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1. BE1998.1.106.292 - Postcard

   A postcard addressed to Miss Harris 'c/o Mrs. Harry McVitty Banff, Alberta. The message reads, 'Aug. 20th. Have been trying to write to you for ages but never seem to have a minute. Heard all about your doings at the coast and you had indeed a royal time. Love from Hattie.' The postcard is postmarked twice. On the side of correspondence, there is a postmark from Toronto. On the illustration side, the postmark is from Banff, Alberta, 31...

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2. BE1998.1.118.w - Newspaper

   A newspaper copy of The Streetsville Review, dated November 11 1898, vol XXXI, No 1630. A small orange label on front reads: Mrs. Dr. Dixie, 1 Jan 99. The Streetsville paper encompassed Peel County. Articles include 'Toronto Township Minutes'', The Doctor who Cures, Village and Vicinity and 'Markets of the World', as well as many advertisements.

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3. BE1998.1.119.2 - Newspaper

   An copy of the newspaper The Little paper, a supplement to The Children's Magazine. No. 31, dated April 1913. The tabloid sized paper is rectangular in shape and printed with black ink and has a total of 8 pages. The title with images of crests and lion and unicorn surrounding a shield are found at the top. Front page contains a story entitled " The Great Eskimo Mystery" and "Seven Men Cut Off From the World". It includes a drawing of "The ...

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4. BE2000.3.12 - Certificate, Marriage

   A paper certificate of marriage with a vine border and engraving of a home wedding service. The document states: Certificate of Marriage. I do hereby certify, That on the Thirty-first day of January of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Sixty Six John Graydon of the Village of Streetsville in the County of Peel and Province of Canada and Jane Anderson of the Township of Toronto in the County of Peel and Province of Canada were married...

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5. BE2000.3.19 - Announcement, Funeral

   A printed, folded funeral notice for Jennie Graydon. The notice is printed in black text on piece of beige claycoat paper with a black 0.5 cm border. Various vignettes and decorative motifs adorn the text. The notice reads: DIED In Streetsville, on Saturday, Feb 1st, 1890, JENNIE, Beloved Wife of John Graydon Aged 52 Years. FUNERAL From the family residence, Queen Street, to the Streetsville Cemetery, on Monday Feb. 3rd, At Three O'clock p...

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6. BE2000.3.6 - Postcard

   An unframed photograph/postcard entitled 'Streetsville Volunteers, waiting for the train, July 14th 1915'. The picture shows a crowd on the railroad tracks with the British flag flying. To the proper right is a group of five men, all in civilian clothes, with arms around each other. A young boy is holding a flag in the centre.

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7. BE2000.3.8.2 - Letter

   A handwritten letter on letterhead to "Miss Mabel Graydon, Streetsville Ontario Canada" from Hattie Graydon. The letter is written on stationary from "Lakeside Hospital, 4147 Lake Avenue, Chicago" where Hattie attended the Training School for Nurses. The letterhead lists all doctors and their specializations. The letter describes a trip to Lincoln Illinois with a patient as well as her work which included massaging invalids, treating patients wi...

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8. BE2001.1.15.3 - Letter

   A one-page typewritten letter from King George V. Letterhead marked above in red ink. It features the Royal Coat of Arms that includes images of a shield with crown, flanked by a unicorn and a lion. Below the image are the words: Buckingham Palace. Content of the letter reads: I joined with my grateful people in sending you this memorial of a brave life given for others in the Great War. Signed at the bottom with a handwritten signature th...

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9. BE2001.1.540 - Invitation

   An invitation card addressed to 'The Misses Harris', which is written in black ink in the top left corner. There is black printed text on the card, reading 'Mrs. J. K. Macdonald, At Home, on Saturday, January the nineteenth, from 4:30 to 7 o'clock. Confederation Life Building.' The print is in fancy script. On the back of the card is handwriting in pencil. The handwriting is hard to read but appears to be a recipe for an alcoholic beverage. ...

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10. BE2001.1.63.16 - Manual, Training

    A pamphlet or training manual entitled "Brief Notes on War Gases and Spray: how to recognize and what to do", issued by the Canadian Military Headquarters, 1 April 1941. It is pamphlet number 2 '40/P & S/314'. The front of the booklet also reads: 'Every Canadian soldier must carry this in the haversack of his respirator. He must read it until he knows it by heart.' The booklet provides information on all gases and how to use a respirator.

