Ledger
Annapolis Valley Macdonald Museum
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| Object Name: | Ledger |
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| Title: | Funeral Record and Ledger |
| Category: | Documentary artifact Funerary object |
| Material: | paper, ink, adhesive, leather |
| Accession Number: | 2021.21.5 |
| Earliest Production Date: | 1937-01-01 |
| Latest Production Date: | 1945-12-31 |
| Description: | A black fabric and black leather ledger book. On the front cover it has written Funeral Record and Ledger C. There is a label on the back cover that reads From Dominion Manufacturers Limited, Toronto, OntarioThis book was used to record the people that were interred by the funeral home beginning in 1937 and going until 1945. This ledger records names alphabetically, many of the names related to Digby and surrounding area. This ledger lists the place of death, name of deceased, where they were born, date of funeral, where they were buried, and what type of burial they had/ the cost. Each section also lists the deceaseds partner, occupation, parents, place of funeral service, burial site.Inscriptions go up until the page marked as #200 |
| Narrative: | Found in a bag with four other funeral ledgers on the bottom right corner of the Volume stacks in the library |
| History of Use: | It is believed that this ledger came from a funeral home in Digby or surrounding area as the four others that were found with it record burials primarily in that region. |
| Height: | 2.5 cm |
| Length: | 39 cm |
| Width: | 27 cm |
| Institution: |
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| Institution City: | Middleton |
| Institution Province: | Nova Scotia |