Title
Fortin, Sister Yvonne
Born: February 7, 1922
Occupation: Religion-Nun, Grey Nuns - who ran the Protectory of Mary Immaculate, an orphanage and home for the elderly in Lawrence.
Ethnic Background: Franco-American
Interviewer: Theresa DePippo
Comments: This tape is about the Catholic orphanage and school, also the present day health care and nursing home.
Summary: Sr. Fortin: a Lawrence native, a Grey nun since 1943, attended St. Anne's School. Description of the Grey nuns services: teaching and nursing. The Protectory became a nursing home in 1954; no orphanages maintained now. Discussion of St. Anne's School - originally a boarding school.
Collection
Lawrence History Center Oral History Collection
https://lawrencehistory.org/files/audio/oh/2007.500.191-yfortin.mp3
Date (created)
1988-11-29