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National Archives Project for Women Religious Launches New Website

NAPWR is a consortium of repositories working to house, preserve, and make accessible the archival collections and histories of women religious congregations in the United States. This collaboration provides a coordinated response to assist congregations in planning for their archives, amplifies the message of the urgent need to protect these collections, and increases access by digitally linking repositories.

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WRAC Celebrates $5.5 Million Gift from the Sisters of St. Benedict, Crookston, MN

We are pleased to announce that the Benedictine Sisters of Crookston, MN, have made a generous five-year gift to WRAC to support construction and endowment of our Heritage Center. Upon announcing this major lead gift, Benedictine Pastoral Administrator Jennifer Mechtild stated, “Given the varying financial circumstances and current projects in many monasteries, we realized everyone was not able make a large gift. We make this gift to lift everyone up with us.” 

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Sisters of Charity Foundation highlights WRAC

The Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland is proud to be a founding funder of WRAC, a nonprofit organization serving women religious in preserving their congregations’ unique histories and charisms for future generations—work that has become increasingly urgent.

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WRAC featured in Dome, A publication of The Ursuline Sisters of Louisville

The Ursuline Sisters of Louisville Archives contains invaluable records showing the remarkable impact our Sisters have had in the communities they’ve served for the past 165 years. As archivist, I receive dozens of requests each year from scholarly researchers, former students of Ursuline schools, family genealogists related to an Ursuline Sister, and others who have been touched by the Ursulines in some way and who are seeking information only our records can provide.

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October 2024 Newsletter

Join us in honoring all the work archivists do to preserve and tell our stories during Archives Month in October and get the latest WRAC updates and plans.

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September 2024 Newsletter

Get the latest update from our lead archivist, welcome CWR as our newest member, and learn how WRAC is engaging the community to shape future programming.

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Sr. Susan and Sr. Ginger represent NAPWR at LCWR

August 2024 Newsletter

Learn about the National Archives Project for Women Religious, take a tour of the Cleveland Public Library and get the latest design and construction update.

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July 2024 Newsletter

WRAC receives a grant from the Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland and shares their journey to South Dakota and Minnesota covering 700 miles to visit four partners.

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June 2024 Newsletter

Meet WRAC’s new lead archivist, Sarah Lubelski, welcome our newest member, Monastery of St. Gertrude from Cottonwood, Idaho, and get campaign progress and Board of Directors updates.

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May 2024 Newsletter

WRAC celebrates a $5.5 million gift from the Sisters of St. Benedict, Crookston, MN, welcomes the Vincentian Sisters of Cleveland Collection from the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati, and shares news from the WRAC Archival Response Team.

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