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Archives
Our Archives collects, preserves and makes available Congregation records and materials which pertain to our origin, history, spirit and growth. The primary purpose of the Archives is to serve the archival needs of the Sisters of Providence, but researchers are welcome. Our limited available staff members are not always able to conduct extensive research for users. The Sisters of Providence are founding members of the Wabash Valley Visions and V… Continue reading
Archives photo albums
Historical Sketches of the WoodsImages from Past General ChaptersCiboria and coversMission to the ChineseCentenary ArtifactsGeneral SuperiorsCivil War-related photosSPs through the yearsEarly Congregation memorabiliaSt. Rose, Vincennes – historical photosDaughters of the Forest exhibittrip to Bailly HomesteadLoad more See all photo albums in the Sisters of Providence network…. Continue reading
Archives: Keeper of the Stories
This article is reprinted from the summer 2012 issue of HOPE. “Not to know what happened before you were born is to be a child forever.” — Cicero, by way of Sister Marie Esther Sivertsen If you visit our Archives, you’ll find these helpful women. From left are: Sisters Mary Ryan, Marie Grace Molloy, Donna Butler, Marie Esther Sivertsen and Marianne Mader. The Sisters of Providence have Archives. That isn’t news for some, although it’s not… Continue reading
About us
The members of the Archives staff are always ready to help. From left are: Sisters Mary Ryan, Marie Grace Molloy, Donna Butler, Marie Esther Sivertsen and Marianne Mader. Our Archives collects, preserves and makes available Congregation records and materials which pertain to our origin, history, spirit and growth. The primary purpose of the Archives is to serve the archival needs of the Sisters of Providence, but researchers are welcome. Our lim… Continue reading
Archives: keeper of the stories
Have you ever thought of Archives as being a ministry? Perhaps not, but according to Sister Marianne Mader, Archives researcher, it is. “[Archives] is a way of connecting with other people,” she notes in the summer 2012 issue of HOPE, now available online. The Sisters of Providence are blessed with an awesome Archives. Truly, this department was created when Saint Mother Theodore Guerin put pen to paper and wrote her journals as well as thousand… Continue reading
Treasures from Archives: Civil War diary
I’ve been digging around Archives looking for Civil War material for a long time. One day, Sister Marie Grace Molloy, a wonderful volunteer, asked me if I had ever seen the Civil War diary of Sister Clarice Asbury’s (RIP) grandfather. No, I hadn’t seen it, so I put the diary on my list of things to scrutinize more judiciously when I had the time. Recently I had time to take a longer look at this historical treasure. George E. Blaire (sometimes s… Continue reading
Heritage Museum
…eum is located in Providence Center and is open during the center’s normal hours: Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information For more information about Archives, contact the director by email at archives@spsmw.org or by phone at 812-535-2880…. Continue reading
Treasures from Archives
Our Archives has numerous pieces of correspondence from graduates of the Academy, the predecessor of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. Craigie Gunn Mitchell is one such alumna who has a plethora of letters that have been saved in our Archives. Craigie, of Bedford, Ind., was born in 1854 and attended the Academy from 1868 to 1872. She served as president of the college alumnae board for many years. Just to give you a little historical perspective,… Continue reading