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Funeral prayer cards

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Allen J. Voisine collection of memorial cards

 Collection
Identifier: MCC-00588-UP-588
Scope and Contents

This collection contains 51 memorial cards, often featuring the person’s name, date of birth, date of death, and photograph alongside a prayer, with religious imagery decorating the back, in French and English spanning the years 1951-2024.

Dates: 1951 - 2024
Found in: Acadian Archives

Alphée Marquis collection of memorial cards

 Collection
Identifier: MCC-00589-UP-589
Scope and Contents

The collection contains 95 memorial cards, often featuring the person’s name, date of birth, date of death, and photograph alongside a prayer, with religious imagery decorating the back, in French and English for different residents of the St. John Valley, who died between 1955 and 1994.

Dates: 1955 - 1994
Found in: Acadian Archives

Daigle Family collection

 Item
Identifier: MCC-00547
Dates: 1914-1986, Undated
Found in: Acadian Archives

Ernest J. Gendreau obituary card collection

 Collection
Identifier: MCC-00459
Dates: 1876-2012; Other: Date acquired: 2019-02-07
Found in: Acadian Archives

Léon A. Guimond collection of memorial cards

 Collection
Identifier: MCC-00590-UP-590
Scope and Contents

This collection contains 591 memorial cards, often featuring the person’s name, date of birth, date of death, and photograph alongside a prayer, with religious imagery decorating the back, in French and English spanning the years 1918 to 2012. Cards are largely from the St. John Valley, though relatives of the local families who died farther away across the country are included.

Dates: 1918 - 2012
Found in: Acadian Archives

St. John Valley Parishes collection

 Item
Identifier: MCC-00523
Dates: Majority of material found in 1843-2014 ( dates 1940s-2000s); Undated
Found in: Acadian Archives