This is the tombstone for Marie Adéle Pageau Tanguay, here named simply Adele Tanguay. She was born in Keeseville, NY, eventually married a Québécois, Joseph Octave Tanguay, and was mother to 4 children, the youngest of whom was Eva Tanguay, the famous "Queen of Vaudeville" and "Don't Care Girl."
This collection contains 27 printed items about the carving of memorial monuments collected by Leo J. Blais (1931-1997), a memorial draftsman from Barre, Vermont. These publications were presumably used by Blais in his work as a draftsman in the granite industry in Barre, Vermont. Some of the items were published in Vermont, while others originate from national firms, and one is from Carrara, Italy. The collection includes publications from the following Vermont companies or organizations: Kenerson Design Studio, Barre, Vermont; Barre Granite Association; Elmo Peduzzi and Alfred J. Comi, Barre, Vermont, Ryegate Design Studios, South Ryegate, Vermont; and The Troup Studio, Barre, Vermont. A complete listing of all publications included in the collection can be found in the full finding aid for the collection.
