Our Heritage and Story

1. Where it began

• Introduction
• Where it all began

2. Elizabeth Hayes: Early period 1823-1859

• English background, family, formative years on Guernsey
• Wantage/Oxford
• London - Farm Street, Greenwich, Bayswater, Glasgow

3. Sr M Ignatius Hayes: Mission search 1859-1872

• Jamaica, after Jamaica and before BP, i.e. Orleans, Rome, Sevres, Franco-Prussian War period, St Thomas, WWI

4. Foundations: Mission and Ministry 1872-1894

• Minnesota, Georgia, Rome and more

5. Expansion of the Institute

• Short Overview from 1894 to 1994
• The Australian Story
• Existing Missions Today

 

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