MEDAL, COMMEMORATIVE

Description: MEDAL IS CONTAINED INSIDE A BLACK LEATHER FOLDING CASE WITH A SINGLE BRASS BUTTON TO CLOSE IT. THE INNER FLAPS HAVE ON THEIR INTERIOR SIDE, BLUE FELT. THE MEDAL RESTS ON THIS BLUE VELVET, ATTACHED TO IT AT THE TOP. THERE IS ALSO A PIECE OF PAPER WITH THE WRITING "MAE MCNABB". THE MEDAL ITSELF HAS A PURPLE BORDER WITH A GOLD COLORED PIECE ON THE INSIDE WHICH HAS THE NUMBER "55" ON IT. TWO SMALL STRING LEAD UP TO THE UPPER PORTION WITH THE CLASP. THIS PART IS MADE OF REPEATING HASH MARKS COLORED GREEN AND PURPLE. ON THE BACK OF THE MEDAL IT STATES "H MCNAB MT VIEW R.L. NO.23. 1937 - 1951 ALBERTA 945"

History: ALL OF THESE ARTIFACTS WOULD HAVE BEEN OWNED BY EITHER HAZEL RUTH MCNABBB AND HER MOTHER MRS. JOSEPH MCNABB (MAE). HOWEVER, MOST WOULD HAVE BELONGED TO HAZEL. MOST PURCHASES WOULD HAVE BEEN MADE IN OR NEAR LETHBRIDGE OR FORT MACLEOD. THE DONOR WAS BORN IN 1912 IN FORT MACLEOD AND MOVED TO LETHBRIDGE IN 1946. FAMILY LIVED ALONG THE OLD MAN RIVER ACROSS FROM THE RESERVATION, MOTHER WAS FROM NEW YORK, AND AFTER MARRYING HER HUSBAND CAME TO ALBERTA TO RANCH. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE DONOR, THE LATE MS. HAZEL MCNABB, PLEASE SEE THIS DONATION'S PERMANENT FILE. INCLUDED IN THE FILE, IS A 50 MIN INTERVIEW WITH MCNABB'S CLOSE FRIEND MARY OORDT FROM 20 MAY 2014.