The Trek of the Seven Sisters

The Trek of the Seven Sisters is a small booklet containing the diary of Sister Monica Corrigan, one of the seven Carondelet Sisters who made the hazardous journey from San Diego to Tucson in May of 1870. The booklet is illustrated with 16 line drawings Images of the line drawings are included in this Web presentation of the booklet.

The booklet contains no information identifying its publisher, but it is understood to be St. Mary's Hospital from whom permission was given to create the digital versions. In addition, there is no page numbering.

Cover of the booklet owned by the UA Library Special Collections

Dedication Departing San Diego, California: May 7, 1870 - May 11, 1870 Crossing the Desert: May 12, 1870 - May 22, 1870 Reaching Tucson: May 23, 1870 - May 26, 1870 Final Tribute