Journeys of Ursuline Academy and College documents the educational work of a
group of Ursuline Sisters who arrived in Kansas in 1894 through text and
numerous photographs. The Sisters founded an academy and college in
Paola, KS within a few years and the institution successfully educated young
women from many states and several continents. The college was
discontinued after 1957 and the academy after 1971.
The surviving convent was closed in 2009
after a merger with the Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph who are located
in Maple Mount, KY. The Sisters in Kentucky also operated an academy that
closed in 1963. Mount
Saint Joseph Junior College for Women opened
in 1925. This institution later moved to Ownsboro in 1950 and is
now known as Brescia
University, a co-educational institution.
The Miami County Historical Society offers
web pages with historical information and a timeline with images of the academy and
College.
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