To celebrate the Greeting Card Association’s 100th Anniversary in 2019 we collected together cards that had been send within the last 100 years and the stories behind them.
We received wonderful stories about cards that had been treasured. Beautiful cards that gave a real insight into relationships of grandparents and others, often people no longer with us, and a view into our social history.
This was also a really powerful way for card designers to see the impact of their work. The GCA is now has a digital greeting card archive of these cards. For more information on the history of greeting cards see this link.
This sweet card was sent from a loving Grandma to her Granddaughter (in fact the GCA’s Amanda Fergusson). She said that is was the last card my lovely grandma sent. Her message ended “…this card is not just for today, but your whole life through”
To share the story behind a card you have kept, or inherited, share on instagram #cardtokeep, #gca100, #sendacarddeliverasmile or email us at hello@gca.cards.
