Remembering the Institute of Notre Dame
By Sister Patricia Murphy, SSND
The morning of June 5, Villa Assumpta Sisters were treated to a traveling exhibit of IND heritage that is permanently housed at Notre Dame of Maryland University.
Institute of Notre Dame
The Institute of Notre Dame was a Catholic college preparatory high school for girls in downtown Baltimore, Maryland. The school was the first girls' school founded in North America by the School Sisters of Notre Dame in 1847. It was one of the few places in North America where the congregation's Foundress, Blessed Theresa Gerhardinger, lived. It also long served as a motherhouse for Sisters entering SSND formation. The school closed as of June 30th, 2020.
Institute of Notre Dame Collection Arrives at Milwaukee Archives
On May 15, 2021, archival documents from the Institute of Notre Dame (IND) arrived safe and sound at their new home at the School Sisters of Notre Dame's North American Archives (NAA) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
IND’s Heritage Lives On
Even though the Institute of Notre Dame closed its doors on June 30, 2020, residents of the Latrobe homes directly across Aisquith Street received traditional Thanksgiving boxes as gifts from the IND Alumnae Association. On Sunday, Nov. 15, at the Alumnae Reunion Mass, Fr. Tom Malia, from Mercy Medical Center, blessed one basket representing the 80 baskets for distribution.
Saying Farewell to Our Beloved Institute of Notre Dame
It is with great sadness that we we confirm that this school year will be the last for The Institute of Notre Dame (IND). Founded by the School Sisters of Notre Dame upon our congregation’s arrival in America, IND will officially close on June 30, 2020.
In Memoriam: Sister Marjorie Helen Sutherland (Sister Hildie)
Sister Hildie’s life and IND are forever intertwined. For over 60 years, Sister was the heart of IND. Hildie’s deep sense of service led her and Hildie’s Helpers, the IND student outreach program, to provide food and clothing to those in need.
For the Love of Hildie
Hilda Marie Sutherland arrived at the Institute of Notre Dame (IND) at the age of 17, after discerning a call to religious life with the School Sisters of Notre Dame. Over the next six decades, the school would be her home and her place of work.
For the love of sisters
I loved my years at the Institute of Notre Dame in the 1960s. The sisters were smart, sophisticated and quick to figure out what was going on in the classroom and beyond.
Thankful for School Sisters of Notre Dame
I attended the Institute of Notre Dame in Baltimore, Maryland when Sister Hildie Sutherland was still living there. Every morning she would be out front or in the store welcoming girls with a friendly smile and a “How you doin’ hon?”
We Just Couldn’t Do Without Our Sister Custodian
It is not to the Fire Department nor to the Rescue Squad that people turn to when calamity strikes at IND. Whether it is a mop or a shovel, or the elevator key that is needed, students and teachers alike go to Sister M. Notburga.
Memories of 1950s IND
"I am forever grateful for my IND education." - Ellen Norton Cullen
Sister Jane Cayer - Literature Opens New Worlds to IND Girls
Through my four years at IND, she helped me build my self-confidence at a time when many girls struggle to gain it.
Students From an SSND School in Japan Visit the first SSND School in America, the Institute of Notre Dame
What an exciting day!
IND, one of our sponsored ministries, had the pleasure of a visit from their SSND international sister-school from Kyoto, Japan on March 8.
IND Remains Cornerstone of the Community
Forty years after most schools have left Baltimore for the suburbs, the Institute of Notre Dame (IND) remains where Blessed Mother Theresa Gerhardinger, the School Sisters of Notre Dame’s foundress, established it more than 167 years ago: in East Baltimore, two blocks from the world-renowned John
STEM Programs Soar at IND
Who says girls don’t like STEM, shorthand for science, technology, engineering and math? Can’t prove it at the Institute of Notre Dame, where one‐third of students are enrolled in either biomedical sciences or engineering programs.
Attending IND: Breaking Out of the Bubble
A few words from an Institute of Notre Dame graduate:
