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These palls, pall covers, the chalice cover and pix case were made by hand by members of the stitching department over many, many years.

Sister Gregory Ems (1869-1954) was monastery artist. Sister Jeana Visel is a current monastery artist, working in iconography. Sister Sharon Hollander photographed a number of these cards.

These are materials concerning the restoration of the Louisville Cathedral and plans for further expansion as of 1995. Stillpoint performed November 17, 1996.Brochure-folder containing information about and pictures of the Cathedral of the Assumption and the Cathedral Heritage Foundation. Stillpoint from Ferdinand performed in the 1996 Festival of Faiths.

The monastery opened For Heaven's Sake, a new gift shop, in October, 1996. This gift shop is located in Benet Hall basement. The procedures of a Gift Shop Focus Group, which functioned as a task force are in this file.

Father Adolph Egloff left this pillow with Sister Mary Adolph, O.S.B., his sister, in August, 2001. Sister Mary Adolph gave the pillow to Sister Eileen Reckelhoff who sent it to the Archives.

Sister Sharon Hollander's photographs were used for large framed repro- ductions, cards, filmstrip presentations, publication illustrations,etc.

Sister Sharon Hollander, monastery photographer, produced pictures for cards, decorative framing, and programs (slides).

Rose Brenner wrote this poem about Sister Matilda Brenner (1893-1987), Daughter of Charity. Both were aunts of Sister Jolinda Naas, O.S.B. Sister Claudia Backert, calligrapher and artist, copied the poem and completed the art work surrounding the poem.

This monastery Christmas Scene was designed, beginning in 1979, by Sister Mary Schmidt, Brother Augustine Schmidt, and Sister Angelica Schmidt.

Sisters of St. Benedict in Ferdinand, Indiana, have grown Job's Tears and have made and sold Job's Tears rosaries. Among the makers were Sister Salesia Godecker, Sister Bernette Wildeman, and Sister Marge Sasse.

Sister Ambrose was a teacher and penmanship instructor. She did the larger of the two "House Blessings." The calligrapher of the second small blessing is unknown.

Sister Gregory Ems (1869-1954) was the "monastery's artist" for over 50 years - 1900 - 1954. Other photos in this file are of paintings done by other members of the community: Claudia Backert, Aloysius Gutgsell, Amanda Walbaum, Francesca Brogan, Mary Alice Schnur, Bertilla Burger, Aquina Boerste. File also contains an article from the Saturday Herald, with photo taken by Sr. Sharon Hollander, of Gregory Ems's painting of Madonna and Child. The paintings are in storage or in the monastery.

Beatrice Muller was a Ferdinand Elementary School student who died in 1923. It is possible that she composed the poem.

Sister Francesca brought these charcoal drawings to the archives on January 21, 2002.

A photograph by Sister Sharon Hollander, "Monarch Chrysalis," appears on page 205 of this anthology.

The ANNUNCIATION painting by Sister Gregory Ems, O.S.B., was given to the monastery by an anonymous donor. The painting came through the Evelyn L. Buechlein estate. The appraised price is $7,000.

In this anthology of photographs, Sister Sharon Hollander's "Monarch Chrysales" appears on p. 114.