Guide to the Connelly Group Home Collection

History of Connelly Group Home

The Connelly Group Home, originally The Connelly Home for The Mentally Retarded, was the first group home for mentally challenged women. It was opened by the Connelly Home for the Mentally Retarded, a nonprofit subsidiary organization of the Catholic Federation of the Mentally Retarded. This group opened the Villa Maria Group Home in 1978 for men. When the Connelly Group Home opened in June 1980, Sister Martha Gallagher, S.C. was the Director of Resident Services for Connelly Homes. Sister Martha said that the focus of the staff was to provide residents with a normal home environment that offered educational, vocational and rehabilitation services based on individual need. The Connelly Group Home celebrated its 25th Anniversary on July 17th, 2005.

Scope and Content

This collection consists of 1 file with 5 news clippings

Statement of Arrangement

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.

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

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Preferred Citation

Connelly Group Home, Cincinnati, Ohio Collection, Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati Archives, Mount Saint Joseph, Ohio.

Detailed Description of The Collection