SSE Manuscripts. Rev. Romeo Trahan SSE Collection, 1895-2001 | Saint Michael's College Archives & Special Collections

By Elizabeth B. Scott

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Collection Overview

Title: SSE Manuscripts. Rev. Romeo Trahan SSE Collection, 1895-2001

ID: SSE 15/SSE 15.2/

Extent: 0.5 Linear Feet

Arrangement: Arranged alphabetically

Scope and Contents of the Materials

This collection is primarily material connected with Fr. Trahan’s long interest in the history of Swanton, VT specifically the Nativity Parish. Trahan performed a great deal of research in this area, and the collection consists of collected articles and notes related to the topic.

Collection Historical Note

Romeo Trahan was a professed member of the Society of Saint Edmund. He was born in 1919. A native of Swanton, Vermont, Trahan attended St. Anne’s Academy in Swanton before attending high school and college in Quebec. He entered Saint Joseph’s Novitiate in Putney, VT in 1940 and was ordained by Bishop Ryan in Burlington in 1945. He spent most of his working years working in parishes in Quebec and Vermont. His last ministry was in Swanton, where he served his last mass in 1992.

Fr. Trahan had a deep interest in the history of Swanton and the Edmundites in Swanton and his collection reflects this interest.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Folder:

[Folder 1: Alliot interview],
[Folder 2: Anniversary info],
[Folder 3: "Autor des tombeaux de Saint Edme a Pontigny au milieu du XIIE siecle" by Jean Luc Benoit],
[Folder 4: Burlingtion Bishops Rappe/DeGoesbriand],
[Folder 5: Early Swanton],
[Folder 6: Genealogy],
[Folder 7: Lionnet, Fr. Joseph Louis],
[Folder 8: Nativity Parish history notes],
[Folder 9: St. Annes School],
[Folder 10: SSE History],
[Folder 11: Swanton Family Genealogy],
[Folder 12: Swanton Statue],
[Folder 13: Cassette tapes],
[Folder 14: VHS tapes],
[All]

Folder 5: Early Swanton