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11. BE2001.5.153 - Notecard

    A blank note card or greeting card with a glued black and white image of a lighthouse and some buildings in the background. The image looks to be a copy of a framed print. Underneath, printed in black ink is the following: 'The Old Harbour - Port Credit'. The inside of the card is blank except for the name 'K. Sayers', printed in blue ink.

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12. BE2003.2.254.1 - Record, Military

    A booklet, khaki coloured, entitled 'Canadian Army (A.F.) Officer's Record of Service.' The booklet includes personal information (address, birth date, profession, etc.), promotions, courses attended, appointments, and medical records. The information is all hand-written.

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13. BE2004.2.83.22 - Newspaper

    A copy of the first edition of the Mississauga News, Volume 1 No. 1, dated June 23, 1965. Numbered 20 pages. Printed in black text with the following headline: Birth of South Peel's Brightest Weekly Newspaper. Headline and headings read: -Foresee Major City Here! Seek Metro-Type Study. 250,000 in South Peel By 1980 Construction of Atomic Energy Plant to Start Soon in Twsp -The Birth of A Paper -Four Day Carnival Opens with Parade -Cou...

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14. BE2004.2.90 - Newspaper

    A complete issue of The Toronto World dated Wednesday, January 23, 1901. The paper is 8 pages in length. Top headlines include: -The Queen is Dead! God Save The King!; -Victoria the Good Passed Away Just Before Seven O'Clock Last Evening, Beloved by her Subjects and Honored by all Nations and Leaving No Enemies - Expressions of Sorrow and Sympathy From All Countries - Unusual Tribute at Washington, Where the National Flag was Half-Masted...

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15. BE2005.1.120.16 - Transcript

    A single-spaced typewritten transcript of a manuscript entitled Childhood Memories - by Mary Harris. A note from the transcriber in the top proper left corner reads: (from Mrs. Barnett's collec.) Much of the first page is taken up with describing the fire at Old Erindale on March 3, 1867. Mary writes: How it is all photographed in my mind! The men had just lighted the fires, and it is supposed a spark from the chimneys fell into the attic, whi...

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16. BE2005.1.78 - Card, Greeting

    A Christmas card from the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force. The front of the card has a coloured illustration of two flags crossed behind the coat of arms, encased in a green maple leaf. The bottom left corner, in blue print, reads, '1914-15'. In the bottom right corner in blue print is the title. Inside the card reads, 'With all Good Wishes, for a, Merry Christmas, and a, Bright New Year. E. A. Sayers, Private, 'B' Co. 19th Battalion....

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17. BE2005.1.83 - Indenture

    A handwritten document created on the 24th day of May, 1864 in black ink on legal size blue paper folded in half to make four pages. It is an indenture in which William Radenhurst signs over his interest in his family's estate to his sister Annie Grant (née Radenhurst) and her heirs in consideration of $200.00 paid to him. The indenture is signed and witnessed: J.A. Mull (signature is difficult to decipher.) There are two small pink seals at the...

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18. BE2005.1.84.2 - Letter

    A beige letter folded in half to make four pages. The letter is to Annie Radenhurst Grant from her brother William Radenhurst. The letter is written in black ink and reads: "Dear Nan, enclosed I send you a document which I expected before leaving home which may or may not be of some value to you or your children according as to whether our estate turns out worthless or otherwise. This the best I can do to pay poor Alick $200.00 he lent me a...

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19. BE2005.1.95.10 - Program

    A church program entitled "St. Peter's Church, Erindale, 125 Anniversary, June 18th, 1950" printed in dark navy blue ink on cream coloured card. The front contains the title at the top and a line drawing of St. Peter's Church in the centre with the names of the Rector, and Warden's below: "Rev. George F. Banks, Rector; Lt. Col. C. T. Sharpe, Rector's Warden, Allen C. Wood, Peoples Warden". Inside, the program is printed with the order of ser...

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20. BE2005.1.95.11.1 - Report, Annual

    A black and white copy of a financial report to the members of St. Peters Church. The accompanying text describes progress made in the building fund and a conservative estimated price of $60,000 for the new Sunday School Parish Hall. The report continues: "This can only be done if each of us adopts sacrificial giving - mere token giving will not achieve our goal. An opportunity will be afforded to all to reconfirm their pledges during the Eve...

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