Chaired by Jean-Luc Fontaine, Mémoires yvéennes’ mission is to share and transmit municipal heritage. The association, which is entering its third year of existence, is concretizing some of its research into a book. La velue, a legendary creature, takes the reader along the Huisne (from Parence to l’Épau) to meet residences, mills and other heritage on its courtyard between texts and photos of old postcards.
“It’s been a busy year”
“This work took a lot of time and energy”assures the president. The Yvré-l’Évêque town hall granted a subsidy of €800 for the purchase of 80 books.
For its part, the association has set up a pre-sale system for a preferential rate of €13. To be,
150 books have been reserved. From October 11, the price is €17 »specifies the president. It will be left at store 8 à Huit and at the community campsite because it will be translated into English. It will be possible to order it.
« The year was dense, rich and productive », are the words of Jean-Luc Fontaine to sum up the past year. “ History is an endless construction site. We discover more every week”.
New publications
New but more targeted publications are planned. Some themes were identified: life on the rue de Parence, jobs in Yvré-l’Évêque, farms of yesteryear, the great destinies of certain Yvréans…
Another project started: meeting old people to collect pieces of life from yesteryear, including that on the GFL (General French Bedding) site.
The street exhibition using postcards enlarged on the walls of the town center will be continued from June to October. The theme remains to be defined. The 2023 posters are on sale for €30.
Harvesting, preserving, archiving are the other missions of the association
Finally, a minute of silence was observed in memory of Jean-Maurice Dachary, who died in September.
Open: Wednesday from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Maison pour tous. Memberships: €20 individual and €30 for a couple.
Contact : memoires-yvreennes.fr ou [email protected]
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