Certificate honouring Moses Williams. Poppy image on bottom left corner, and gold seal on bottom right. In black frame.
Physical Condition
Good
Material
paper
glass
plastic
Height
1.5cm
Width
28cm
Length
22cm
Inscriptions
In honor of those members of the Haisla Nation who gave of themselves and their families to serve our home and native land. In honor of Moses Williams. As the sun rises in the east and sets in the west-their spirits remain with us. Lest we forget from Haisla Nation
Accession Number
2019.62.15
Biographical Notes
Moses Williams attended the Kitamaat Village Day School, and then the Coqualeetza Residential School until the age of fifteen. Army recruiters conscripted Haisla men into the Canadian Army and Moses went in 1945. He was sent by train to the Canadian Forces' training camp at Maple Creek, Saskatchewan. He never shipped out overseas and the war ended. Moses and his wife Kay married in 1950, shortly after she arrived to teach at Kitamaat. They moved to Terrace in 1964. Moses worked as a carpenter, brick layer and fisherman. His wife Kay taught at Northwest Community College.
Kitimat-Alcan aluminum token coin: 51mm on obverse stamped "Kitimat, Alcan emblem and Canada" and on reverse a map of North America with Kitimat and Arvida shown where they are situated and the "Aluminum Company of Canada Limited" letters encircling the continent stamped on the coin.
Kitimat-Alcan aluminum token coin: 51mm on obverse stamped "Kitimat, Alcan emblem and Canada" and on reverse a map of North America with Kitimat and Arvida shown where they are situated and the "Aluminum Company of Canada Limited" letters encircling the continent stamped on the coin.
Public Description
Aluminum token created in celebration of aluminum production at the Kitimat smelter opened 1954.
A shiny metal coin, one side has picture of Coat of Arms of Canada and markings that read "CANADA 1983 50 CENTS"
Other side of coin has a Picture of a woman wearing a crown, markings that read "ELIZABETH II D.G. REGINA" cased in plastic that is secured with cardboard.
A shiny metal coin, one side has picture of Coat of Arms of Canada and markings that read "CANADA 1983 50 CENTS"
Other side of coin has a Picture of a woman wearing a crown, markings that read "ELIZABETH II D.G. REGINA" cased in plastic that is secured with cardboard.
An aluminum commemorative coin, one side has a picture of machinery there are markings around the edges that read "Kemano Power Operations Alcan"
On the other side there is a pictuer of a mountain in the middle, there are markings around the edge that say "Alcan Smelters and Chemicals Ltd It was Kemano Power that turned Kitimat works on in the 1954... and we're still going strong!"
An aluminum commemorative coin, one side has a picture of machinery there are markings around the edges that read "Kemano Power Operations Alcan"
On the other side there is a pictuer of a mountain in the middle, there are markings around the edge that say "Alcan Smelters and Chemicals Ltd It was Kemano Power that turned Kitimat works on in the 1954... and we're still going strong!"
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Yellow coin with manitoba emblem in the middle, markings read "MANITOBA 1870 MANITOBA" on the other side there is a picture of a flower, markings read "PRARIE CROCUS PULSATILLE" sealed in plastic and secured with cardboard
An aluminum commemorative coin, on one side of the coin it has markings that say "20TH YEAR OF PRODUCTION ALCAN KITIMAT WORKS AUGUST 3RD 1974"
On the other side there is a picture of canada in the middle with markings that are placed in their respective areas reading "KITIMAT" and "ARVIDA" there are markings around the edges that read "ALUMINUM COMPANY OF CANADA, LTD"
An aluminum commemorative coin, on one side of the coin it has markings that say "20TH YEAR OF PRODUCTION ALCAN KITIMAT WORKS AUGUST 3RD 1974"
On the other side there is a picture of canada in the middle with markings that are placed in their respective areas reading "KITIMAT" and "ARVIDA" there are markings around the edges that read "ALUMINUM COMPANY OF CANADA, LTD"
A round green and white pin. The design has balloons and confetti and markings that read "B.C. ASSOCIATION OF HEALTH-CARE AUXILLARIES Lets Celebrate 50 Years"
A round green and white pin. The design has balloons and confetti and markings that read "B.C. ASSOCIATION OF HEALTH-CARE AUXILLARIES Lets Celebrate 50 Years"
