If it's the Sisters of Charity from Convent Station (not Central Station), they now run St Elizabeth's College in Convent Station which is located just outside of Morristown, NJ. My daughter is a grad student there. Hope this helps, Susan ----- Original Message ----- From: C. Lisa <cjlisa@worldnet.att.net> To: <NJHUDSON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2001 8:15 PM Subject: Re: [NJHUDSON-L] Monastery in Hoboken > I just spoke with an acquaintance who originated from UC and North Bergen as > well and she mention that the priests were "Passionists" (someone mentioned > this already, but she confirmed) and she still contributes to the order and > will eventually get me the address for any interested. > > She indicated that the nuns were the "Sisters of Charity" from Central > Station, NJ -- so we now have 2 different -- but she was positive about > this. > > Claire > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "C. Lisa" <cjlisa@worldnet.att.net> > To: <NJHUDSON-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2001 9:04 PM > Subject: Re: [NJHUDSON-L] Monastery in Hoboken > > > | As I recall there were both nuns and priests there -- there would have to > | have been because of the church. I have pics of old postcards that I > copied > | from Ebay and one of them has a lot of people on the grounds -- it's hard > to > | tell but I think nuns in habit or perhaps also school children in > uniforms. > | > | I've come to the conclusion that I will eventually put together a website > | with the many pictures that I took and postcards that I copied -- I think > it > | would be fun for everyone, esp. those who don't know the area. Maybe I > can > | even get permission from the town to use the historic pictures and > notations > | on the calendar they put together for the 75th anniversary. > | Claire > | > | ----- Original Message ----- > | From: "Maureen Shelly" <mcshelly2@msn.com> > | To: "C. Lisa" <cjlisa@worldnet.att.net> > | Cc: <MihnBu@aol.com>; <KPRaeder@aol.com> > | Sent: Monday, January 08, 2001 8:27 PM > | Subject: Re: [NJHUDSON-L] Monastery in Hoboken > | > | > | | > | | I believe St. Michael's Monastery may have been built for the Passionist > | | Fathers, and was their Monastery. Probably an order of nuns ran St. > | | Michael's School, which was on another site, right? > | | > | | Maureen > | | > | | > | | ----- Original Message ----- > | | From: "C. Lisa" <cjlisa@worldnet.att.net> > | | To: <NJHUDSON-L@rootsweb.com> > | | Sent: Monday, January 08, 2001 6:17 PM > | | Subject: Re: [NJHUDSON-L] Monastery in Hoboken > | | > | | > | | > The monastery is a landmark. I walked past it as a child and am now > | | amazed > | | > that it is visible from many miles away as you are approaching Union > | City > | | > from the turnpike exit in Secaucus. > | | > > | | > ST. Michael's monastery was 2 square street blocks large. It was to > be > | | > razed and condos constructed there -- nuns were unable to hang onto > the > | | > site, just weren't able to maintain it anymore (cost). I believe that > I > | | > read that there was a handful of nuns left at the time. I'm happy to > | say > | | > that the church and monastery were taken over by a Korean > churchgroup -- > | | and > | | > part of the grounds are now used as a recreation field and track. > | | Location > | | > was 18-21st St. and Summit Avenue to West St. in Union City -- > formerly > | | West > | | > Hoboken. I have no idea where the records may be kept and do not know > | the > | | > order of the nuns for the monastery. The monastery is a landmark. I > | | walked > | | > past it as a child and am now amazed that it is visible from many > miles > | | away > | | > as you are approaching Union City from the turnpike exit in Secaucus. > | | > > | | > Claire > | | > ----- Original Message ----- > | | > From: "jw" <judyw@gte.net> > | | > To: <NJHUDSON-L@rootsweb.com> > | | > Sent: Sunday, January 07, 2001 10:28 PM > | | > Subject: [NJHUDSON-L] Monastery in Hoboken > | | > > | | > > | | > | I am interested in knowing the whereabouts of records for St > Michaels > | | > | monastery in what was called West Hoboken in the early 1900's. Also, > | | where > | | > | was West Hoboken? is it just Hoboken now ? > | | > | Are the records available to the public? and if they are where and > | how? > | | > | > | | > | I am looking for my Aunt Domenica SPINA who came to US in 1912 and I > | | > believe > | | > | entered a convent. I was hoping to find some kind of information > about > | a > | | > | convent in these records. > | | > | Does anyone know of a convent in Hoboken or Jersey City that would > | have > | | > been > | | > | around during 1915-30? > | | > | > | | > | thanks > | | > | Judy Williamsjudyw@gte.net > | | > | > | | > | > | | > | ==== NJHUDSON Mailing List ==== > | | > | New people subscribe to and unsubscribe from the list each week. > | | > | You are encouraged to resubmit your queries two or three times > | | > | per year to reach new listmembers. > | | > | > | | > > | | > > | | > ==== NJHUDSON Mailing List ==== > | | > New people subscribe to and unsubscribe from the list each week. > | | > You are encouraged to resubmit your queries two or three times > | | > per year to reach new listmembers. > | | > > | | > > | | > > | | > | > | > | ==== NJHUDSON Mailing List ==== > | Your donations to RootsWeb makes NJHUDSON possible. > | RootsWeb Gen. Data Coop. 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