Category Archives: Announcements

February 27, 2019 · 11:35 am

St. Vincent’s Free School

Working with a conservator in Gettysburg, we have restored two ledgers of school students from the St. Vincent’s Free School dating from the 1890s!file1-27

The St. Vincent school was founded in 1843 at the request of Father George Carroll, S.J., and operated from 1843-1909.  The collection contains records related to the running and administration of the school.

Of particular interest for this collection is the number of student logs, like the ones we just had conserved, which have survived.

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This collection therefore is a valuable resource for genealogists looking for relatives in the St. Louis area.

A finding aid for this collection is now available!  Please contact us for more information or to utilize these valuable records for local or family history!

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January 23, 2019 · 9:58 am

The Daughters’ History in Health Care: New Exhibit

Along with the exhibition on the 50th anniversary of the creation of the five provinces, the Archives is happy to announce the opening of a new exhibit on the Daughters history in Health Care!  Featuring rarely seen documents and books, newly acquired artifacts, newly available audio materials, and a new multimedia production, the exhibit is open to the Emmitsburg campus and its guests, as well as to the outside public during business hours, 8-4, Monday-Friday.  If you are visiting from the outside, ring the bell, and we’ll let you in!

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January 4, 2019 · 1:07 pm

50 Years and Onward: The Establishment of the Five American Provinces

On January 4, 1969, the Daughters of Charity in the United States entered the next phase of their history.  At a mass con-celebrated by the former Superior of the Vincentians and attended by Superioress Mother Chiron, five provinces of the Daughters were created where formerly there were two.  The archives is commemorating this event with a new exhibit in our heritage room!  Explore the ceremony and the changes this brought for the sisters and ministries.  Our permanent artifacts, such as the famous statue of our Lady of Victory, remain on display.  Open to public and Emmitsburg campus 8-4 Monday-Friday (ring bell from outside or request entry at Seton Shrine desk)

On January 23, the Archives is excited to open its next exhibit on the Daughters history with health care in our second exhibit space!

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