Mount St. Bernard First Graduating Class, B.A., 1897

Mount St. Bernard First Graduating Class, B.A., 1897. L-R: Florence MacDonald, Mary E. Bisset, Lillian MacDonald, Margaret F. MacDougall. Photography: Rudolph and Waldren Studios. Courtesy of StFX University Archives 89-1480-1570 In 1883, Mount St. Bernard at StFX was the first Catholic women’s college in North America to provide courses leading to a bachelor’s degree, under […]

The Wild Geese. The parade of Mount St. Bernard Academy women, c1912

The Wild Geese. The parade of Mount St. Bernard Academy women. Only on Sundays and holidays were they allowed to walk into town, two by two, under close watch of the Sisters of the Congregation of Notre Dame (CND), c 1912. Courtesy of Bart Sears, C. J. MacGillivray album & Antigonish Heritage Museum. Restoration: Anne […]

Mount St. Bernard School of Pottery

Mount St. Bernard School of Pottery established 1938 offered instruction in history of pottery, preparation of clay, modelling techniques, special finishes and use of the potter’s wheel. Mother St. Philip, Congregation of Notre Dame, from PEI), the original director of the school, and known as the “mad potter” shared her knowledge and artistic ability.   Mother […]