
Dorothy Kazel, OSU: Still a Symbol of Hope
Ursuline Sisters of Cleveland
Cleveland, Ohio
The Women Religious Archives Collaborative (WRAC) Heritage Center in Cleveland, Ohio will be a place of study and celebration. Housing the archives of over 75 congregations of women religious in a state-of-the art facility, WRAC will make them accessible for research in person and online. It will also present public exhibits and events, and interactive digital programs, that honor the unique contributions of women religious to their communities and the country.
WRAC will hold the history of Catholic sisters from across the United States and Canada.
Explore our interactive map and see where our member congregations are located!
of congregations lack professional archivists
need to relocate their archives in the next 10 years
of communities don’t have a long-term plan for their archival collections
of women religious are 70+ years old
Sources: Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate study, Georgetown University, 2022; National Religious Retirement Office study, 2020
Just as they were there for us, women religious need us now as they work to ensure their legacies. Please donate today and become a Founding Donor of the WRAC Heritage Center. Your gift will help preserve and celebrate the important contributions of women religious.
The state-of-the-art, $22 million center will secure the archival collections of over 40 congregations, reducing the financial burden on each; make archives available for study by students, academics, and family members; and share the remarkable stories they contain with the public—in person and online.
Thank you for your support!
Ursuline Sisters of Cleveland
Cleveland, Ohio
Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine
Ohio
Enjoy a collection of poems from some of our member communities.
Sisters of the Humility of Mary
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Sisters of St. Francis
Tiffin, Ohio
Benedictine Sisters of Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania;
Sisters of the Incarnate Word & Blessed Sacrament, Parma Heights, Ohio;
Sisters of Loretto, Nerinx, Kentucky;
Sisters of the Precious Blood, Dayton, Ohio
Check out a great conversation between Sister Susan Durkin, Executive Director, and Sarah Lubelski, Lead Archivist, with hosts Fr. Damian Ference and Deacon Mike Hayes.
WRAC was pleased to be one of 12 community history organizations awarded a grant from the Ohio History Fund, a program of the Ohio History Connection.
Deacon Jim Armstrong and Sister Susan Durkin, OSU discuss the importance of WRAC and the Heritage Center being built in Cleveland to preserve and share the history of Catholic Sisters.
Women Religious Archives Collaborative
2475 E. 22nd Street
Cleveland, OH 44115
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216.287.5176
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