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The subject of today’s post is not a traditional photo, it is two scans of a family artifact, a memorial card for Isabella McLaren. I had seen a black and white copy of the inside of this item but had never seen the front until just recently.
Isabella McLaren is my 4th great-grandmother.
My cousin, Gregg Young, wrote this regarding the provenance of this memorial card:
Subject: Death Notice for Isabella McLaren (1818-1906).
My relationship: Isabella Boles (nee McLaren) is my 2nd great grandmother
Information: My Grandmother, Catherine Young (nee Brown) had this notice in her possession. It subsequently passed to my father and then to me.
The physical size of the document is about 4 ¼ inches wide and 2 ¾ inches tall. The front is the solid black card with a lacy black paper glued on that nearly covers the card. In the center, printed in Gold are the words “Thy Will be Done”.
The interior is an off white card with the edges and printing in black. Some water damage has happened, causing a stain along the fold.
Shared with me by Gregg Young in an email dated 30 July 2019.
For those who may wish to contact Gregg, please comment on this post or send me an email (address on the sidebar) and I will forward your message on to him!
Happy Tuesday, I hope you will consider the family artifacts in your possession. Do you have any Memorial Cards? I understand they were quite common in Scotland. xoxo