433 State Street, Towanda, PA, 1862-1864. Photo of house shortly before being demolished.

434 State Street, Towanda, PA, 1862-1864. Photo of St. Agnes Convent on 3rd Street; originally CL Ward Mansion which was purchased by SS. Peter and Paul Parish in 1877 as a convent for the Sisters of Mercy; the first sisters stayed here while they prepared their convent.

435 State Street, Towanda, PA, 1862-1864. Photo of CL Ward, benefactor and supporter.

436 State Street, Towanda, PA, 1862-1864. Photo of Mother Mary Xavier Noble (1827-1876), one of the original six sisters to come to America.

437 State Street, Towanda, PA, 1862-1864. Photo of Mother Lucy Ignatia Newsham, one of the original six sisters to come to America.

438 State Street, Towanda, PA, 1862-1864. Photo of Mother Agatha Deacy (1835-1904), one of the original six sisters to come to America.

439 State Street, Towanda, PA, 1862-1864. Photo of Sister Aloysia Walker, one of the original six sisters to come to America.

440 State Street, Towanda, PA, 1862-1864. Photo of Mother Mary Helen Green, Superior at Towanda, a member of the second party of sisters to come to America.

441 State Street, Towanda, PA, 1862-1864. Photo of Mother Walburga White, Assistant Superior at Towanda, a member of the second party of sisters to come to America.

442 State Street, Towanda, PA, 1862-1864. Photo of Sister Stanislaus Gray, a member of the second party of sisters to come to America; also sister to Sister Antonia Gray.

443 State Street, Towanda, PA, 1862-1864. Photo of Sister Antonia Gray, a member of the second party of sisters to come to America; also sister to Sister Stanislaus Gray.

444 State Street, Towanda, PA, 1862-1864. Photo of Mother Mary Louise Ruthven, a member of the second party of sisters to come to America.

445 State Street, Towanda, PA, 1862-1864. Photo of Mother Sebastian Keating, a member of the second party of sisters to come to America.

446 State Street, Towanda, PA, 1862-1864. Photo of Postulant Margaret Christan Weston, a member of the second party to come to America; after a few months she decided not to enter the novitiate. She later married Dr. Henry Weston of Towanda and moved to Philadelphia.

447 State Street, Towanda, PA, 1862-1864. Photo of Sister Joseph (Caroline) Thall, the first American recieved as a postulant.

448 State Street, Towanda, PA, 1862-1864. Photo of Sister Hilda (Johanna) Lynch, grew up around Towanda and received into the society in 1872.

449 State Street, Towanda, PA, 1862-1864. Photo of Mother Saint Michael (Helen) Dunn, grew up in Towanda and received into the society in 1874.

453 State Street, Towanda, PA, 1862-1864. Photo of SHCJ standing on the front porch of house at Towanda. Back row: Joan McIntyre, Immaculata DiBlasi, Jeanne Adams, Helena Mayer. Front Row: Theodosia Linus, Florence Rice, Ann Schwarz, Mildred Whall.

454 State Street, Towanda, PA, 1862-1864.Photo of Sr. Helena Mayer, Archivist for the SHCJ American Province, taking a photo of the grave of Mary Ann Egan at SS Peter and Paul Cemetery, North Towanda Township.

455 State Street, Towanda, PA, 1862-1864. Manifest from The Scotia.