Guide to the Saint Brigid Parish and School Collection
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Title: |
Saint Brigid Parish and School Collection |
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Repository: |
Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati Archives
Phone: 513-347-5348
http://www.srcharitycinti.org/
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Creator: |
Saint Brigid Parish and School |
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Dates: |
1898-2009 |
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Quantity: |
.25 linear feet |
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Abstract: |
A collection of correspondence and ephemera from Saint Brigid Parish and School in Xenia, Ohio. |
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Identification: |
SC-MIS-060-2016 |
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Language: |
The records are in English |
History of Saint Brigid Parish and School
In 1879, three Sisters of Charity arrived in Xenia to take over St. Brigid's School which had been conducted by lay persons
since 1855. The original frame schoolhouse was in poor condition, but a new, modern structure was erected in 1914. The Sisters
resided in several houses before settling into a permanent residence in 1925. Commercial classes were added in 1905 with
all four years of high school being offered in 1917. The first high school graduation was in 1920.
The 1950's saw two major changes-a new grade school outside the town for grades 1-6; and the closing of St. Brigid High School
because of small enrollment. By 1998, only one Sister of Charity, Sister Lois Jean Goetke, Principal, still served in Xenia.
Scope and Content
Included in this collection are six files containing information regarding: correspondence, news articles, anniversary publications,
historical details and timelines and a listing of the Sisters who had ministered there.
Statement of Arrangement
The arrangement adheres to the original order whenever possible.
Restrictions on Access and Use
Permission to use the collection can be obtained from the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati Congregational Archivist. External
researchers need to complete a request form stating the purpose of their research and a list of collections to be consulted
upon their visit, which must be approved by the Archivist prior to an on-site visit. If a researcher is unable to visit the
Archives in person, the Archivist will conduct a minimum amount of research and provide scanned copies of some materials if
requested.
Related Material: Related Material
Photos -- 2
Box 5 in repository
Can be viewed in notebook 2
Artifacts: Brick - covered in material, from St. Brigid Church, which was destroyed by a tornado April 3, 1974. Sister Elizabeth
Davis crawled through the rubble to retrieve this brick. Stored in repository.
Diploma - Unframed black & white diploma from St. Brigid High School, Xenia, OH. On display in the McCann room.
Plate - 8" plate with gold rim; St. Brigid Sesquicentennial. Stored in repository.
DVD: Receiving the Mother Seton Awards are Bob and Ruth Conway, Dick and Tina Meder, and St. Brigid School 2010
Material on this mission may also be included among our oral history and presentation transcription collections. Please consult
with the Congregational Archivist if you would like to explore and possibly utilize these collections.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Subjects:
Catholic Church -- Education-- United States
Catholic Church -- Education-- United States -- History
Catholic schools -- United States
Catholic schools -- United States -- History
Church Schools
Church schools -- History
Monasticism and religious orders for women -- Catholic Church -- History
Parishes
Parishes -- History
Organizations/Corporations:
Catholic Church. Archdiocese of Cincinnati (Ohio)
Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati
Places:
Xenia (Ohio)
Preferred Citation
Saint Brigid Parish and School Collection, Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati Archives, Mount Saint Joseph, Ohio.
