Smithers Red Hats material

Scope and Content: File contains primarily textual and graphic material produced by or relating to the Smithers Red Hat Ladies' society. This includes a photo album originally belonging to Red Hats member Pat McCammon, additional loose photographs, greeting cards, handwritten notes, a guest book, a lifetime certifica…

Physical Description: ~5 cm textual and graphic material; 1 photo album; 1 CD with 25 digital images

History / Biographical: The Red Hat Society is an international recreational and social organization for women, particularly those aged 50 and above. It was founded in the United States in 1998. The Smithers & Houston chapter, known as the "Ruby Reds/Jewels of the North," appears to have been founded in or shortly before 2005. Its leaders ('Queens') were, in chronological order: Margaret Watt, Betty Kennedy, and Pat Scott.

Custodial History: Items were donated by Karen Coldwell on September 3rd 2022 and accessioned on September 13th-14th 2022 by Museum staff.

Scope and Content: File contains primarily textual and graphic material produced by or relating to the Smithers Red Hat Ladies' society. This includes a photo album originally belonging to Red Hats member Pat McCammon, additional loose photographs, greeting cards, handwritten notes, a guest book, a lifetime certificate for Pat McCammon, Christmas dinner menus, lists of members, a songbook, "Night Before Christmas" storybook, and a CD with 25 digital images on it.

Notes: Photo album contains pictures of Red Hat events from 2005 to 2018, including Christmas dinners, Fall Fair parades, teas, and outings (to Telkwa, Tyee Lake, Granisle, Prince Rupert, Prince George, Terrace). A small representative sample of photographs has been digitized and assigned P#s (P9941-P9951).