150 Anniversary, Photo Albums
Original Cookie Cutters
Sister Pat Froning treated the 150th Anniversary Committee to a special treat at a recent meeting. She made cookies using the original cookie cutters that the Religious Brothers made and...
150 Anniversary, History
Timeline for the Sisters of St. Francis 1867-1893
1867 - November 5, Rev. Joseph Bihn begins account for Citizens Hospital and Orphan Asylum with $5,000 paid for farm.
1867 - November 9 - First property deed is signed by...
150 Anniversary, Sesquicentennial
Sesquicentennial Corner—May
Until 1936, orphans, along with elderly men and women, were very much part of the life at the Citizens Hospital and Orphan Asylum. The children were busy. They studied for...
150 Anniversary, Sesquicentennial
Sesquicentennial Corner—April
Along with caring for the elderly, St. Francis Home (Citizens Hospital and Orphan Asylum) was founded to care for orphans. When the widow, Elizabeth Schaefer, moved on March 1, 1868,...
150 Anniversary, Sesquicentennial
Sesquicentennial Corner—March
St. Francis Home grew in the number of residents after its founding in 1869. Between 1871 and 1888, the Home (Citizens Hospital and Orphan Asylum) purchased over 400 acres of...
150 Anniversary, Media
150th Anniversary video
Click on the link to view a video of our campus and learn about our history, ministries and more.
150 Anniversary, Sesquicentennial
Bicentennial Corner—February
The new St. Francis Home grew. The first five years of the new Home saw the number of Sisters grow to 16 Sisters, 49 orphans from 31 families being received,...
150 Anniversary, Sesquicentennial
Bicentennial Corner—January
A yearlong celebration is planned to mark the foundation of the Sisters of St. Francis and of St. Francis Home 150 years ago. June 4, 1869, the Feast of the...