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in 1896; three years later the Ladies moved into their own clubhouse. The main clubhouse there is now the Saint Anne
Academy, formerly Queen of Angels Academy, an all-girl private secondary school. In 1888, Queen of Angels Academy was founded by the Congregation of the Sisters of Sainte-Anne. It was
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