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, 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...