150 Anniversary, Sesquicentennial
Sesquicentennial Corner—January
St. Francis Home, although in a new building in 1961, was a “home for the aged” rather than a “nursing” home just as it had been from its founding. The...
150 Anniversary, Sesquicentennial
Sesquicentennial Corner—December
Father Bihn, who with Elizabeth Schaefer, founded St. Francis Home, had specified that the aged who came to St. Francis Home were to pay a nominal sum to help defray...
150 Anniversary, Sesquicentennial
Sesquicentennial Corner—November
As pastor of St. Joseph Church inTiffin, Father Joseph Bihn saw the need after the Civil War not only to provide a home for poor children, but also a home...
150 Anniversary, Photo Albums
150th Anniversary at St. Francis Home
Pictures from our 150th anniversary open house celebration on October 3rd.
150 Anniversary, Sesquicentennial
Sesquicentennial Corner—October
The orphanage at St. Francis closed in 1936. By 1935, the number of orphans being cared for in all orphanages was decreasing yearly, largely because of the provision in...
News
Clear Night, Bright Star
Clear Night, Bright Star by Sister Jane Frances Omlor is now published and is available to the public.
150 Anniversary, Photo Albums
Cemetery Celebration of Thanksgiving in Memory of the those who came before us
The celebration began with an opening song and prayer in the St. Francis Convent Chapel followed by a procession out to the cemetery. Following a trumpet call, there was a...
150 Anniversary, Media, News
Sisters of St. Francis celebrate 150 years …
Since its beginnings in 1869 caring for displaced orphans and elderly people after the Civil War to the multi-dimensional campus and community it is today, the Sisters of St. Francis...
