Father Guinard spent 60 years from 1901 in Fiji as a priest of the Roman Catholic Mission. Forty-two years of his service were spent at Namosi. See also PMB MS 432.

The 'Histoires de Mission, pour enfants', written in a 250-page minute book, relate events in Father Guinard's career and observations on many aspects of life in Fiji. A typewritten version of Father Guinard's manuscript appears at the end of the microfilm.