Fonds consists of records created and collected by Agnes Effie Sands Mern and other members of the Wawanosh family. Included are records relating to the life and work of various family members. In particular, the fonds contains records relating to the work of Joshua, David and William as chiefs of the Chippewas of Sarnia. Also included are the personal records of the family including correspondence, financial records, memorandum and account books and personal records relating to births, marriages and deaths. The records of most of the family members are intermingled, possibly a reflection of how Agnes Sands Mern kept them. Also included are the records of Agnes Effie Sands Mern (which make up the majority of the fonds) including her correspondence, financial records (including the records of the Wawanosh Post convenience store), records relating to her musical and artistic interest and records relating to her work in the Church and her activities organizing cultural events and concerts. Also included are the records of Agnes' husband John Phillips Mern such as his correspondence, financial records, notebooks and personal records relating to his son John P. Mern Jr.
Fonds also contains several sketches of members of the Wawanosh family as well as a large assortment of photographs. Photographs include portraits of family members, ministers and missionaries, friends and others as well as images depicting the daily life and travels of Agnes and John P. Mern. Photographs of John P. Mern consist of several albums documenting his time in the US navy and the childhood of his son. Several photographic processes are represented including tintypes, cartes de visite, cabinet cards, postcards and prints.
The series consists of records kept by the General Superior office for use in the administration of the community in London, Ontario. Material is primarily from the period during which Sister Margo Ritchie held the office, but it also contains material from when Sister Mary Diesboug and Sister Valerie Van Cauwenburghe held the position. This series contains twelve subseries relating to the operations, missions, and activities of the congregation. This includes the Medaille Retreat House, Josephs’ House, the Detox Centre, My Sister’s Place, St. Joseph’s Hospitality Centre, Elizabeth Place, St. Stephen’s House, the Southdown Project, Holy Rosary House in Windsor, the Goderich convent, and the Sisters of St. Joseph in Alberta. There is also material related to the hospitals in London, Sarnia, and Chatham administered by the Sisters and the transfer of operation of said hospitals to the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance and St. Joseph’s Health Care Society. There is material related to the construction of a new residence, especially concerning the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards of the new building, and relocation of the Sisters from Mount St. Joseph to this new residence.
There is also material related to the various meetings of the congregation, from the more informal Community Days to the more formal Assemblies and Chapters. Chapters are formal congregational meetings where major decisions, such as amalgamation and leadership positions were voted on. There are voting records from the 2011 Special Chapter and the 2009 Oneness Project in this series. There are also reports from the Leadership Circle, Chapters, and committees within the congregation. There is also material from the Federation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Canada, an organization made up of all the Congregations of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Canada. There is material from the Federation and the London congregation’s systemic justice efforts and the Sisters’ efforts towards concerning the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. There are various newsletters from the Federation and the London congregation. The series also includes administrative correspondence and speeches presented by the General Superior to the congregation.
In summary, the series contains letters, reports, speeches, minutes, voting records, newsletters, pamphlets, prayer books, agendas, meeting minutes, memorandums, postcards, photographs, correspondence, timelines and schedules, inventory lists, legal documents, meeting minutes, executive summaries, budget reports, reports, newspaper and magazine clippings, bursary reports, histories, bulletins, designs for stained glass windows, and property appraisals.
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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.
Sans titreThe fonds consists of Bonnie Burnard's research material, notes, manuscript and typescript drafts, galley proofs, cover art and other material related to the Canadian and American editions of her novel A Good House.
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This fonds contains records pertaining to the activities of the hospital and its associated administrators, staff, and organizations, including histories, annals, financial documents, governance records, photographs of people, the buildings and events, and news clippings.
Sans titreThis fonds consists of records primarily related to the history and administration of the St. Joseph Health Care Society in London. There are some additional materials related to its responsibilities to facilities in Chatham and Sarnia. The fonds contains correspondence, legal documents, minutes and reports.
Sans titreFonds consists of photocopied sheets of baptismal and marriage records of the St. Clair Indian Mission, including baptisms, 1838-1897, and marriages, 1859, 1891-1894. The photocopies are supplemented by a typewritten transcription of the baptismal records.
