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Certificate of Appreciation to Sr. Marie Ego, SL, for dedicated service to the FST Congregation on the occasion of their Silver Jubilee, December 2009. Certificate edged in silver and mounted on a black with multicolored glitter wood board covered…

Banner, blue background with green, red, and gold stripes on ends and gold lettering: “The Archbishop is grateful for all what you have done for us.” Given to Sisters of Loretto at the occasion of the dedication of the Loretto FST School in Ghana.

Banner made from 7 strips of purple woven fabric with white stripes on ends and text "Congratulations on your 200 years anniversary / long live Loretto Sisters long live America from FST Sisters Ghana." The Daughters of the Most Blessed Trinity (FST…

Trade beads from Ghana. Packet consists of 31 total objects. 21 individual glass beads, one blue medallion and one brown ovoid bead, the other beads cylindrical and in various sizes and colorful patterns. 5 strands of beads on raffia, string, or…

Green glass bottle, cork stop, covered with piece of beadwork with geometric design in white, yellow, blue, black, red, and green. Brought from Africa (probably South Africa) by Sr. Elaine Satterwhite, SL. Sr. Elaine Satterwhite (1934-2018) took two…

The 3rd World Program was a Sisters of Loretto-sponsored educational experience in 1976 as a way of celebrating the Bicentennial. This program immersed participants in a transcultural experience to deepen the appreciation of other peoples’ culture…

Ebony wood carving from Ghana, figure of a woman with circular headdress, gold wire earrings, and necklace of blue and white ceramic beads.

The Loretto Africa Project began in 1989. Sr. Marie Ego, SL, served in Ghana 1989-2006 and still serves…

Hand-carved, ebony wood decoration, from Ahwiaa in the Ashanti region of Ghana. The top portion is the Gye Nyame symbol, a sign of the omnipotence and immortality of God. The literal meaning is "unless God..." The bottom portion is a creche or…

Pair of African figures made of dark wood. Each figure is composed of three persons holding up a globe with the words “Millennium 2000” carved on it. There is a slight variation in the base designs and one is slightly broken. From Sr. Elaine…

Coins from Ghana; all have the text "freedom and justice" and different symbols. Donated by Sr. Marie Ego, SL, director of the African Project.

a) 50 pesewas, copper-colored, shield on back, 1979.
b) 1 cedi, copper-colored, shell on front,…