National Grange Golden Sheaf Certificate, Pearl C. Wilder, Buckland, Mass., 1966
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Title
National Grange Golden Sheaf Certificate, Pearl C. Wilder, Buckland, Mass., 1966
Subject
National Grange.; Agriculture.; Washington (D.C.); Buckland (Mass.); Wilder, Pearl C. 1890-1977
Description
Certificate measures about 5 inches wide by 7 inches high as a half page in a booklet. The certificate is bound into the booklet at the spine by gold-colored thread with a knotted tassel sewn through gold foil paper and tissue paper. The booklet has a navy blue leather-look cover marked on the back inside as 8253 crafted by The S.K. Smith Co. Chicago-Cleveland-New York. On the outside front cover, there is golden embossed lettering with sheaves of grain and a banner styled like a sign which reads, The NATIONAL GRANGE PATRONS of HUSBANDRY Established 1867. The booklet is in its original presentation paper box, which has a black flocked velvet-type fabric cover with a gold foil covered bottom.
Pearl C. (Smith) Wilder (1890-1977) was born in Whitingham, Vt. to Allison and Lillie (Wheeler) Smith. Pearl and her family moved to Buckland when she was young. They lived at what is now 277 Ashfield Road. Pearl married Ernest Charles Wilder (1887-1962), a native of Buckland, on 31 December 1915. Pearl Smith is listed as a member of the Buckland Grange in its Lecturers Program booklet for the year 1915.
The Buckland Grange was organized 9 March 1875, received its charter as No. 87 in April 1903, and disbanded due to diminished membership on 30 June 1968.
Pearl C. (Smith) Wilder (1890-1977) was born in Whitingham, Vt. to Allison and Lillie (Wheeler) Smith. Pearl and her family moved to Buckland when she was young. They lived at what is now 277 Ashfield Road. Pearl married Ernest Charles Wilder (1887-1962), a native of Buckland, on 31 December 1915. Pearl Smith is listed as a member of the Buckland Grange in its Lecturers Program booklet for the year 1915.
The Buckland Grange was organized 9 March 1875, received its charter as No. 87 in April 1903, and disbanded due to diminished membership on 30 June 1968.
Golden Sheaf Certificate No. 30393 Issued by the National Grange of Patrons of Husbandry in recognition of fifty years continuous Grange membership. Certifies that the name of Pearl C. Wilder has been enrolled in the permanent records of those who have devoted a half century of service to the order..to agriculture..and to mankind. Issued at Washington, D.C. this 18th day of April 1966. Signed by Herschel D. Newsom, Master and John W. Scott, Secretary.
Creator
National Grange
Source
National Grange Patrons of Husbandry Booklet
Publisher
C/WMARS http://www.cwmars.org
Date
1966-04-18
Contributor
The S.K. Smith Co. Chicago-Cleveland-New York 8253
Relation
From the collections of the Buckland Historical Society, Inc., P.O. Box 88, Buckland, MA, 01338, http://www.bucklandmasshistory.org/contact/
Format
image/jpg
Language
en-US
Type
Text
Coverage
42.60 N, 72.77 W
Files
Collection
Citation
National Grange, “National Grange Golden Sheaf Certificate, Pearl C. Wilder, Buckland, Mass., 1966,” Digital Commonwealth , accessed May 24, 2013, http://www.digitalcommonwealth.org/items/show/142.
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