Nuns bring recycling to a new level – From 1000 year old abbey to refugee housing
Emmitsburg
Were you there when the first spade of earth turned?
“We Saw The First Spade of Earth Turned” – virtual tour of historic St. Joseph’s Provincial House. (Locals dubbed the large, new building “the Seton Hilton.”
Emmitsburg’s Prequel
Mother Seton arrived at the house on Paca Street the day of the dedication of the Seminary Chapel in 1808. She, her...
Sr. Evelyne Franc visits DC archives
Today was a special day in the Provincial Archives, as we welcomed Sister Evelyne Franc, Superioress General of the Daughters of Charity (center). Following a tour of the reading room and offices, Sister Evelyne, accompanied by Sisters Hilda Gleason (left) and Annina...
Daughters of Charity Civil War museum
According to the local paper "Tourists are flocking en masse to the home of the peace-filled Daughters of Charity property in Emmitsburg, just as the U.S. Army did in 1863." The story continues... The new Charity Afire museum opened Friday at the National Shrine of...
