Mme Paquin Crête is one of the personages on the Pioneer Trail. The Trail is a circuit of twenty-two personages who will tell you their story at the press of a button. These dynamic presentations are unique in Québec.See : www.voiedespionniers.com
Marie-Marthe Paquin was born with a severe physical handicap. Nevertheless, at five years old, she succeeded in getting on her own two feet. Subsequently she led a very active life.
Mlle Paquin was married in 1945. Her married name was Madame Crête. Everyone in St-Herménégilde knew Madame Crête. She was held in the highest regard by all as a warm hearted woman who always took care of others before thinking of herself.The door of her house was open to all and sundry. Over a period of some twenty years, she and her family took into foster care more than a hundred young people.