certificate
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.33.1
- Description
- Second Class Teacher's Certificate - Certificate -- [1923]. Certificate issued by the Department of Education of the Province of British Columbia. The certificate was issued to Greta Muriel Partriquin for obtaining the qualifications for a Second Class Teacher's Certificate. The certificate is dated July 16th, 1923 and is signed by the Superintendent of Education and also the Minister of Education. There is an impression of the seal stamp for the Education Department of Victoria, British Columbia. In the middle of the stamp is a coat of arms.
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Certificates
- Education
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certificate
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV977.8.1
- Description
- Certificate of Marriage - Certificate -- [1908]. Marriage Certificate for Jón Jónsson of Vancouver BC and Lilja Einarsson of Winnipeg, MB. They were married April 29th 1908 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The certificate has images all round the border in gold and passages from the Bible in red text. The certificate was published by Ernst Kaufmann, Lahr, Baden in New York.
- Object History
- Lilja and Jon moved to British Columbia in 1910. They eventually moved to Burnaby and lived on 464 Northcliffe Crescent in Burnaby with their son Harold. Jon worked at the Vancouver Shipyards as a foreman.
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Certificates
- Ceremonies
- Ceremonies - Weddings
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certificate
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.3018.2
- Description
- Canada Registration Board - Certificate -- [1918]. Certificate for Elizabeth May Swank of 2319 Fernwood Road, Victoria. The certificate states that Elizabeth May Swank was registered for the national purposes of Canada on June 22nd, 1918. The certificate also states that the certificate must always be carried upon the person of the registrant.
- Object History
- Elizabeth May Thomas married Edward Crawford Swank in Nanaimo, B.C. in 1912. Edward Crawford Swank had a maritime career and his papers are held by the Vancouver Maritime Museum. http://vancouvermaritimemuseum.com/sites/default/files/null/Edward_Crawford_Swank_Fonds.pdf
They were Burnaby residents and resided on Kathleen Street in 1970.
- Measurements
- L: 10.5cm W: 7cm
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Certificates
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certificate
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV015.35.82
- Description
- certificate; buff paper with decorative border on front, with text reading: "This is to Certify that / Dorothy Pitman / has been Enrolled a B P Girl Guide..."; back has decorative border of knots, with enrollment details and information of badges earned; "B.-P. GIRL GUIDES ENROLMENT CARD. / Name.....Dorothy Pitman / Company....1st Burnaby / Date of Enrolment.....February 1919"; signed by Agnes Baden Powell.
- Object History
- Certificated belonged to Dorothy Pitman who was a Girl Guide in the 1st Burnaby Company. She was known to be involved with guiding from 1919 to 1931. Textual records and photographs of the Pitman family, including one of Dorothy and her sister Gwen, are held by the City of Burnaby Archives. Dorothy and Gwen's parents, Ernest and Jean Pitman, owned McKay Dry Goods and Jubilee Dry Goods.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Personal Symbols - - Achievement Symbols
- Object Term
- Certificate
- Subjects
- Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
- Documentary Artifacts - Certificates
- Names
- Girl Guides of Canada
- Pitman, Dorothy
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certificate and envelope
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV997.21.8
- Description
- Third Year Course Household Science Examination - Certificate and Envelope -- [1925]. Third Year Course Household Science Examination Certificate for Nina Christina Atkinson, No. 1396. The examination was held in June 1925. Nina was tested in Composition, Literature, History, Algebra and Arithmetic, Chemistry, Physiology and Hygiene, Dietetics, French Translation, French Grammar, Cookery, Dressmaking and Millinery, and finally Drawing and Design. In red at the top of the certificate is the Coat of Arms for British Columbia and written below is "The Government of the Province of British Columbia. On the reverse side is information on supplement examinations. The certificate measures 18cm x 22cm. The envelope is brown paper addressed to Nina C. Atkinson, at 215-13th Ave., New Westminster, B.C.. The envelope has an orange King George V stamp on the top right corner and "Department of Education/ Victoria, B.C." written on the top left corner. The envelope has a butterfly enclosure and measures 19cm x 27cm.
- Colour
- Beige
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Certificates
- Education
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certificate and envelope
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV997.21.9
- Description
- Grade Eleven Examination - Certificate and Envelope -- [1925]. Grade Eleven Examination for Junior Matriculation Normal Entrance for Nina Christina Atkinson, No. 1396. The exam was taken in September of 1925. The only subject that Nina wrote on was History. In red at the top of the certificate is the Coat of Arms for the Province of British Columbia. Below the coat of arms is "The Government of the Province of British Columbia". On the reverse side of the certificate is information on supplemental examinations. The certificate measures 18.5cm x 22.5cm. The envelope is brown paper and was addressed to Miss Nina Christina Atkinson, 215 - 13th Ave., New Westminster, B.C.. The envelope was from the Department of Education in Victoria, B.C. and has an orange King George V stamp on the top right corner. The envelope has a butterfly enclosure and measures 19cm x 27cm.
- Object History
- Artifact 9a was received in artifact 9b
- Colour
- Beige
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Certificates
- Education
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membership card
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.5874.1
- Description
- International Order of the King's Daughters and Sons - Membership certificate -- [1892?]. Certificate made out to Miss Janet Morton for membership in the International Order of the King's Daughters and Sons. There is a facsimile signature of Edwyna B. Bridgman. The date of enrollment is October 3rd 92. At the top of the certificate is a Maltese cross with H I N in the top three arms. In the lower left side of the card is a seal type logo with the order's name around the outside and "IN HIS NAME FOUNDED 1886 - INC. 1888" inside the seal. The reverse side of the card are Extracts From Constitution. The headquarters were in New York City and annual membership fee was 10 cents. The card measures 14cm x 11.5cm.
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Certificates
- Religions
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notice
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.4323.2
- Description
- Protection Certificate - Certificate -- [1919]. Protection Certificate for the Repatriation of Arthur Simpson of Nanaimo, BC. Arthur Simpson was a temporary officer ranked Second Lieutenant in the R.A.F. and was being repatriated from the Winchester Camp in September 1919. The certificate states that Simpson was an Engineer, was born in 1896 and was married. The document was signed by Simpson and the Repatriation Camp Officer. The certificate is 21.5cm x 17cm.
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Certificates
- Wars
- Wars - World War, 1914-1918
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