include original newsclippings. Many of the records are undated photographs, photocopies, or typed histories and biographies. The latest record dated 2005 is email correspondence.

Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Canada (London, Ont.)
CA ON00279 16 · Series · 1948-2017

This series contains records concerned with the founding, ownership, operation, transfer, and closing of Radville Community Hospital and Marian Home. Primary topics within the records are the history and management of the two institutions, the minutes of the Governing Board, and the transfer of ownership. Records include invitations, event programs, speeches, pamphlets, booklets, a directory, histories, correspondence, news clippings, photographs, inventories, legal agreements and contracts, financial and insurance records, and facility policies and bylaws.

Notable items include a 1970 pictorial directory of Holy Family Parish, a list of Sisters who ministered in Radville, a list of 1949 donations for the creation of the hospital, a 1989 accreditation survey report for Radville Community Hospital and Marian Home, the minutes of the Governing Board, operational reports from hospital committees and staff, a 1980 consultation by the Catholic Health Association of Canada, and legal agreements concerning the ownership and transfer of the medical facilities and property. There is also some material concerning the estate of Reverend Father Earnest A. Yandeau, who left a donation to the Sisters of St. Joseph in Radville upon his death in 1969, and the Summer Extern Program, a program for undergraduate medical students to gain experience in a clinical setting.

The photographs are primarily of the Radville Community Hospital and Marian Home, the staff, the Sisters, the town of Radville, the 2017 memorial, and reunion events. The correspondence concerns the lives of the Sisters in Radville and the opening, operation, and relinquishing of ownership of the Radville Community Hospital and Marian Home.

Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Canada (Pembroke, Ont.)
CA ON00380 6 · Series · [ca. 1890], 1912 - 2005
Part of George W. Gordon family fonds

Series consists of records created or collected by Rhena Gordon, Frank Gordon, and Douglas Wilden Gordon, children of George W. Gordon, in the course of their private and professional lives. (Materials from each follow each other in the above order.) The records of Rhena and Douglas Wilden, who were both teachers in Peel and/or Toronto, form the bulk of the series. Series includes certificates, membership records, a travel diary, travel souvenirs, and correspondence regarding Gordon family lore and ancestry. Douglas Wilden Gordon's records contain a significant number of photographs, most in negative form, some of which show other members of the Gordon family.

CA ON00380 7 · Series · [ca. 1880] - 2007 predominant after 1980
Part of George W. Gordon family fonds

Series consists of records created or collected by Sandra Moore nee Gordon, granddaughter of George W. Gordon. Series includes some of Moore's personal records which notably include records relating to the settlement of the estates of Lillian Gordon, Rhena Gordon, and Mary Ann Gordon and related disputes.

The majority of the series comprises Moore's research materials for her extensive work on the Wingfield, Gordon and Beamish families. This work branched out to include families who were otherwise related or intermarried into these families. Moore's research activities were substantial and this series documents the working methods of a serious genealogist prior to and at the beginning of the digital age.

Much of the research was arranged by Moore in files or binders based on the individual or family she was researching, or on related correspondents with whom she consulted. This organization has largely been maintained and is indicated by file titles. Materials include correspondence, notes, clippings, family trees, computer print-outs and original archival materials such as photographs, letters, and certificates. This archival material was left in situ by the archivist as Moore's files often provide the only context and identifying commentary for these records.

One of Moore's major personal projects was a history of the Beamish family, which she summarized in a group of self-printed booklets on branches of that family presented at a family reunion. This series contains her research notes for that project as well as a scrapbook which served as a preview of her work (perhaps presented at another family function). Besides multiple instances of her Beamish research, there are also several iterations of research about Gordon and Wingfield family members. The origins of Eliza Park Wingfield (Gordon's mother) and his unknown father also exercised Moore.