by John Freund, CM | Sep 18, 2013 | Vincentian Family
Mother Seton arrived at  the house on Paca Street  the day of the dedication of the Seminary Chapel in 1808. She, her three daughters, and several other girls called the Paca Street house their home for only one year, 1808 to 1809. During that year, she befriended a...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 9, 2013 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
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...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 29, 2013 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
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...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 26, 2012 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
The big day is here: the blessing and dedication of the Emmitsburg Campus. Members of the Province of St. Louise’s leadership team began arriving yesterday and the archives staff spent the afternoon giving tours of our new space to our guests from St. Louis....
by John Freund, CM | Jul 1, 2012 | Vincentian Family
From the Facebook page of the The National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Community Day ! Our living historians at the Seton Heritage Expo are having a lot of fun talking to people about life in the 1800s. People learned how to play Civil War era games,...
