Black ribbon with silver text rading "Canada Honours Year of the Veteran 2005. Top has gold crest with maple leaf in centre and crown on top with text Memoriam Eorum Retinebimus Legion. Bottom has image of gold maple leaf and red poppy.
Black ribbon with silver text rading "Canada Honours Year of the Veteran 2005. Top has gold crest with maple leaf in centre and crown on top with text Memoriam Eorum Retinebimus Legion. Bottom has image of gold maple leaf and red poppy.
Physical Condition
Good
Material
fabric
Width
5cm
Length
17.5cm
Accession Number
2019.62.7
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.
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.
Wood covered oversized scrapbook from the 1993 BC Winter Games. Book has an image of Mount Elizabeth in the centre. BC Games logo on bottom left corner. Inside cover is lined with green felt. Scrapbook contains photos and newspaper clippings relating to the 1993 BC Winter Games.
Wood covered oversized scrapbook from the 1993 BC Winter Games. Book has an image of Mount Elizabeth in the centre. BC Games logo on bottom left corner. Inside cover is lined with green felt. Scrapbook contains photos and newspaper clippings relating to the 1993 BC Winter Games.
Book of poetry by Hubert Evans. Themes include Indigenous peoples, conflict between old and new ways of living, coastal life, and nature. Book has a light blue cover and is 54 pages long.
Physical Condition
Good
Condition Remarks
Pgs. 27-30 are loose and held together by tape.
Height
22 cm
Width
0.8 cm
Length
13.2 cm
Accession Number
979.34
Biographical Notes
Hubert Evans and his family lived amongst the Haisla in Kitimaat Village for 2 1/2 years in the late 1940s. His wife Anna taught at the day school there. Evans wrote many books, short stories, plays, and serials, including "Mist on the River," a novel about a young Gitksan man (see Notes).
An Aluminum menu for the Chamber of Commerce 43rd Annual Meeting Evening Banquet taking place in Kitimat. It includes the date, place, menu items, people who are hosting, and sponsor.
An Aluminum menu for the Chamber of Commerce 43rd Annual Meeting Evening Banquet taking place in Kitimat. It includes the date, place, menu items, people who are hosting, and sponsor.
An Aluminum menu for the Centennial Ball taking place in Kitimat for the CMP from Prince Rupert. It includes the date, The guests, menu items, program activities, people who are hosting, and sponsor.
An Aluminum menu for the Centennial Ball taking place in Kitimat for the CMP from Prince Rupert. It includes the date, The guests, menu items, program activities, people who are hosting, and sponsor.
An Aluminum menu for the Chamber of Commerce 35th Annual Convention Presidents Banquet taking place in Kitimat. it includes the date, place, menu items, people who are hosting and sponsor.
An Aluminum menu for the Chamber of Commerce 35th Annual Convention Presidents Banquet taking place in Kitimat. it includes the date, place, menu items, people who are hosting and sponsor.
An Aluminum menu for the Chamber of Commerce 33rd Annual Convention Evening Banquet taking place in Kitimat. it includes the date, place, menu items, people who are hosting and sponsor.
An Aluminum menu for the Chamber of Commerce 33rd Annual Convention Evening Banquet taking place in Kitimat. it includes the date, place, menu items, people who are hosting and sponsor.
An aluminum menu for the "31st Annual Convention" chamber of commerce luncheon on Aug. 25, 1962. The menu includes a list of dishes, the sponsor and who will be attending like the chairman and guest speakers
An aluminum menu for the "31st Annual Convention" chamber of commerce luncheon on Aug. 25, 1962. The menu includes a list of dishes, the sponsor and who will be attending like the chairman and guest speakers
A Menu card for Alcan's christmas dinner in 1957. At the front there is a picture of a winter landscape with trees and mountains as well as writing at the right side "Souvenir Menu Christmas Dinner at Kitimat B.C. December 25th 1957" inside the card is the menu as well as messages from managers from the aluminum company. Christmas message from Crawley and Mccracken at the back
A Menu card for Alcan's christmas dinner in 1957. At the front there is a picture of a winter landscape with trees and mountains as well as writing at the right side "Souvenir Menu Christmas Dinner at Kitimat B.C. December 25th 1957" inside the card is the menu as well as messages from managers from the aluminum company. Christmas message from Crawley and Mccracken at the back
Aluminum medallion made in commemoration of the the first anniversary of the Duke of Edinburgh pouring the first aluminum ingot in the Kitimat smelter. Features an image of a map of Canada showing Kitimat and Arvida. Included in the box is a letter explaining information about the medallion.
Aluminum medallion made in commemoration of the the first anniversary of the Duke of Edinburgh pouring the first aluminum ingot in the Kitimat smelter. Features an image of a map of Canada showing Kitimat and Arvida. Included in the box is a letter explaining information about the medallion.
Physical Condition
good
Material
aluminum
Height
5
Width
5
Inscriptions
Aluminum Company of Canada Limited. First Production Kitimat August 3rd 1954 Canada.
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
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
Miniature aluminum ingot – prior to the tri-lock design – presented to delegates on the Vancouver Board of Trade Goodwill Tour in 1960. The Vancouver Board of Trade also sent a 220-member industrial tour party in 1955 to visit the new towns of Kitimat and Kemano.
