Lecture: ‘Remember me: a social and cultural history of Memorial Cards’ by Dr Salvador Ryan. . Join us on November 21st at 7. 00 p.m. as Salvador, a most entertaining speaker introduces the fascinating history of the memorial card and the part it played in almost every aspect of social, political, religious and cultural life from the late nineteenth century to the present day. Normally stuffed into prayer books or stored in biscuit tine, the cards are cherished as keepsakes of loved ones no longer with us.