Snapshots in Time: A Bridge to St. Louis History
This year marks the 150th anniversary of the completion of the Eads Bridge in St. Louis. The Carondelet Consolidated Archives discovered our own connection to the bridge.
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Sally Budge
Sally Budge is the assistant archivist for the Sisters of St. Joseph Consolidated Archives in St. Louis. She completed her master’s degree in library and information science in December 2021 and joined the archives in August 2022. Before going back to school, she stayed home to raise her four children, three of whom have “left the nest.” Volunteering in her children’s school libraries led her to pursue her degree. In her free time, Sally loves to read, hike, sew and play board games with her family. She also keeps busy volunteering with the local women’s group in her church congregation.
A birthday card from JFK
Sister Catherine Berissimo Monahan received a special card from President Kennedy on her 100th birthday, the day after his assassination.
Snapshots in Time: Stations of the Cross
During the Triduum, it seems fitting to highlight the artwork of Sister Anne Pierre Limoges depicting the fourteen stations. These beautiful, yet simple, pieces are rendered in a minimalistic line art style in ink on artist board.
Snapshots in Time: The April Fool’s Tsunami of 1946
On April 1, 1946 a deadly tsunami hit the Hawaiian Islands, caused by an 8.6 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Alaska, 2,400 miles away.
Snapshot in Time: Mele Kalikimaka
We want to share this beautiful collection of Christmas cards from our sisters who served in Hawaii. These cards that span the 1970s and ‘80s and into the early ‘90s are kept in the Carondelet Consolidated Archives in St. Louis