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History

March archives snapshot
Our stories, Nos histoires6 March 2020
Fr. Engelbert Paradis came to Alberta in 1931 to teach at St. Anthony’s College in [...]
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St. Francis Friary, Winnipeg
Our stories, Nos histoires21 February 2020
The house on 233 Carlton street had a long history. It had been constructed in [...]
- History
February archives snapshot
Our stories, Nos histoires6 February 2020
Fr. Alphonse Claude-Laboissiere served as a chaplain during the Second World War from 1941-1945. Here [...]
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“Christ present in a brown habit and sandals”
Our stories, Nos histoires17 January 2020
The Franciscans have a rich history in western Canada serving in the provinces of British [...]
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The Frédéric-Janssoone Museum attracts more and more young visitors
Redaction19 December 2019
Once again this year, the Frédéric Janssoone Museum in Trois-Rivières (Quebec) had a strong [...]
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St. Elizabeth of Hungary
Our stories, Nos histoires19 November 2019
November 17 is the feast day of St. Elizabeth of Hungary, an early member of [...]
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A Franciscan cameo
Our stories, Nos histoires31 October 2019
Prince of Foxes is a movie released in 1949 based on Samuel Shellabarger’s novel of [...]
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St. Anthony’s College yearbooks
Our stories, Nos histoires10 October 2019
Recently, the Archives was able to help a gentleman looking for the yearbook from his [...]
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Peace to this house
Our stories, Nos histoires20 September 2019
In a previous blog post, we shared the story of the first celebration of St. [...]
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It’s a funny world
Our stories, Nos histoires5 September 2019
The following is an excerpt taken from Men in Brown written by Fr. Walter Bedard. [...]
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