Saturday, September 18, 2021

Sisters of Mercy III: Omaha; Worcester; Portland; Nashville; Davenport; New Orleans; Harrisburg; Louisville; Erie/Titusville; Janesville

 Omaha, NE:

College of St Mary Campus Ministry:

https://www.csm.edu/student-life/campus-ministry

Motherhouse is next to campus. 


Worcester, MA:

Tells of the jubilarians and the location plaque. 

https://catholicfreepress.org/news/mercy-sisters-follow-path-of-forebears

Another article:

https://catholicfreepress.org/news/mercy-sisters-touched-many

Nazareth Home for Boys:

http://www.mcauleynazareth.org/page8.html


Portland, ME:

Building shown in Dehey:

Now The Motherhouse at Baxter Woods senior housing:

https://motherhouse.avestahousing.org/photogallery.aspx


Nashville, TN:

Building shown in Dehey:

St Bernard Academy:

https://www.stbernardacademy.org/about/our-history


Davenport, IA:

The Beginning of Mercy blog entry:

https://blogs.davenportlibrary.com/sc/2014/12/04/the-beginning-of-mercy/

Interactive timeline, Genesis Health (includes videos!):

https://www.genesishealth.com/about/timeline/

St Elizabeth's Mental Ward Fire:

https://www.fireengineering.com/leadership/second-major-hospital-fire-takes-forty-one-lives/#gref


New Orleans, LA:

History:

https://www.nola.com/entertainment_life/health_fitness/article_2ad802f8-66fb-58a1-82be-2d83b9886893.html

Celebrated 150 Years in NOLA:

https://clarionherald.org/news/sisters-of-mercy-celebrate-150-years-in-new-orleans

15  Closed Hospitals:

https://www.nola.com/entertainment_life/health_fitness/article_2ad802f8-66fb-58a1-82be-2d83b9886893.html

St Margaret at Mercy:

https://www.myneworleans.com/acts-of-mercy/


Harrisburg, PA:

Postcard of one of their convents:

https://www.cardcow.com/505232/sisters-mercy-convent-marilay-north-streets-harrisburg-pennsylvania/

Marycrest Convent:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/65359853@N00/18547463404

150 Years in Harrisburg:

https://www.hbgdiocese.org/sisters-of-mercy-mark-150-years-in-diocese-of-harrisburg/


Louisville, KY:

150 Years of Service in 2019:

https://therecordnewspaper.org/sisters-of-mercy-mark-150-years-of-service/

First called to be nurses at the Mariner's Hospital:

http://www.marinehospital.org/nurses.htm

Mercy Academy:

https://www.mercyacademy.com/faith-service/sisters-of-mercy

Old Mercy Academy razed:

https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/neighborhoods/2016/03/31/old-mercy-academy-going-going-gone/82462002/

Assumption High School:

https://www.ahsrockets.org/faith/


Erie/Titusville, PA:

Building shown in Dehey:

Mercyhurst University's O'Neil Tower:

(Second photo down):

http://thankyouterry.blogspot.com/2012/12/penn-state-mercyhurst-photo-gallery.html

The building shown in Dehey was an architectural proposal for the college. The founding sister didn't want to spend that much money on the tower. 

Motherhouse sold to Mercyhurst University:

https://www.erienewsnow.com/story/43637973/sisters-of-mercy-motherhouse-sold-to-mercyhurst-university


Janesville, WI:

Now Mercyhealth:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercyhealth


Vocational Link at end of last post. 


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