Archives gallery

This section provides access to all electronic archive documents which make up the virtual exhibit. With the help of search filters and criteria, browse among a variety of documents preserved by Archives Services, such as manuscripts, photographs, school text books, films, architectural drawings and much more. The large amounts of documents reflect the fascinating history of the   Congrégation de Notre-Dame’s work in education in a multitude of locations and throughout centuries.

Exterior view - Notre-Dame Convent

Exterior view - Notre-Dame Convent

Trenton, Ontario, [18-].
Exterior view - Pensionnat de la Congrégation de Notre-Dame / École secondaire Notre-Dame-de-l'Etchemin

Exterior view - Pensionnat de la Congrégation de Notre-Dame / École secondaire Notre-Dame-de-l'Etchemin

Saint-Romuald (Lévis), Quebec, [18-].
Exterior view - Pensionnat de la Congrégation de Notre-Dame/Pensionnat Saint-Jean-de-Québec

Exterior view - Pensionnat de la Congrégation de Notre-Dame/Pensionnat Saint-Jean-de-Québec

Saint-Jean (Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu), Quebec, [18-].
Exterior view - Pensionnat Sainte-Catherine / Académie Sainte-Catherine

Exterior view - Pensionnat Sainte-Catherine / Académie Sainte-Catherine

Montreal, Quebec, [18-?].
Exterior view - Pensionnat Villa Maria (Maria Villa) / École secondaire classique Villa Maria / Collège Villa Maria

Exterior view - Pensionnat Villa Maria (Maria Villa) / École secondaire classique Villa Maria / Collège Villa Maria

Montreal, Quebec, [18-].
Exterior view - Saint Vincent Parochial School / Saint Vincent Academy / Saint Mary School

Exterior view - Saint Vincent Parochial School / Saint Vincent Academy / Saint Mary School

Kingston, Ontario, [18-?].
Exterior view - Stella Maris Convent

Exterior view - Stella Maris Convent

Pictou, Nova Scotia, [18-].
First page of the catechism lesson plan for First Communion taken from the notebook of a student at Mont Sainte-Marie

First page of the catechism lesson plan for First Communion taken from the notebook of a student at Mont Sainte-Marie

Montreal, Canada East (Quebec), [18-].
Portrait of Mgr. Plessis

Portrait of Mgr. Plessis

Quebec, Lower Canada (Quebec), 1800.
Students at the convent with Sister Sainte-Clothilde (Marie-Élisabeth de Courcy) and Sister Saint-Stanislas (Annie Cameron)

Students at the convent with Sister Sainte-Clothilde (Marie-Élisabeth de Courcy) and Sister Saint-Stanislas (Annie Cameron)

Watetbury, Connecticut, United States, [18-].
Study course at the convent

Study course at the convent

Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, [18-].
Pages taken from the expenditure record of the convent

Pages taken from the expenditure record of the convent

Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada (Quebec), 1810.
The Sisters are welcomed to a new mission

The Sisters are welcomed to a new mission

Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce, Quebec, 1823.
Marie-Catherine Huot (Sister Sainte-Madeleine)

Marie-Catherine Huot (Sister Sainte-Madeleine)

Demographic table of the school in Pointe-aux-Trembles, a district of Montréal

Demographic table of the school in Pointe-aux-Trembles, a district of Montréal

Pointe-aux-Trembles (Montreal), Canada East (Quebec), 1830.
Pages taken from the record of accounts of the boarders

Pages taken from the record of accounts of the boarders

Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud (Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud), Canada East (Quebec), 1838.
Request by Mgr. Lartigue, Bishop of Montreal, for the return of the Sisters of the Congrégation de Notre-Dame

Request by Mgr. Lartigue, Bishop of Montreal, for the return of the Sisters of the Congrégation de Notre-Dame

La Prairie, Canada East (Quebec), 30 September 1838.
Teaching the soldiers’ children at École Bonsecours

Teaching the soldiers’ children at École Bonsecours

Montreal, Lower Canada (Quebec), 1838-1846.
Exterior view - Académie Saint-Joseph

Exterior view - Académie Saint-Joseph

Montreal, Quebec, [between 1839 and 1954].
Rapport de M. Louis Comte concernant les dommages causés au couvent de la Congrégation de Notre-Dame pendant l'occupation des troupes de Sa Majesté

Rapport de M. Louis Comte concernant les dommages causés au couvent de la Congrégation de Notre-Dame pendant l'occupation des troupes de Sa Majesté

La Prairie, Canada East (Quebec), 24 October 1839.
En route to found a mission

En route to found a mission

Kingston, Upper Canada (Ontario), 1841.
Pages taken from the record of accounts of the convent boarders

Pages taken from the record of accounts of the convent boarders

Terrebonne, Canada East (Quebec), 1842.
Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours Chapel

Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours Chapel

Montreal, Quebec, [ca. 1848].
Estimate of the cost of rebuilding the church and chancel

Estimate of the cost of rebuilding the church and chancel

Montreal, Quebec, 9 June 1844.
Receipt for Italian lessons at the Notre-Dame boarding school

Receipt for Italian lessons at the Notre-Dame boarding school

Montreal, Canada East (Quebec), 1844.
Pages taken from the revenue and expenditure records

Pages taken from the revenue and expenditure records

Pointe-aux-Trembles (Montreal), Canada East (Quebec), 1846-1847.
Employment contract between the Congrégation de Notre-Dame and the Bureau des commissaires catholiques romains de la cité de Montréal

Employment contract between the Congrégation de Notre-Dame and the Bureau des commissaires catholiques romains de la cité de Montréal

Montreal, Canada East (Quebec), 24 April 1847.
Exterior view - Convent of the Congrégation de Notre-Dame

Exterior view - Convent of the Congrégation de Notre-Dame

L'Assomption, Quebec, [between 1847 and 1889].
Exterior view - Couvent de Saint-Laurent after it was renovated for les Sœurs de Sainte-Croix in 1847

Exterior view - Couvent de Saint-Laurent after it was renovated for les Sœurs de Sainte-Croix in 1847

Montreal (Quebec), Canada, [between 1847 and 1947].
Exterior view - Convent of the Congrégation de Notre-Dame

Exterior view - Convent of the Congrégation de Notre-Dame

Sainte-Croix, Quebec, [ca 1934].