Sisters of the Order of St. Dominic

You are invited

In 1853, the first Dominican Sisters arrived in America from Regensburg, Germany, they quickly assumed responsibility for the parish school at Most Holy Trinity in Williamsburg, NY. In the early years of the community's presence in Brooklyn, the sisters educated the children of German immigrants. Eventually they went to nearby parishes in Brooklyn, and as far as St. Boniface in Elmont and other parishes, where they educated the children of German immigrants.

Their Motherhouse Complex is located in Amityville, NY. It sits on an approximately 50 acre site that includes the original Motherhouse, Rosary Hall built in 1876-1878, the potato house, the boiler house, the grotto, St. Dominic Chapel and the Sisters cemetery grounds. There is also a farm called Homecoming,  recalling the original purpose of the grounds as a farm for the Schleigel family and then for the Sisters.

Our present research shows at least two of our Fosters Meadow descendants entered the Dominican order.

1- Mary Stattel - Sister Mary Raymund Stattel  O.P. (1872-1896)

2- Katherine Herman - Sister Mary Bonifica Herman O.P. (1870 1912)

We have been invited for a private tour of the facility on  October 27, 2012. We expect to see the Chapel and the cloister garden, {which are closed to the public} as well as the cemetery grounds.

If interested, please send us an email, it need not be a definite response. 


However, we would appreciate if you could just let us know of a possible interest.     (FostersMeadow.FSHS@gmail.com)

Date: October 27, 2012