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St Helen - Dayton, Convent
A view of the new convent of the Sisters teaching at St Helen School in Dayton, Ohio. The Sisters began teaching at St Helen's in 1954.
St Agnes - Dayton, First Communicants
A group of students from St Agnes School in Dayton who received their First Communion.
St Agnes - Dayton, School Building
A view of the school building at St Agnes in Dayton, Ohio. The Sisters began teaching at the school in 1904.
St Agnes - Dayton, 4th Grade Class 1932-1933
The 4th Grade Class at St Agnes from the 1932-1933 school year. Two students in the photo would eventually become Sisters of Notre Dame.
Holy Trinity - Dayton, Two Sisters at Church Event
Two Sisters at an important event or celebration at Holy Trinity Parish in Dayton, Ohio. The Sisters began teaching the students at the school in 1861, along with the Marianists who joined later. Over 35 Holy Trinity students eventually joined the…
Holy Trinity - Dayton, Parishioners at Church Event
A view of parishioners of Holy Trinity in Dayton after an important church event or celebration. Holy Trinity Parish was founded in an effort to address the overcrowding at Emmanuel Church around 1860.
Holy Trinity - Dayton, Church Event
A view of an important event or celebration at Holy Trinity in Dayton between 1920 and 1930. The Sisters taught at the school, beginning in 1861.
Holy Family - Dayton, Convent Chapel
A view of the convent chapel on the first floor of the Holy Family Convent in Dayton. The convent was renovated in 1954 to create more space for the Sisters teaching at Holy Family School.
Holy Family - Dayton, Convent
A view of the front of the renovated convent used by the Sisters at Holy Family Parish in Dayton, Ohio. Although the Sisters taught at the school when it opened in 1907, the Sisters moved into the convent in 1926 from the convent on Franklin Street.
Most Holy Trinity - Phoenix, First Convent Front
A front view of the first convent used by the Sisters in the Most Holy Trinity parish. When the Sisters arrived in 1953, the convent was not quite ready, so they boarded with the Sisters of the Good Shepherd for a few weeks. By the mid 1960s, the…
Most Holy Trinity - Phoenix, First Convent
An image of the first convent used by the Sisters in the Most Holy Trinity Parish. The convent was two one-story three-bedroom prefabricated houses connected together. It was built this way so that after the Sisters moved to a larger convent, the…
Our Lady of Perpetual Help - Glendale, Church and Classrooms
A side view of the old church at 55th and Lamar. As the community in the parish continued to grow, Sisters needed increasing room. One place they found for classroom space was in the back of the church.
Glendale - Migrant Workers Homes
A view of a migrant worker's house on the perimeter of the Our Lady of Perpetual Help parish boundaries. Sisters both in the OLPH and Most Holy Trinity in Phoenix would teach the children of the migrants.
Our Lady of Perpetual Help - Glendale, Church Interior Before Fire
An interior view of the church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help at 55th and Lamar. The image is believed to be before a possible fire burned a significant amount and it had to be renovated.
Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Glendale - Church Exterior
An image of the front of the church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help at 55th and Lamar Ave. in Glendale, AZ. The parish of OLPH was the first location in Arizona that the Sisters settled in. When the Sisters arrived in the summer of 1950, they quickly…
Notre Dame Academy - Southern Pines, Social Hall
The Social Hall was used by the students as a space for indoor recreation.
Notre Dame Academy - Southern Pines, Horse Riding
Seven students sitting on horses on the campus grounds. Horse riding was a popular pastime for the students. Sister Helen recalled that most days from 3-4, students spent time outside for athletic purposes. One of the general regulations stated that…
Notre Dame Academy - Southern Pines, School Bus
An image of the school bus used to transport day schoolers to and from the Academy. There was an option to board at the school, which four students did the first year the school opened in 1937, but most students lived at home.
Notre Dame Academy - Southern Pines, Young Students
Students from the lower grades outside of the school house. When the school opened, Sisters held classes from 1st through the fourth year of high school. All grades were taught French and there was an emphasis on musical classes.
Notre Dame Academy - Southern Pines, Dorm Room
A dorm room used by one of the lodgers at the Academy. Sister Marie Sylvia, mistress of boarders in the 1930s, described how difficult it was to keep the boarders from being bored because there was little excitement at the Academy. Students wanted to…