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.
The Petits Freres comprised an order of Fijian lay brothers, founded by Mgr Vidal in 1890 to assist in teaching at mission schools and in the maintenance of Catholic mission property in Fiji. See also PMB MS 432
Most of the reports are undated, but several are dated 1919 and one dated 1923.