Sans titreFonds consists of records, including baptisms, 1899-1925, marriages, 1896-1925, and burials, 1900-1923 of Brigden Methodist Circuit (includes Waubuno, Bradshaw, Sombra, and WIlkesport), 1896-1925; Board minutes of Brigden Methodist Church, 1901-1923; Session minutes of Black Creek Presbyterian Church, 1872-1892; records of Brigden Presbyterian Church, 1880-1925; Board of Managers minutes of Guthrie Presbyterian Church, Moore Township, 1886-1924; records, including burials, 1937-1943, of Calvary Pastoral Charge (Guthrie Presbyterian Church, Plum Creek, Bradshaw, Calvary, Duthill and Wilkesport), 1885-1972; records, including baptisms, 1883-1941 of Plum Creek United Church, Moore Township, 1883-1961; Session and Congregational Meeting minutes of Bradshaw United Church, Sombra Township, 1938-1973; records of Brigden Pastoral Charge (includes Brigden, Calvary and Zion), 1969-1998; Session minutes of Zion United Church, 1926-2010; records, including baptisms, 1885-1949, marriages, 1898-1941, and burials, 1935-1943, of of Calvary United Church, Moore Township, (includes Plum Creek, Guthrie Presbyterian Church), 1885-1980; and records, including marriages, 1905-1941, of Brigden United Church (includes Weston, Brigden Presbyterian Church), 1905-1998.
Sans titreFonds consists of baptisms of Florence Methodist Episcopal Church, 1876-1878; records, including marriages, 1896-1906, of Florence Methodist Circuit (includes Florence, Croton, Huffs Corners, Shetland, Fanshers Church in Euphemia Township), 1877-1915; circuit register of Rutherford Methodist Circuit (includes Rutherford, Edy's Mills (now Eddy's), Dawn Valley, Crooked Creek), 1896-1920; records Florence Methodist Church, 1904-1922; records, including marriages, 1897-1939, of Rutherford Pastoral Charge (includes Rutherford Methodist Circuit, Rutherford, Dawn Valley, Huffs Corners), 1897-1955; records, including marriages, 1906-1931, of Florence Pastoral Charge (includes Florence Methodist Circuit, Florence, Fanshers Church in Euphemia Township, Shetland), 1906-1945; Official Board minutes, 1925-1961, and correspondence re amalgamation of Florence and Fansher Township , 1961,of Florence - Rutherford Pastoral Charge (includes Florence, Fansher Church in Euphemia Township); Session minutes of Florence-Rutherford-Dawn Valley Pastoral Charge, 1967-1992; records of Florence United Church, 1927-1991; Official Board/Congregational minutes of Edy's Mills United Church (includes Edy's Mills Methodist Circuit, Edy's Mills (now Eddy's), Maplegrove, Sunnyside (now Atkin)), 1908-1938; congregational minutes of Fansher United Church, Euphemia Township, 1944, 1947-1961
Sans titreFonds consists of annual reports of Nanticoke Methodist Circuit (including Cheapside), 1908-1918; women's groups' records of Nanticoke Methodist Church, 1887-1913; records, including baptisms, 1903-1951, marriages, 1898-1950, burials, 1903-1951, of Nanticoke Pastoral Charge (includes Nanticoke Methodist Circuit, Jennings Church in Walpole Township, Balmoral, Cheapside), 1898-2005; and records of Nanticoke United Church, 1921-2007
Sans titreFonds consists of records of Arkona Methodist Circuit (includes Arkona Wesleyan Methodist Circuit, Arkona Methodist Episcopal Circuit, Arkona, Sylvan, Ravenswood, Bethel Church in Warwick Township, Keyser), 1861-1926; land deed, 1904, and photograph, of Salem Methodist Episcopal Church, Keyser; Board and Committee minutes of Arkona Methodist Church, 1898-1922; records of Jura Methodist Church, 1913-1924; records of Arkona Pastoral Charge (includes Arkona, Ravenswood and West Williams), 1962-2000; records of Arkona United Church (includes Arkona Methodist Church), 1920-1992; records of Jura United Church (includes Jura Methodist Church), 1921-1946; records of West Williams United Church, 1937-1964, and property correspondence of Ravenswood United Church, 1982.
