Sister Margaret Louise Nagel papers, 1910 - 2009

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Scope and Contents

From the Record Group: This collection contains records from all the sisters who make up the DSOH. It includes their personal papers, publications, artistic work, photographs, diplomas, ministry history etc. The Dominican Sisters of Hope were founded in 1995. The group includes members of the former Newburgh Domincan, Fall River Dominican and Ossining Dominican Communities. The sisters work and minister in various ways including community organizing, social work, education, environmental advocacy, and retreat ministry.

Dates

1910 - 2009

Conditions Governing Access

Unrestricted Access. Users have unrestricted access to documents unless stated otherwise.

Biographical / Historical

Sister Margaret Louise was born Sarah Elizabeth Double on March 6, 1910. She was baptized Elizabeth Double on May 5, 1931. She became known as Elizabeth Nagel for the Nagel family, who raised her after her parents' death. She entered the Newburgh Congregation on September 3, 1931 and received the habit on July 12, 1932 when she was given the religious name, Sister Margaret Louise. She pronounced first vows on July 17, 1933 and final vows on August 21, 1939. During her years in the congregation she served in the following schools: St. Boniface, Paterson, NJ; St. Thomas, Pleasantville, NY; St. Mary, Newburgh, NY; Annunciation, Crestwood, NY; Holy Rosary, Hawthorne, NY; Mt. St. Mary Academy and Bishop Dunn, Newburgh, NY; St. Patrick, Woodbury, NJ and St. Joan of Arc, Camden, NJ. Sister also served the congregation as school principal, sacristan at Mt. St. Mary, Newburgh, NY and worked in the Development Office in Mt. St. Mary, Newburgh, NY. Sister Margaret Louise received a Normal School Diploma from Mt. St. Mary, Newburgh, NY and a B.S. in Education from Villanova University, PA. She died on November 9, 2009.