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Letter to Mrs. J. Brown from James Cramm, November 22, 1948.
(Courtesy William and Clara Baldwin) |
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Commission of Government, Permit to Burn issued to Jacob Brown of North West Brook, 1936.(Courtesy William and Clara Baldwin) |
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Letter to Mr. Jacob Brown, North West Brook, for the purchase of a plow from Arthur Tilley, Elliston, for a plow. Dated July 2, 1953.(Courtesy William and Clara Baldwin) |
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Freight Bill, Canadian National Railways, shipping a 2nd hand plow from Bonavista to Northern Bight for Jacob Brown of North West Brook, July 7, 1953.(Courtesy William and Clara Baldwin) |
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A Christmas card sent to my grandmother, Minnie Seward Spurrell Murphy, from Michael Conway from overseas while he was serving in WW2.(Courtesy Elaine Peddle Spurrell) |
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Wedding invitation to my grandmother, Minnie Seward Spurrell Murphy, in 1918. (Courtesy Elaine Peddle Spurrell) |
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Pledge Card – Do you remember listening to Uncle Dan and Aunt Sue on the radio when you were growing up? This is Elaine (Peddle) Spurrell’s card signed in 1958. |
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Marriage Certificate of James Avery of Southport and Fanny Hillyard of St. Jones Within, 24 May 1917, St. Jones Within. |
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Marriage Certificate of Elijah Hillyard and Fannie Tucker, 2 November 1910, St. John’s. |
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Marriage Certificate of James Avery of Fox Harbour and Julia Ann Price of Long Cove, 18 May 1903 at Fox Harbour. |
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Newfoundland Stamp collection.(Courtesy Tony Shaw) |
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Newfoundland Stamp Collection(Courtesy Tony Shaw) |
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This cheque is the last one of a dividend that Beatrice ( Yetman) Peddle received periodically from the Fishermen’s Union Trading Company after her husband Leander Peddle (1883-1935) died. (Courtesy Sandra (Stringer) Oliver) |
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Leander Stringer’s (1926-1998) Canadian Merchant Service Guild Insurance card. (Courtesy by Sandra (Stringer) Oliver) |
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Leander Stringer’s (1926-1998) Unemployed Insurance Identification Card. (Courtesy Sandra (Stringer) Oliver) |
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Leander Stringer’s (1926-1998) Newfoundland Blood Bank card, April 8, 1953.(Courtesy Sandra (Stringer) Oliver) |
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Leander Stringer’s (1926-1998) National Registration Identity Card from April 10, 1945.(Courtesy by Sandra (Stringer) Oliver) |
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Ralph Smith’s (1894-1982) National Registration Identity Card from May 23, 1947.(Courtesy Marion (Smith) Spurrell) |
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SUF Certificate for Jane (Spurrell) Seward |
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Ralph Clarence Smith’s Certificate of Service as Master of a steamship in the home trade, dated April 10, 1953. Image donated by his daughter, Marion Smith Spurrell. Marion says she can remember her Dad saying after Newfoundland joined Confederation he had to get a new certificate from Ottawa! |