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Sisters of Providence Archives Move to a New Home

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March 25, 2025 will long be remembered as the day the Sisters of Providence moved its archives to the Boston College Catholic Religious Archives Repository.  

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In the land of the founders: Finding the present in the past

In the land of the founders: Finding the present in the past

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Sisters of Providence Archivist Phyllis Ladd traced the footsteps of the Congregation’s founders.

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Sisters of Providence recognized early the critical importance of voting

Sisters of Providence recognized early the critical importance of voting

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Archives Spotlight: 2019 marks the 100th anniversary of the passing of the Nineteenth Amendment giving women the right to vote.

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Over 146 years of stories, headlines and photos

Over 146 years of stories, headlines and photos

Our pioneer Sisters came to Holyoke in 1873 as members of another community from Kingston, Ont., Canada. In 1892, we became incorporated as the Sisters of Providence, an independent congregation in the Springfield Diocese.

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True growth always involves change, though not every change means true growth.

- Mother Mary Loretto Donovan