Membership Certificate

Object/Artifact

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Kentucky State Parks

A blank membership certificate in the Audubon Society for the Protection of American Birds, dated 1887: Certificate titled "The Audubon Society for the Protection of American Birds, Founded by Forest and Stream" at the top in black text on a dark yellow background. It features a portrait of a man facing to the right, a drawing of two birds on a tree branch, a logo for The Audubon Society, and a rectangular frame of small circles and leaves at the corners. Below the drawing of the birds, it says, "Cedar Bird, Bombycilla Carolinensis, Brifs." Below the image of the man, it says, "This is to certify that [blank] of [blank] having subscribed to pledge number [blank] is a member of the Audubon Society, founded February 11th, 1886. Witness the signatures of the president and general secretary given at the Office of the Society of the 40 Park Row, New York City, and of the local secretary for [blank] this [blank] day of [blank], A.D. 1887." The certificate number, 38877, is printed in red ink to the left of the man's portrait and the pledge number, thought to be 3981, is written to the right of the portrait. The signatures of George Bird Grinnell, President pro tempore, and C.F. Amery, General Secretary, appear at the bottom of the certificate. Scan date: March 4, 2022 / Scanned by: Heidi Taylor-Caudill
A blank membership certificate in the Audubon Society for the Protection of American Birds, dated 1887

Certificate titled "The Audubon Society for the Protection of American Birds, Founded by Forest and Stream" at the top in black text on a dark yellow background. It features a portrait of a man facing to the right, a drawing of two birds on a tree branch, a logo for The Audubon Society, and a rectangular frame of small circles and leaves at the corners. Below the drawing of the birds, it says, "Cedar Bird, Bombycilla Carolinensis, Brifs." Below the image of the man, it says, "This is to certify that [blank] of [blank] having subscribed to pledge number [blank] is a member of the Audubon Society, founded February 11th, 1886. Witness the signatures of the president and general secretary given at the Office of the Society of the 40 Park Row, New York City, and of the local secretary for [blank] this [blank] day of [blank], A.D. 1887." The certificate number, 38877, is printed in red ink to the left of the man's portrait and the pledge number, thought to be 3981, is written to the right of the portrait. The signatures of George Bird Grinnell, President pro tempore, and C.F. Amery, General Secretary, appear at the bottom of the certificate. Scan date: March 4, 2022 / Scanned by: Heidi Taylor-Caudill

Name/Title

Membership Certificate

Entry/Object ID

JJA.1938.117

Description

This is a blank certificate for membership in the Audubon Society for the Protection of American Birds. The certificate shows the image of Henry Inman's portrait of John James Audubon off-center on the page and the image of Audubon's Cedar Bird illustration to the viewer's left. The logo for the Audubon Society is present on the lower left corner of the certificate. A facsimile of Audubon's signature appears to the bottom right of his portrait. This is certificate number 38877 as printed in red ink to the upper left of the portrait and pledge number 3981(?) as written in at the upper right of the portrait. The script below the image of Audubon reads, "This is to Certify that [blank] of / [blank] having subscribed to pledge number / [blank] is a Member of The Audubon Society, Founded Feb. 11th, 1886. / Witness the Signatures of the President and General Secretary given at the / Office of the Society 40 Park Row, New York City, and of the Local Secretary / for [blank] this [blank] day of [blank], A.D. 1887." Facsimile signatures of George Bird Grinnell, President pro tempore, and Charles F. Amery, General Secretary, appear at the bottom of the certificate.

Collection

Henderson County Historical Society Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1887 - 1887

Time Period

19th Century

Dimensions

Height

8-7/8 in

Width

12-9/16 in

Material

Paper, Ink