Academy of the Immaculate Heart of Mary

Historical Items at Museum of North Idaho

Museum of North Idaho | P O Box 812, Coeur d'Alene, ID 83816 | 208-664-3448 | museum@museumni.org

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Nuns, 1925

EDU-6-1 Education; Coeur d'Alene, IHM; Faculty Group of 5 nuns. Sigrid Schermanson on the lower left circa 1925
EDU-6-2 Education; Coeur d'Alene IHM; Faculty Group of 5 nuns. Sigrid Schermanson on the lower left circa 1925
EDU-6-3 Education; Coeur d'Alene IHM; Faculty Group of 7 nuns circa 1925
EDU-6-4 Education; Coeur d'Alene IHM; Faculty Group of 5 nuns. Sigrid (Sister Aloysia) Schermanson sitting in first row, right hand side. circa 1925
EDU-6-5 Education; Coeur d'Alene IHM; Faculty 2 nuns circa 1925
EDU-6-6 Education; Coeur d'Alene IHM; Faculty Sister Aloysia (Sigrid Schermanson) and Sister Clerisse circa 1925
EDU-6-7 Education; Coeur d'Alene IHM; Faculty Sister Clerisse on left with another nun and small girl in Communion dress. circa 1925
EDU-6-8 Education; Coeur d'Alene IHM; Faculty Sister Superior Mary Clement circa 1925
EDU-6-9 Education; Coeur d'Alene IHM; Faculty Center: Sister Superior Mary Clement, circa 1925
EDU-6-10 Education; Coeur d'Alene; Winter IHM; Faculty Sister Mary Clement, Sister Superior standing in snow. circa 1925
EDU-6-11 Education; Coeur d'Alene IHM; Faculty Sister Mary Clement, Sister Superior and Sigrid Schermanson, student circa 1930
EDU-6-12 Education; Coeur d'Alene IHM; Faculty IHM faculty around table in yard circa 1925
EDU-6-13 Education; Coeur d'Alene IHM; Faculty Two nuns with an unidentified woman circa 1925
EDU-6-14 Education; Coeur d'Alene IHM; Faculty Nun standing in front of lattice work circa 1925
EDU-6-15 Education; Coeur d'Alene IHM; Faculty Sister Mary Aloysia (Sigrid Schermanson) standing in a garden of peonies. circa 1925
EDU-6-16 Education; Coeur d'Alene IHM; Faculty Sister Mary Clement gazing at a flower bush. circa 1925
EDU-6-17 Education; Coeur d'Alene IHM; Faculty Unidentified sister standing next to a trellis. circa 1925
EDU-6-18 Education; Coeur d'Alene IHM; Faculty Unidentified sister in front of flowering bushes along side of veranda on building. circa 1925
EDU-6-19 Education; Coeur d'Alene IHM; Faculty Sister Mary Clement, Sister Superior. circa 1925
EDU-6-20 Education; Coeur d'Alene IHM; Faculty Sister Aloysia (Sigrid Schermanson) Print faded. circa 1925

Fort Sherman Buildings at Academy
(Museum of North Idaho also has photos of these buildings at the fort, pre-IHM)

EDU-5-1 Education; Coeur d'Alene IHM; Buildings IHM Academy Building. Originally Ft Sherman hospital. Moved to the site at 9th and Indiana in 1905 circa 1910

EDU-5-2 Education; Coeur d'Alene IHM; Buildings IHM Academy Building. Originally Ft Sherman hospital moved to 9th and Indiana in 1905. circa 1910 Gimble, Mary

EDU-5-3 Education; Coeur d'Alene IHM; Buildings side view of Catholic Academy. Color #258 circa 1910

EDU-5-4 Education; Coeur d'Alene IHM; Buildings The IHM Academy. Fort Sherman Opera House moved to the site. An addition was added to the right. Classrooms on the first floor. The second floor was the auditorium. On the second floor of the addition was the dormitory for boarders. 10/1957

EDU-5-5 Education; Coeur d'Alene IHM; Buildings The IHM Academy. The old Post Exchange (possibly mis-identified; should be "opera house"?), after it was moved to the 9th and Indiana location. Classrooms were on the 1st floor. The right was a new addition to the building. 2nd floor was the auditorium. 2nd floor of the addition was the dormitory for boarders. circa 1950

