Loretto High School Graduating Class, 1952

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Loretto High School Graduating Class, 1952

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Name/Title

Loretto High School Graduating Class, 1952

Entry/Object ID

SM.0072

Description

The 1952 graduating class of Loretto High School, formerly Loretto Academy, in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. Pictured are Mary Kusmierz, Joan Synell, JoAnne Kenz, Alberta Savoie, Katherine Thelen, Mary Barrett, Romaine Robbins, Beatrice Mayer, Marilyn Metkitt, Ann Thompson, Dolores Chapul, Donna O'Connor, Dorothy Devereaux, Antoinette Fazzari, William J. Brunet, Anne Sobesky, Mary Lawrence, Barbara Forrest, Patricia Krol, Greta Verbeke, Patricia Eagle, Jean Mongeon, Carol LaFaver, Helen LaJoice, Mary Gaulfier, Alphonse Dalimonte, Shelia Lyons, Vida Hart, Joyce Fabey, Lois Mayotte, Marlene Menard, Joan Mongeon, Donald Dolezel, John Kolbow, Peter Savoie, Charles Myotte, Clement Rose, Mary Catherine Andary, Donald Killips, Archie Lee Stobie and Philip Ferroni. In 1896, IBVM Sisters traveled to Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan to begin an education ministry at St. Mary's Parish. Three years later, Loretto Academy was constructed and opened as a convent, school and boarding house. In the following decades, the Sister's ministry grew to include additional schools and programs. Despite the closure of Loretto Catholic Central High School and St. Mary's Elementary School in 1971, the IBVM maintained an active role in local education into the 1980s.

Context

Born in 1585 in North Yorkshire, England, Mary Ward founded the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary in 1609. Focused on education, the Sisters developed their ministry despite significant political, spiritual and material challenges. In 1880, the Canadian Mission of the IBVM established a presence in Illinois, and the following year, the IBVM North American Branch was created. In 1892, their ministry expanded into Chicago, and by 1896, the Sisters had opened a school in Michigan. Over the following decades, further growth resulted in ministries in California and Arizona, both of which began in 1949. In the 21st Century, the IBVM and its companions are active in Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, California and Arizona.

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Studio

Foyer Studio

Date made

1952

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