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Accession # |
A1977.26 |
Title |
Wellington County Home for the Aged greeting cards, ca.1910-1975. |
Date |
1910-1975 CIRCA |
Description |
Greeting cards, birthday cards, Easter, Christmas, Valentines, and Mother's Day cards from the Wellington County Home for the Aged in Aboyne, likely sent to residents and/or staff. A couple of them are signed "Mrs. Atkinson" or "Olive Atkinson." Olive Atkinson farmed in the Grand Valley area but for a period worked at the Wellington County Home for the Aged. There are also cards addressed to Mrs. Hudson, and one to "Mrs. Hudson and the ladies in your care" suggesting that she was also an employee of the Home. - item 33a: Easter card depicting choir boys, flowers, and church window; "Easter Greetings"; signed "From - The members of St. John's W.A. and Guild / Mrs. A.B. Fraser, Sec'y". [MU 333] - item 33b: Get well card; "An Orchid to Bring You Good Health"; depicts purple orchid with on which glass beads have been affixed; inscribed inside, "West Lorne / From Aunt Ella Anthes". [MU 333] - item 33c: Easter card in shape of a floral-draped book; "Happy Easter"; addressed "To Aunt Lena from Harry, Annie & Doug". [MU 333] - item 33d: Wedding anniversary card depicting orchid; "An Orchid for You"; Has cut-out and added red velvet; inscribed "from Cassie to Bell" [MU 333]. - item 33e: Greeting card, "Orchids for you today" with verse and floral motif; signed "Puslinch Lake Women's Institute." [MU 333] - item 33f: Valentine card, ca.1975; roses and heart; "Our Valentine message for Mother"; padded cloth insert; signed "Ida". [MU 953] - item 33g: Valentine card, ca.1960; mail bag in a heart; "A valentine note for you"; signed "Ida" [MU 953] - item 33h: Valentine card, ca.1965; flowers and heart; red cloth ribbon attached; "To Mother on Valentine's Day"; signed "Minnie & Herb" [MU 953] - item 33i: Valentine card, ca.1960; kittens and heart; "A Valentine Mother Just for you from both of us"; padded cloth insert; signed "Mary Waller" [MU 953] - item 33j: Valentine card, ca.1970; flowers and heart; "On Valentine's Day / Orchids to You"; unsigned [MU 953] - item 33k: Valentine card, ca. 1970; flowers and envelope; "For the One I love"; inscribed "Love and a Very Happy Birthday / Minnie & Herb" [MU 953] - item 33l: Birthday card with orange roses and yellow ribbon, "A Pair of birthday wishes"; signed "Herman, Delila, Verna & Ida." [MU 333] - item 33m: Birthday card; paper with flower print, affixed to teal- coloured metal plate; signed "Puslinch Lake Women's Institute" [MU 333] - item 33n: Birthday card depictign idyllic cottage scene; addressed to "Aunt Bella" from "Alberta" with note about how she hurt her hand with scissors. Written on back, "Mrs. John Johnson / 121 Pine Lawn Ave / London Ont". [MU 333] - item 33o: Birthday card, "Greetings on your Birthday" with orange Talisman roses; Addressed to "Annie" from "Sade" [MU 333] - item 33p: Birthday card; "birthday wishes" with pansy motif; signed "Puslinch Lake Women's Institute" [MU 333] - item 33q: Birthday card with floral motif, ca. 1950. Includes biblical verse; signed "Mrs. Atkinson" [MU 333] - item 33r: Birthday card with pink flowers and cut-out; inscribed at bottom, "convenor Mrs. G. Stiffler RR2 Hespler / Puslinch Lake Women's Institute" [MU 333] - item 33s: Birthday card depicting window with lace netting added; signed "Love Olive Atkinson" [MU 333] - item 33t: Birthday card with cloth insert; floral and bird / birdhouse motif; signed "Puslinch Lake W.I." [MU 333] - item 33u: Birthday card with floral motif; signed "Aunt Maggie and Mary" [MU 333] - item 33v: Birthday card with floral motif, "On Your Birthday"; includes biblical verse; note signed "Love Olive Atkinson". [MU 333] - item 33w: Mother's day card depicting door to a house with flowers and birds at a bird-bath fountain. Glass-chip added for sparkle effect; "Mother's Day greetings for You"; addressed "To Mother / From Walter & Mary". [MU 333] - item 33x: Mother's day card with idyllic cottage scene and flowers; "for a Truly Happy Mother's Day"; signed "Clarence." [MU 333] - item 33y: Mother's day card with flowers, cutout with silver foil insert and pink ribbon attached; "Because I Love You Mother"; signed "Minnie & Herb" [MU 333] - item 33z: Mother's day card with blossom motif; cutout with padded cloth insert: "for You Mother from Your Son / A Mother's Day Message"; signed "your son Walter" [MU 333] ----------------- - item 34a: Greeting card; embossed and painted plastic with painted paper applique; "Wishes" [MU 333] - item 34b: Mother's day card; blossom, shepherdess [Little Bo Peep?] and lamb motif; "Wishes for My Mother on Her Day"; Blue satin insert; inscribed "With Love / Lila" [MU 333] - item 34c: Mother's day card; pink carnations with blue cloth ribbon; "A Message to Mother"; inscribed "To Mother / From your son / Wallie & / family." [MU 333] - item 34d: Mother's day card; pansy motif with padded cloth card, "To my sweetheart's mother / on Mother's day" / inscribed "From Your Son Walter & Family / Mary" [MU 333] - item 34e: Mother's day card; Flower motif with cut-out and added cloth; "Orchids to You on Mother's Day"; inscribed "From Ida, Pearl & Barbara". [MU 333] - item 34f: Christmas card, ca. 1940; nativity scene; "A Christmas prayer"; inside is letter addressed to "Aunt Lena" re. Elsie and her son Kenny; signed "Mary Rice". [mu 952] - item 34g: Christmas card, 1940; Christmas tree against silver foil; inscribed with letter addressed to "Mother" from "Walter Hudson / RR4 / Angus Ont" and dated 23 Dec. 1940. [MU 952] - item 34h: Christmas card, ca.1950; poinsettias; "Season's Greetings"; signed by "Clarence, Beavin / Mary Lou / & Margaret Jo" [MU 952] - item 34i: Christmas card, ca.1960; Virgin Mary cuddling baby Jesus while angels, birds, and lamb look on; "Blessed be your Christmas"; signed "your old friend Mrs. Minnie Brunkard" [MU 952] - item 34j: Christmas card, ca.1955; winter scene of rural houses in snow, horse and cutter; cloth netting attached; "Christmas Greetings"; note re. "shells", from "Joe & Cassie" [MU 952] - item 34k: Christmas card, ca.1970; nativity scene; "Christmas blessings"; signed "Harb[?] Crawfield[?]" [MU 952] - item 34L: Christmas card, ca. 1960; bells and branches; "Best Wishes of the season"; signed "Margaret Smith" [MU 952] - item 34m: Christmas card, ca.1965; bells, holly, and church steeple in snow storm; "On Christmas Day"; signed "Earl & Olive Maben" [MU 952] - item 34n: Christmas card, ca.1950; horse-drawn coach travelling through snowy countryside; padded cloth red rose with red cloth ribbon; "A Merry Christmas"; addressed "To Aunt Lena from Harry, Annie & Douglas" [MU 952] - item 34o: Christmas card, ca. 1950; horse-drawn cutter; "A hearty wish for Christmas cheer and happy days ahead"; unsigned; with envelope [MU 952] - item 34p: Christmas card, 1952; candles; paper on green metal sheet; "Best Wishes"; addressed to "Aunt Jennie" from "Dora" and dated. [MU 952] - item 34q: Christmas card, ca.1955; annunciation to shepherds and nativity; addressed to "Mrs Hudson" from "Velma Boys" [MU 952] - item 34r: Christmas card, ca.1950; nativity; with plastic film; "Christmas blesshings and best wishes"; signed "George, Reta and Manley." [MU 952] - item 34s: Christmas card, ca.1950; nativity; inscribed with note, and signed "Kae, Mannie & Boys" [MU 952] - item 34t: Christmas card, ca. 1960; pine and berries; "Merry Christmas Dear Mother!"; addressed to "Mother" from "your son Walter and Mary & your Grandchildren / Mary Jane / Karen Lynn" [MU 952] - item 34u: Christmas card, ca.1950; nativity; "A Joyous Christmas"; addressed to "Aunt Bella" with note about bringing her to London, and about Mother, Dad, Cecil and John; signed "Alberta" [MU 952] - item 34v: Christmas card, ca.1950; bell with added sparkles; "A Christmas greeting"; signed "Ida" [MU 952] - item 34w: Christmas card, ca.1950; annunciation to the shepherds; "Blessed be your Christmas"; addressed to "Mrs. Hudson & all the ladies in her care" from "Mrs Crowder" [MU 952] - item 34x: Christmas card, ca.1950; bells and holly; "A Christmas Message"; signed "your friend / Annie Stewart Graham" [MU 952] - item 34y: Christmas card, ca.1950; bells and holly; "Holiday Joy"; signed "Mrs Sarah M Lead & family" [MU 952] - item 34z: Christmas card, ca.1950; Virgin and child; "A Christmas prayer"; signed "Mrs Merriam - / Ballinafad" [MU 952] ----------------- - item 35a: Christmas card, ca.1950; poinsettia; "Season's Greetings"; signed "Anna" [MU 952] - item 35b: Christmas card, ca.1950; man holding coat for woman as she adjusts her hat in the mirror; "At Christmas"; signed "Ervin & Catherine Woolner" [MU 952] - item 35c: Christmas card, ca.1950; photograph of the "Wayside Inn [and] Restaurant"; signed "Mr & Mrs P Bhlunboy[?]" [MU 952] - item 35d: Christmas