Searching for SistersSearching for Sisters

"Who were the Catholic nuns on your family tree or in your community? Most families know precious little about the women on their family trees who joined religious life. Historians, too, have largely overlooked the estimated 350,000 Catholic women religious (nuns and sisters) in the United States between 1790 and 1990. This despite their enormous collective contributions to the nation's humanitarian, educational, and social services infrastructure. Instead, the stories of nuns and sisters are largely forgotten, hidden in scattered archives, obscured by name changes and frequent relocations, fading from family and community memory with each passing generation. Searching for Sisters is your guide to finding them"--