Sans titreFonds consists of Official Board minutes of Bothwell Methodist Episcopal Circuit (includes Bothwell, Armstrong Church in Euphemia Township), 1875-1884; records, including marriages, 1896-1914, of Bothwell Methodist Circuit (includes Methodist Episcopal Circuit, Bothwell, Armstrong Church in Euphemia Township, Wesley Church in Euphemia Township, Newbury), 1875-1920; Trustee Board minutes of Bothwell Methodist Church, 1884-1916; records, including baptisms, 1861-1920, marriages, 1896-1922, of Zion Presbyterian Church, Bothwell (includes Cairo); circuit register of Bothwell Pastoral Charge (includes Bothwell Methodist Circuit, Bothwell, Armstrong Church in Euphemia Township), 1917-1952; records, including marriages, 1896-1926, of Bothwell United Church (includes Newbury Methodist Circuit, Bothwell Methodist Circuit), 1896-1957
Sans titreFonds consists of records, including marriages, 1896-1922, of Camlachie Methodist Circuit (includes Camlachie, Epworth Church in Plymton Township, Oban), 1876-1925; records of Camlachie Methodist Church, 1882-1921; Official Board minutes of Camlachie Pastoral Charge (includes Camlachie Methodist Circuit, Camlachie, Epworth Church in Plymton Township, Oban), 1912-1950; records of North Plympton United Church, Plympton Township (includes North Plympton Congregational Church), 1885-1969; records of Camlachie United Church (includes Camlachie Methodist Church), 1914-1961.
Sans titreFonds consists of records, including marriages, 1896-1925, of Forest Methodist Circuit (includes Forest, Zion Church in Plymton Township, North Plymton Church in Plymton Township), 1895-1925; records, including marriages, 1897-1900, of Forest Congregational Church (includes Lakeshore Congregational Church in Bosanquet Township), 1874-1917; records, including baptisms, 1905-1926, marriages, 1909-1926, of Main Street United Church, Forest (includes Forest Congregational Church), 1884-1926; records of Forest United Church (includes Forest Methodist Circuit, James Street United Church), 1923-1941.
Sans titreFonds consists of records, including marriages, 1896-1912, of Grand Bend Methodist Circuit (includes Boston (now Greenway), Grand Bend, Mt. Pleasant Church in McGillivray Township, Salem Church in McGillivray Township, Corbett, Shipka), 1883-1913; records, including baptisms, 1877-1924, marriages, 1897-1924, of Grand Bend Presbyterian Church, 1877-1924; records of Corbett Presbyterian Church, 1888-1925; records, including baptisms, 1912-1969, marriages, 1912-1997, burials, 1914-2002, of Grand Bend Pastoral Charge (includes Grand Bend Methodist Circuit, Grand Bend Presbyterian Church, Grand Bend, Greenway), 1904-2014; records of Greenway United Church (includes Greenway Methodist Church and Corbett Presbyterian Church), 1875-2014; records of Grand Bend United Church (includes Grand Bend Presbyterian Church and Grand Bend Methodist Church), 1877-2014; records of Huron Shores United Church in Grand Bend, 2014-2017.