card, ca.1950; bells and horse-drawn cutter going over stone bridge; "Christmas greetings"; plastic insert; signed "The W.A. United Church Drayton" - item 35e: Christmas card, 1948; poinsettia with sparkles; "A Merry Christmas; signed "Edith and Ebner Gilbert" [MU 952] - item 35f: Christmas card, ca.1950; bells ringing over a wintry landscape with church and Christmas tree; on padded cloth bell, "A Merry Christmas"; addressed to "Grandma" from "Grace, Bud, & Boys" [MU 952] - item 35g: Christmas card, ca.1950; poinsettias; padded cloth insert, "Thinking of You at Christmastime"; signed "Jim & Linda" [MU 952] - item 35h: Christmas card, ca.1950; poinsettia in silver metal; "Christmas Joy"; signed "Minnie & Herb" [MU 952] - item 35i: Christmas card, ca.1950; figures on a bridge in a winter landscape; "Merry Christmas"; addressed to "Grandma" from "Elaine" [MU 952] - item 35j: Christmas card, ca.1950; winter streetscape; signed "Don / Betty / Garry / Roger / Therasa" [MU 952] - item 35k: Christmas card, ca.1950; shepherds looking up at star; glass sparkles; "Joyous Christmas Wishes"; nativity inside; signed "Hanna Rylett" [MU 952] - item 35L: Christmas card, ca.1950; Santa Claus on sleigh pulled by four reindeer [no Rudolph]; "Merry Christmas"; signed "Cassie & Joe" [MU 952] - item 35m: Christmas card, 1950; tree ornaments and magi looking at star; "It's Christmas"; dated and signed "Hart Crowder / Amherstburg Ont" [MU 952] - item 35n: Christmas card, ca.1950; green church; "Silent Night / Holy Night"; letter re. Edward on back; signed "Ed, Frances & Edward Jr." [MU 952] - item 35o: Christmas card, ca.1950; angelic child in the snow; "Christmas Joys"; letter on back addressed to "Aunt Rubina & all" from "Walt & family" in the United States [Michigan?], [MU 952] - item 35p: Christmas card, ca.1950; holly; unsigned. [MU 952] - item 35q: Christmas card, ca.1950; thatched cottage and trees in blossom; "Christmas greetings"; signed "Lyla" - item 35r: Postcard, ca.1945; embroidered flowers on cloth afixed to paper card; embroidered "With my love"; addressed to "my dear sister Leana" from "Rag[?]" sent from "some where in France" re. Christmas wishes. [ph 31581] _______________ - item 36a: Postcard, 1955; humourous cartoon of a couple huddled under an umbrella in a bedroom with a leaky ceiling; "Wonderful hotel...Running water in every room!"; sent to "Mrs Alice Colbert / Wellington Home / Fergus / Ont" from "Ivy" re. trip to Collingwood and Owen Sound, postmarked 27 July 1955. [ph 31582] _______________ - item 38a: Easter postcard, 1929; addressed to nurse "Miss Hattie Peavoy / Provincial Hospital / Hamilton / Ontario" from her sister Lena re. birthday, work and making a dress; postmarked Mount Forest, 06 April 1929. [ph 31583] - item 38b: Easter postcard, ca.1929; grazing bunnies; "I couldn't wish you any more..."; addressed to "Miss Harriet Peavoy / Hamilton / Ont" from "all, Sarah, Josh and Joyce" re. good luck. [ph 31584] - item 38c: Easter postcard, ca.1929; rabbits, giant egg, and lily of the valley flowers; "A Happy Easter Day"; addressed to "Miss Harriet Peavoy / Hamilton / Ont" from "Jean [&] Janet" [ph 31585] |
Creator \ Maker |
Wellington County Home For the Aged [compiler] |
Item Name |
Birthday Card Christmas Card Easter Card Greeting Card Mother's Day Card Postcard Valentine |
Person \ Organization |
Anthes, Ella Atkinson, Olive Boys, Velma Brunkard, Minnie Colbert, Alice Crowder Crowder, Hart Drayton United Church Fraser, A. B. Gilbert, Ebner Gilbert, Edith Graham, Anne Hamilton City Hospital Hamilton General Hospital School of Nursing Hudson Hudson, Walter Lead, Sarah Maben, Earl Maben, Olive Merriam Peavoy, Harriet Peavoy, Hattie Peavoy, Lena Puslinch Lake Women's Institute Rice, Mary Rylett, Hanna Smith, Margaret St. John's Church Women's Auxiliary Stewart, Annie Stiffler, G. Waller, Mary Wayside Inn and Restaurant Wellington County Home For the Aged Woolner, Catherine Woolner, Ervin Wellington County House of Industry and Refuge |
Place |
Aboyne Amherstburg Angus Ballinafad Collingwood Drayton Fergus France Grand Valley Hamilton London Michigan Mount Forest Owen Sound Puslinch Lake United States |
Subject |
Birds Children Christmas Family Life Flowers Religion Romance |
Photo, Map # |
ph 31581 ph 31581 - ph 31585 ph 31582 ph 31583 ph 31584 ph 31585 |
Year Range from |
1910 |
Year Range to |
1975 |
Accession # |
A1977.26 |
Containers |
MU 333 MU 952 MU 953 STACKS |