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Set of papers found in bottles in the walls of St. Ann's Academy and Convent, Osage Mission (St. Paul), KS, as the buildings were salvaged in 1900. Notes found in the bottles indicate they were placed in the walls in the summer of 1880 to bless or…

"Catholic Melodies," abridged for the use of schools, music book or hymnal published by John Murphy, Baltimore, 1845. Brown leather cover with gold image of musical cherub and other decorations on both front and back. Marked for Osage Mission and…

Mother Bridget Hayden’s habit rosary, wooden beads, 48” long. Mother Bridget Hayden served Osage Mission, KS, from 1847 until her death in 1890. In 1930, “after 40 years in the grave, her skeleton was found to be in a most perfect state, with not a…

Memorial card for the "Translation of the Remains of Seventeen Sisters of Loretto who lived and labored in Old Osage Mission to Parish Cemetery, St. Paul, Kansas, September 15th, 1930." Front picture of Jesus holding a cup. Also written in script,…

Sampler, tan background with black, gold, green, blue, and red script, five sets of the alphabet, separated with lines of decorative motifs. Signed at bottom "Victoria Whitehair Osage Mission / 1859."

According to the 1857 "Report of the…

Crucifix, wood cross with metal corpus. The museum label says the corpus was saved from the 1895 fire at St. Ann’s Academy, St. Paul, KS. Note the skull and crossbones at the foot of the cross.

The Sisters of Loretto had served at Osage Mission…

Picture of Mother Mary Bridget Hayden, oval frame (no photo of object).

Handcrafted armed oak rocking chair, curved seat, vertical back slat. This chair was bought by Mother Bridget Hayden, SL, for Fr. John Schoemakers, SJ (pioneer to Osage Mission), in his advanced years when he served as chaplain at St. Ann’s Academy,…

Picture of Father John Schoenmakers, SJ. Full standing portrait of Fr. Schoenmakers in a graveyard, next to his own gravestone. Labeled with his name (given as "Schoenmachers"), birth and death dates, and date of establishing the Osage Mission. Fr.…

Needlepoint tapestry of Holy Face, browns, cream, blue, with red background. Found in 1923 in old house of the Sisters at St. Paul, KS, found beneath a picture of Fr. Schoenmakers, SJ. The tapestry was probably made by Mother Bridget Hayden…