Subseries 61 - St. John's, Newfoundland, Garrison Hill

At the request of Archbishop Patrick Skinner of St. John’s and the support of Father George Daly, two Sisters arrived in September 1953 to open the last of the institute’s seven women’s residences in Canada. In the view of St. John the Baptist Basilica, the residence at 7 Garrison Hill opened a month later and accommodated up to 20 women. The Sisters provided a home-like, faith-based atmosphere with social events, study and craft clubs. An auxiliary association organized fundraising for much-needed items for the residence. While living at the residence, Sister Joan Coffey taught at St. John Bosco, the first alternative school in St. John’s. The residence was sold in July 1973 to a relative of the Parker family from whom the Sisters had purchased it 20 years earlier.

Subseries consists of correspondence, reports, newclippings, scrapbook, community annals, guest book, and materials pertainint to the Women's Auxiliary Residential Club from the SOS mission at Garrison Hill, St. John's.

The SOS had several missions in St. John's. Upon transfer to USMC, the records from each of these were arranged as discrete subseries, this distinction has been maintained.

Created by F Rousselle April 1, 2026.
Revised by F Rousselle April 2, 2026.

Mission history written by SOS archivist, MC Havey, inherited upon transfer to USMC.