Interview with Margaret Tremblay
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Margaret Tremblay reflects on the role of a christening gown and the special role it has played in her family from her own baptism in 1959 to her daughter’s baptism in 2001. Margaret begins by describing her childhood and her family’s connection with their Catholic faith before discussing the gown itself. She recollects her early impressions of the gown before reflecting on the sentimental symbolism of the gown regarding religion, celebration, and connection to the past. Margaret also touches upon the tradition of preservation and reuse as the gown has been passed to other family members, including her daughter. Margaret ends by reflecting on the legacy of the gown and how it can be commemorated through professional mounting or photography.