Sans titreFonds consists of circuit register of Sylvan Methodist Circuit (includes Parkhill Methodist Episcopal Circuit, Boston (now Greenway), Salem Church in West Williams Township), Sylvan, Centenary Church), 1878-1924; records, including marriages, 1896-1897, of Jubilee Methodist Church, Parkhill (includes Parkhill Wesleyan Methodist Church), 1871-1897; marriages, 1900-1911, and Woman's Missionary Society records of Thedford Methodist Church, 1916-1923; financial record book of McGillivray Presbyterian Church, 1882-1889; communion registers of Parkhill Presbyterian Church, 1906-1922; Official Board minutes of Jubilee Pastoral Charge, Parkhill (includes Parkhill Methodist Circuit, Jubilee Church in Parkhill, Centenary Church), 1879-1931; records, including baptisms, 1902-1938, 1944-1948, 1982-2001, marriages, 1902-1999, burials, 1901-2000, of Parkhill Pastoral Charge (includes Parkhill Methodist Circuit, St. Paul's Pastoral Charge, Parkhill, Lieury), 1898-2002; communion roll of St. Paul's United Church, Parkhill (includes Parkhill Presbyterian Church), 1923-1929; Ladies Aid Society minutes of Jubilee United Church, Parkhill; records, including baptisms, 1921-1981, of Lieury United Church (includes McGillivray Presbyterian Church), 1882-2002; records, including marriages, 1932-1944, of Parkhill United Church, 1929-1969; records, including baptisms, 1900-1925, marriages, 1902-1925, and burials, 1901-1925, of Thedford United Church (includes Thedford Methodist Church), 1900-1953; and records of Sylvan United Church, 1928-1963.
Sans titreFonds consists of records, including marriages, 1900-1914, of Inwood Presbyterian Church (includes St. Andrew's Church in Brooke Township), 1889-1924; Mission band records of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Brooke Township, 1914-1915; records, including baptisms, 1890-1962, of Inwood Pastoral Charge (includes Inwood Presbyterian Church, Inwood, St. Andrew's Church in Brooke Township, Shiloh Church in Enniskillen Township), 1889-2006; records, including baptisms, 1888-1975, marriages, 1914-1950, of Inwood United Church (includes Inwood Presbyterian Church), 1888-1975; women's groups records of Shiloh United Church, Enniskillen Township), 1940-1977; and records, including list of baptisms, marriages, and burials, 1996-2006, of St. Andrew's, Brooke and Enniskillen United Church, 1888-2007.
Sans titreFonds consists of records, including marriages, 1896-1911, of Wyoming Methodist Circuit (includes Wyoming Methodist Circuit, churches in Plympton Township, Camalachie), 1872-1925; Trustee Board minutes of Wyoming Methodist Church, 1875-1922; records, including baptisms, 1925-1955, marriages, 1899-1955, 1969, burials, 1925-1955, photograph, of Wyoming - Warwick Pastoral Charge (includes Wyoming Methodist Circuit, Wyoming, Warwick, South Plympton Church in Plympton Township), 1899-1969; records of Wyoming United Church, 1934-1972
Sans titreFonds consists of circuit register of Sombra Methodist Circuit (includes St. Clair Methodist Episcopal Circuit, St. Clair Methodist Circuit, Sombra, Wilkesport (now Wilksport), 1877-1895; Official Board minutes, 1879-1892, Trustees minutes, 1899-1906, 1914-1916, of Sombra Methodist Church (includes Reynolds Church, Courtright); communion roll of Sombra and Duthill Presbyterian Pastoral Charge (includes Sombra and Duthill), 1870-1915; baptisms, 1878-1891, 1899-1907, 1913-1915, marriages, 1902-1915, of Sombra Presbyterian Church; records, including marriages, 1899-1936, of Sombra Pastoral Charge (includes Wilkesport methodist Circuit (includes Sombra, Wilkesport), Sombra, Wilkesport, Duthill), 1899-1937; Session minutes of Sombra uNited Church (includes Sombra and Duthill Presbyterian Pastoral Charge), 1885-1930
Sans titreFonds consists of records, including marriages, 1896-1913, 1923, of Port Lambton Methodist Circuit (includes Port Lambton, Becher, Sombra, Whitebread), 1891-1923; records, including baptisms, 1899-1952, marriages, 1899-1952, burials, 1899-1952, of Port Lambton Pastoral Charge (includes Port Lambton Methodist Circuit, Sombra Presbyterian Church, Port Lambton, Becher, Whitebread, Sombra), 1899-1982; congregational minutes of Whitebread United Church, 1932-1974; records of Port Lambton United Church, 1954-1974
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