[BCMA] Military Insignia

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Hi, again, everyone,

I am absolutely blown away by the level of interest in this collection, and
am happy to say the insignia have found good homes!

Thanks,

Tammy

On Wed, Jul 19, 2023 at 2:35 PM Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv <
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> Hello, Museum-world!
>
> The Creston Museum has received a large collection of military insignia,
> including shoulder and arm patches, cap badges, uniform buttons, a few
> medals. They were passed on to us from the local RCMP detachment, who
> received them from the family of a local man after he passed away. He was,
> apparently, an avid collector. Some of the medals have the recipients'
> names engraved on the edge, but beyond that there is nothing to link any of
> these items to specific individuals.
>
> Many are Canadian, with a healthy serving of US mixed in, a few German,
> and some other origins.
>
> Are any of you with military collections interested in any of these? I'm
> attaching a couple of photos to give you a bit of an idea what we've got,
> and photos of the whole lot are available here:
> https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1peU8u08xL0GQjC8U48399lE23U234zHr?usp=sharing
>
> Ideally, I'm hoping someone says they'd like the whole kit and caboodle,
> but I'm happy to send individual pieces or smaller lots to you if there's
> something specific you're looking for. All we ask is that you pay the
> shipping.
>
> Direct email is tammy at crestonmuseum.ca, or give me a call at 250-428-9262.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Tammy
>
> ________________________________
>
> Tammy Bradford, Manager
>
> Creston Museum
>
> 219 Devon Street, Creston BC V0B 1G3
>
> 250-428-9262
>
>
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> Nukiy within the Ktunaxa Nation.*
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