Sister Mary Providence, pioneer educator and philanthropist in British Columbia
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- [ca. 1860]
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Sister Mary Providence, pioneer educator and philanthropist in British Columbia
Photo of painting.
Group of Sisters of St. Ann, St. Martin's Hospital, Oliver
Group of sisters, priests and 2 bishops
Group portrait includes Missionary Sisters of our Lady of Angels, Sisters of Providence and Sisters of the Immaculate Conception. Also represented are Sister Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary and Franciscans.
Blessing the elevator, St. Martin's Hospital, Vernon
Williams Lake; Sisters Of The Child Jesus
Sisters Of All Hallow's School, Yale
Sister Mary Patricia, formerly Miss Nellie Lombard, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Lombard
CALL NUMBER: T3533:0001 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Reminiscences of a missionary sister in British Columbia RECORDED: [location unknown], 1979-05-30 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Sister Patricia of the Sisters of the Child Jesus recalls her life as a missionary in B.C.: her background in Ireland; her desire to become a nun; choosing the Sisters of the Child Jesus; journey over to Canada; landing in Quebec, memories of Montreal and Trois Rivieres; had no idea what to expect of the Natives; beginning her life in B.C. at Sechelt -- Father Lepage, helping the teachers, learning about the Natives; impressions of the Native children; going up to Williams Lake -- first impressions of the landscape up there, description of the school buildings at St. Joseph's when she arrived, mosquitoes in summer, very cold in winter; discussion of Fathers and Sisters at the Mission school when she first arrived; Native children at Mission school were harder to understand than the ones at Sechelt; mainly Shuswap, some Chilcotin, differences between the two groups; enjoyed her time at Williams Lake very much; roles of Sisters, Fathers, Brothers; she found the boys easier to teach than the girls. TRACK 2: Sister Patricia: boys were easier to please; Natives were very reserved at first; describes a typical school day; she believes that residential schools allowed Natives to keep own culture; when she was a teacher, students learned practical things -- cooking, baking, sawing wood, sewing; Natives were very good at art; children and staff were always busy -- chores and school left little free time, but recreation did occur in the evenings (not organized games, children used imagination); music in the school; difficult for parents to visit children; believes children were very happy; Sisters made retreat to Vancouver at Christmas; children forgot much of what they learned over the summer holidays; teaching the children English; the Chinook language; going to mass on Sundays. CALL NUMBER: T3533:0002 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Reminiscences of a missionary sister in British Columbia RECORDED: [location unknown], 1979-05-30 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Sister Patricia of the Sisters of the Child Jesus recalls her life as a missionary in B.C.: mass was attended by white people in the surrounding area; description of Father Thomas, his duties, and his relationship with the Natives; Father Maillard was principal of the Mission school; ranch supported the school; received only a small salary; growth of school over the years; development of the Williams Lake area; arrival of the railway; run-away children; relationship with settlers in Williams Lake region; in later years, the school became more integrated with the white community; illnesses at the Mission school. CALL NUMBER: T3533:0003 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Reminiscences of a missionary sister in British Columbia RECORDED: [location unknown], 1980-07-08 SUMMARY: [No content summary available for this tape.] NOTE: This tape (and interview) end with an abrupt cut-off.
SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Memories of Indian residential schools in B.C. RECORDED: [location unknown], 1979-07-04 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Sister Norma Jeffs' recollections of her experiences as a teacher: background -- born in Vancouver, serious illnesses as a youth, decision to enter convent; why she chose the Sisters of St. Ann; first missionary experience on Kuper [Island] -- getting to know the Natives, teaching school, staff at Kuper, isolation from the mainland, dreary winters, runaway children; question of whether it was wrong to force own culture and religion on to Natives; experiences in Mission and Kamloops; positive and negative responses from Natives who went to residential schools; teaching the Native children English; some very bright students -- many success stories; differences between Kuper and Mission -- she set up a home-economics class in Mission, Oblates in Mission (missionary men from France); initially many Native parents did not want to send their children to school; canning fruit at St. Mary's Mission; beginning the mixing of boys and girls at school social events. TRACK 2: Sister Norma Jeffs remembers her time in residential schools: complaints Natives have about the schools -- they lost their culture through the church; boys mean to some of the girls; mistreatment of some Native children once they left the residential schools and were integrated into the main system; residential schools sheltered Natives from discriminatory world; language -- Nanaimo Natives now trying to teach their language to youth; many children from residential schools married each other; T.B. was very prevalent among Natives at Mission; difficulties getting money from the government; Indian Agents -- some very helpful; parents did not have much to do with the residential schools; supervising the dormitory at Kamloops residential school -- few problems, the girls listened to her; integration of different Native groups. (End of interview)
Sister Teresa Bernard interview
SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Sister Teresa Bernard RECORDED: [location unknown], [1981-01-09?] SUMMARY: [No content summary or documentation available for this interview.];
Part of Reynoldston Research and Studies oral history collection
SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Sister Marie Paul : Maillardville, 1919 to present; school and development of community PERIOD COVERED: 1919-1972 RECORDED: North Vancouver (B.C.), 1972-05-05 SUMMARY: Sister Marie Paul was born in 1898 and discusses the Catholic School at Maillardville. She also discusses religion, and French language and culture. The development of Maillardville as a community.;
Sister Josephine Carney interview
Part of Reynoldston Research and Studies oral history collection
SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Sister Josephine Carney : a Catholic Sister who had too much love to just get married RECORDED: Vancouver (B.C.), 1973 SUMMARY: Sister Josephine Carney was born in 1920 and discusses her childhood in South Vancouver; family; religion; school; the Depression; the degrading of men on relief; wanting to be a teacher; marriage would limit the number of people she could love; deciding to become a sister; reactions to this; training; teaching in Kamloops, New Westminster, Indian Residential school at Mission; questions about teaching Indians; Kamloops; Kuper Island; Lower Post (on B.C. and Yukon border); an anecdote; association with the Oblate fathers in the Indian schools; getting a B.A. and M.A. at summer school; comparative religion.
Dr. Embert van Tilburg interview
Part of West Coast Medical Historical Society oral history collection
SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Medical missionary work RECORDED: Vancouver (B.C.), 1976-04-21 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Two sisters of the Order of Charity and Providence joined the interview -- Sister Maynard and Sister Catherine. Van Tilburg's childhood in Amsterdam, Holland; Levden medical school; immigration to Vancouver; interning at St. Paul's, 1953 to 1955; practice in Victoria from 1956 onward; consultant for old people's home run by Mother Cecilia and the Sisters of the Love of Jesus; 1964 extended care facilities put into Mother Cecilia's home; becomes well-known example of extended care of high calibre; films on it shown in Israel and University of Toronto hospital administration course. TRACK 2: History of St. Paul's, read by Sister Maynard; selections from a book in documentation; 1886 Vancouver Great Fire; Holy Rosary Church; 1894 need for hospital fulfilled by Sisters of Providence; 25 bed hospital; duties of order; its work in Western Canada; Sister Maynard's pastoral work at St. Paul's, 1976; medical services registration; incidents; CUSO; outpatient clothing department run by Sister Catherine; the holistic approach at a Catholic hospital; Meals on Wheels, 1975.
Part of Robert Chesterman fonds
SUMMARY: A feature by Peter Haworth on the nuns of Abbaye Sainte-Marie des Deux-Montagnes in Quebec.;