Featured Artifact of the Week

Certificate

From the Collection

Memorial certificate awarded to the family of WWI veteran “Adlard Langlely” (alternately spelled “Adelard”). According to the Veterans Services Department, Adelard Joseph “Aldat” Langley (1897-1918) was killed in action while serving in France with the 95th Aero Squadron. The certificate was awarded on December 3, 1919, approved during a town meeting. Adlat was later interred in St. Catherine’s Cemetery in 1921, with a large military funeral. The certificate was donated to the museum by his grand-nephew, Warren Henderson, in 2005.

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