Submit your Providence Care photos, letters and other memorabilia -
items can be from present day or help tell the story of the past 150 years.
How to submit your photograph or other artifact:
1) You must be the owner of the item, and have the permission of
other individuals who appear in the photograph (written consent is required from residents, patients or clients). Questions? Contact
Kristina Jellema - information below.
2) Sign a "Deed of Gift" or a "Consent to Publish." If you wish to
donate your item to Providence Care's Archives, sign the "Deed of Gift."
If you wish to keep the item, but would like it included in the collection, complete the "Consent to Publish". Providence Care will borrow the artifact to scan or photograph and return it to you.
3) Email Kristina Jellema at jellemak@providencecare.ca to arrange a drop-off or scan time.
Questions? Contact Kristina Jellema (613-548-5567 ext. 1220, jellemak@providencecare.ca)
A call to the community: Share your photos, letters and memorabilia items related to Providence Care from the last 10 years.
A lucky find
When Kim Hooper ventured to a flea market in Gananoque, she wasn’t expecting to find a nearly 100-year-old Providence Care artifact.
Something curious fell out of the second-hand book she was about to purchase at the cash register. Hooper was immediately intrigued and
placed it back inside the covers until she returned home to look at it through a magnifying glass. She was shocked by what she discovered.
“It was then that I realized this must be something!” says Hooper.
It was an old postcard of St. Mary’s of the Lake Hospital, detailing a message from a patient named Maggie. The front of the postcard
contained a photo of the original hospital building, which is now the
back entrance of today’s site. Post-dated on November 5, 1914 and
paid with a postage stamp featuring King George V, this formally marks the historical timeframe of this preciously rare artifact.
“It’s all such a coincidence,” said Kim. “I am a volunteer at Providence Care, and I happened to find this postcard during Providence Care’s 150th anniversary year.”
It’s now your turn! Contribute to our collection.
