Mission in Salem
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On October 30, 1866, Sisters Elizabeth Christin, Mary-Ann Brennan, Elizabeth Bannon and Mary-Ann Mullin arrived from Montreal to found a new mission in Salem, Massachusetts, where a large community of […]
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Holy Ghost Hospital
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In 1893, Reverend Thomas Scully, pastor of St. Mary’s parish, presented Mother Marie Julie Deschamps, Superior General of the Montreal General Hospital, with the idea of founding a hospital for […]
View articleStatement by Canada’s Catholic Sisters Regarding the Climate Emergency
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In pdf: UISG Bilingue Climatique Déclaration Climate Statement 2019.09.01
View articleGuided tours about the history and evolution of the former Montreal General Hospital’s architecture
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On September 7 and 8, the Mother d’Youville House will open its doors to the public for the Journées du patrimoine religieux de Montréal. Join us to learn more about […]
View articlePatriots’ Day
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On this National Patriots’ Day, we present to you a letter from Sister Elizabeth McMullen (1806-1875), bursar and administrator of the Seigneury of Chateauguay, addressed to Governor General John Colborne […]
View articleFlooding
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Located in the Old Montreal district, the grounds of the Old General Hospital were subject to several major floods (notably in 1789 and 1838) as a result of spring flooding […]
View articleDigitization project
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We are pleased to inform you that the Archives and Collections Department of the Grey Nuns of Montreal has obtained financial assistance from the Programme de soutien au traitement des […]
View articleSugar season 2019
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It’s finally time to satisfying that sweet tooth; sugar season is here! Photographs taken at the sugar shack at the Saint-Charles farm, visited by the students of the Institut Familial […]
View articleSister Marie-Eulalie Perrin
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On this International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we wanted to highlight the exceptional contribution of Sister Marie-Eulalie Perrin, s.g.m. (1829-1907) to pharmaceutical science. While working as […]
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