Detailed Description of The Collection
Box 1 / Folder 1
Annual Historical and House Reports-- Lists of Sisters on Mission; Timeline of Significant Events; Descriptions of Significant
Visitors and Conventions or Workshops; Enrollment; Vocations, 1940-1993
Box 1 / Folder 2
Early History of St. Brigid by Rose Helene Luebbe, SC; Correspondence-- Jeannine Selzer, SC; Response to Task Force Evaluation
of St. Brigid School; Handbook for Parents St. Brigid School; Resolution from St. Brigid Parish Council Honoring
the Sisters' Service; Proclamation from the Xenia Mayor Honoring the Sisters' Service; Booklet--St. Brigid Dedication
February 27, 1977; Invitation--Sisters of Charity Day at St. Brigid School; Collection of Letters written by St. Brigid
Students Reflecting on their Visit to the SC Motherhouse; Completed Local Study Group Questionnaires on Elementary Education,
Curriculum, Socio-Economic Community, and C.C.D. Program; History and Timeline of St. Brigid with a List of Sister
Superiors and Pastors; Recommendation of Task Force Following Study; "Early Days at Saint Brigid's, Xenia" by Mary Michaella
Lane, SC, 1951-2008
Box 1 / Folder 3
Newsletter--SC Focus "Xenia Sisters Safe, Begin massive Clean-Up"; Excerpts from Postal Life "Moments of Panic,
Days of Pride"; Book--Tornado at Xenia April 3, 1974 by Barbara Lynn Reidel, Photography by Peter Wayne Kyryl;
Booklet--A Special Report by the Journal Herald-Dayton, Ohio Tornado; News Clipping--Photos of St. Brigid's Church Following
1974 Tornado, 1974
Box 1 / Folder 4
News Clippings-- Appointments to the Parochial School Board; Education Business Day at St. Brigid School; Closure of St. Brigid
High School; Commencement of St. Brigid High School; Enrollment Figures; Sisters Thais Jonte, SC and Grace Angela Hillebrand,
SC injured in Pedestrian Automobile Accident; Catholic Youth Organization Football Team; First Communion; May Devotions; Immaculate
Conception Sodality of St. Brigid's Legion; Photographs of St. Brigid Church and School; School Burglarized; Science
Fair; Student Mass Photograph; Snapshots Taken at Vacation School; Eugene Fox, SC's Christmas Pageant Performed at Carroll
High School in Dayton, featuring Maureen Endres of St. Brigid's Parish; Parishioners and Constantia Duffourc, SC attend
Beatification of Mother Elizabeth Seton; Carol Seigel and Susanne O'Neill Named Top Spellers; St. Brigid's Parents Club
call for Enforcement of Speed Regulations; St. Brigid Interracial Council meet with Brother Joseph Davis, an English
Teacher in Nigeria; Bus Service Affected by State Ruling; Period of Mourning Held for Victims of 16th Street Baptist
Church Bombing in Birmingham, Alabama; Special Prayers Planned for Rev. A. L. Schumacher; Cincinnati Archdiocean Catholic
Schools Drop First Grade Classes; Sisters John Helen Bockhort, SC and Jeannine Selzer, SC Injured in Pedestrian
Automobile Accident; Joseph Anna, SC Speaks About Working with Interracial Council; Book Essay Winners; Requiem
for Rev. A. L. Schumacher; 1974 Tornado Devastation and Rebuilding Efforts; Modular Classrooms Installed to Resume St.
Brigid School Classes; Special Mass Planned for Canonization of Elizabeth Seton; Mass and Groundbreaking Ceremony for
New St. Brigid Church and School; Xenia Area Inter-Faith Council Distributed $130,000 to Persons and Families
Affected by the Tornado; Installation of Church Bell by I. T. Verdin Co., Cincinnati; Dedication of St. Brigid Church;
History of St. Brigid School; School Secretary Gail Cavender, Sister to Steven Lauterbach, a Hostage during the Iranian
Crisis; Rev. Robert Von Holle Leaves Parish; First-Place Finish for Tools for School Contest, Photograph of Lois Goettke,
SC with Books Purchased with Prize Money; Sesquicentennial of St. Brigid School; Intercom Article--"SC Spirit Continues at
St. Brigid" by Erin Reder; Music Director Anne Shoup and Family History with St. Brigid School and Parish; Excerpt
from December 10, 2009 Update--St. Brigid School Erects Statue of Mother Seton with Children, 1898-2009
Box 1 / Folder 5
Book--St. Brigid Parish Sesquicentennial: 1849-1999 One Hundred and Fifty Years of Coming Together in Christ ;
Correspondence--Letter from St. Brigid Sesquicentennial Committee delivering a copy of the Above-listed Book, 1999
Box 1 / Folder 6
Lists of Sisters who served in St. Brigid Parish and School-- Alphabetically by Last Name; By Year; Appointment of Sisters
to serve at St. Brigid School; List of Living Sisters who have been in Xenia on Mission, compiled in 1984 and 1989, 1971-2003