EDU-5-6 Education IHM; Buildings 9th and Indiana, IHM Academy, side view of old Ft. Sherman Post Exchange. New addition on right. circa 1910

EDU-5-9 Education IHM; Buildings Three story IHM Building with cupola. Was the Fort Hospital. Three people sitting on steps. 1912

EDU-5-10 Education IHM; Buildings Interior of IHM Refrectory with 4 tables set with dishes and silverware. 1912

EDU-5-11 Education IHM; Buildings Interior of IHM Dormitory with 10 beds with floral draw curtains around beds. Torn down the center 1912

EDU-5-12 Education; Religion IHM; Buildings; Chapel Interior of IHM Chapel with altar, three statues, small tables with kneeler and chairs. 1912

EDU-5-13 Education; Religion IHM; Buildings St. Thomas Catholic grade school with St. Thomas chuch steepel in background, 10th St. 9/1967

FSH-1-43 Ft Sherman; Education Buildings; Hospital; IHM Fort Sherman Hospital at IHM between 9th and 10th on Indiana probably 1962

FSH-1-44 Ft Sherman; Education Buildings; Hospital; IHM Fort Sherman Hospital at IHM between 9th and 10th on Indiana 1962

FSH-1-45 Ft Sherman; Education Buildings; Hospital; IHM Fort Sherman Hospital at IHM between 9th and 10th on Indiana 1962

FSH-1-46 Ft Sherman; Education Buildings; IHM; Hospital Fort Sherman Hospital at IHM - side view. Between 9th and 10th on Indiana 1962

Other Archival Materials

87.34.95 Clipping 5/22/1953 EDU-CDA-IHM EDUCATION IHM Immaculate Heart of Mary CdA Press. 1953 is Golden Anniversary year for Academy. History recalled. Entire page devoted to history and photographs of school. Sisters Clement and Zita first to arrive. Donations from Major J. O'Brien, Mr. Stack. Fr. Purcell history. List of sisters. TEXT only, no pictures.

90.15.90 Program 1906 EDU-CDA-IHM EDUCATION IHM Immaculate Heart of Mary 1-3 Commencement Exercises, IHM

95.1.84 Paper EDU-CDA-IHM EDUCATION; MILITARY IHM Immaculate Heart of Mary; Fort Sherman-Buildings John McFarland. Margaret Healy says that Capt. James Graham obtained permission to cut off electricity from electric railroad to move IHM Academy building from the Fort to CdA.

99.7.9 Envelope; Invitation 5/5/1911 EDU-CDA-IHM EDUCATION Coeur d'Alene; IHM Immaculate Heart of Mary 1-2 Invitation to piano recital by Leila Smith at IHM academy.

99.7.8 Booklet 1908 EDU-CDA-IHM EDUCATION Coeur d'Alene; IHM Immaculate Heart of Mary Information and regulations of IHM Academy. Photos of the building, chapel, students in music room, dining room, dormitory. 20 p.

Clipping 1903 -- 1971 EDU-IHM EDUCATION IHM Immaculate Heart of Mary 1-2 June 17, 2000. Spokesman Review. History of IHM Academy. Founded in 1903 by Sr M Clement and Sr M Zita at request of Fr Thomas Purcell. Ginny Stockwell remembers its closing in 1971. Mary Ann Dunnigan, John and Linda Halgreen, Tim Rarick remember their days at the school. Graduate Sr Mary Rassley, who became last principal in 1970, remembers activities there. All-school reunion to be held in July, 2000. 5 MNI photos of building, students, Sr. M. Clement.

July 22, 2000. CdA Press. History of IHM. Reunion. Mary Ellen Guimond, Josephine Roche, Jim O'Connell, Linda Hallgreen, Kathy Montgomery reminisce. Museum photos. Photo of Ken Koep, Fr. Rassley, Linda Ely, Montgomery.

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A compilation of Coeur d'Alene Press articles, printed in 1994, with one weekly installment about IHM, another about Fort Sherman. 52 "Chronicles", including one on Hudson's Hamburgers!. 11x17, $10, click this link for more information.