A group of Sisters from the early Massachusetts community in Lowell and Lawrence. In the front row are Sisters: Augusta of the Sacred Heart, Mary Louise, Francisca, Desirée, Gertrude, and Agnes Joseph. In the middle row are Sisters: Philomena, Zita,…
A group of early Sisters in the Sixth Street courtyard in Cincinnati. In the front row are Sisters: Aloysius Gonzaga, Mary Magdalene, Aloysia, and Josepha. In the middle row are Sisters: Martha, Aloysius, Mary Johanna, and Lawrence. In the back row…
A photo of early Sisters in Cincinnati at Sixth Street Convent. In the front row are: Sisters Florentia, Eusebie, Loyola, Marie Florentia, and Marie Donatilde. In the second row are: Sisters Eulalia du St Esprit, Constantia, Alphonse Marie, and…
A May Procession around the Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto in the convent garden at the Square. The Grotto was originally built in the 1873 and later remodeled in 1883 after Sr Julia McGroarty had a dream about the Grotto.
A photo of the statue of Our Lady of Lourdes that was originally placed in the Grotto of the Notre Dame Convent's garden at West Rittenhouse Square. When the building was sold in the 1960s, the site was demolished and the statue disappeared. A note…
A view of the former Notre Dame Convent and Academy of Notre Dame's front entrance, located at West Rittenhouse Square. Due to the cost of maintenance and upkeep to the building, the Sisters closed the school in 1966 and sold the property in 1967.
An angled view of the high school's front exterior and the side grounds surrounding the building. In 1925, the Sisters decided to move the boarding students from West Rittenhouse Square outside of the city to the Moylan site, which became the Academy…