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- [ca. 1922] (Creation)
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2 cm of textual records
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Biographical history
Hubert Hermes, 1879-1946, was born at Kesternich, Germany, and undertook classical studies at Valkenburg in the Netherlands. He entered the novitiate in 1896 and was ordained a priest of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate (O.M.I.) in Rome in 1905. After a year in Italy, he moved to Alberta, serving parishes in Banff, Cochrane, Shuler, Canmore, and Lethbridge. In 1923 he transferred to Saskatchewan, where he served parishes in Saint Walburg, Scott, Unity, and Wilkie. He died in Regina and was buried at Battleford, Saskatchewan.
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Gift of Marie McCaffary, 1960.
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The fonds consists of an essay, "The Oblates of Mary Immaculate in the South of Alberta". It recounts the history of the Catholic Diocese of Calgary, in particular, the Bow Valley region from Banff to Cochrane. [The manuscript was previously attributed to "Father A. Promis" and indexed as such. Inquiries with the Oblate Fathers Archives and Diocese of Calgary Archives indicated that there was no such person. The attribution may have been derived from an annotation, "a promis" meaning "as promised" on the original manuscript.]
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Photocopying not permitted due to the fragile condition of the manuscript.
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The material is in English.
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The manuscript includes an index.
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The original manuscript, in French, is said to be in the Oblate Fathers records at the Provincial Archives of Alberta, Edmonton.
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Title is based on conjecture.
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Father Hermes left the Banff area in 1922.
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Tuesday, September 18, 2018