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About Us How We Serve Vocations At the Monastery Get Involved News & Events Alumnae Gift Shop DONATE About Us SELECTEER EEN TAAL Sister Mary Philip Berger, O.S.B., archivist assistant and Sister Mary Dominic Frederick, O.S.B., monastery archivist peer into one of the many archival boxes. Monastery Archives Dispel any images you may have of our monastery archives as a dusty storage room for a remote past. The documents in the precisely coded boxes that fill the roomful of shelves carry the energy of 1,040 women — women who, over a span of 150 years, have been the Sisters of St. Benedict of Ferdinand, Indiana. With a little imagination, you might picture a sister painstakingly creating one of the handwritten music books, carefully drawing the notes and scribing the words. Or the prioresses over the years, signing the 200 or so deeds that represent acres of monastery land. You might also see Albert Krampe, who followed his father as properties manager, each day faithfully recording his duties in his log. Or the sisters sharing their own daily happenings in their little newsletter,The Dove, written in German from 1903 to 1917, and then in English. The treasured items found in the small “museum” area represent more pieces of the sisters’ lives: worn prayer books, a wooden springerle mold brought from Germany, the paintings and pottery of artist sisters, a machine that pleated thousands of coifs worn under the veil. This section of our website is your virtual passkey to a fascinating part of our monastery. We hope you have a lively and entertaining visit! We invite you to become a frequent visitor to our online archives and museum section as new items will periodically be added. Staff and Volunteers Archives Staff Volunteers Archivist: Sister Rebecca Abel, O.S.B. Archives Assistant: Sister Mary Philip Berger, O.S.B. In this Section Historical Documents Online Museum Genealogy A portion of the collections room at the Sisters of St. Benedict Sisters of St. Benedict of Ferdinand, Indiana 802 E 10th St., Ferdinand, IN 47532 P: 812-367-1411 | E: sisters@thedome.org Connect With Us Sign Up for Our Newsletter © 2021 Sisters of St. Benedict of Ferdinand, IN. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy Sitemap Contact Us