Extremely RARE find this weekend, only 5 issued, and only one has been known to exist, and its mine.

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I can’t even put in to words how excited I am. Went out to that permission today Broken_detector, and I’ve been digging lots of goodies, and found a Banner worthy find. The medal I found was worn on a necklace given out to only 5 women, who were the original 5 sisters of Mercy hospital graduating in 1886. Miss Agnes Gray got this medal some 133 years ago, and I was fortunate enough to find it. The old St. Anne’s Academy is no longer there, but the main church is there. These 5 women took care of the men, women, and children of Fort Smith, AR back in a day when the population was so little they could make house calls. I have reached out to the church itself, and am hoping to get ahold of them, and returning the beloved Miss Gray’s graduation medal back home to where it began. I was born at Mercy as a child, as well as my twin, and other family. My great great uncle in the 1930’s who was Alma Town Marshall Henry Humphrey we’re brought here to be tended to by women like these. Maybe even her. I’ve highlighted in the article mentioning the first graduating class, and Miss Gray’s name. This is the biggest Banner I could ever imagine in my life, and I’ll be cheeky for years to come.
 

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That is an amazingly awesome find . I'm guessing it's silver . That old style quality engraving is really beautiful . Very nice pictures . Your writing and the clipping showing the hospital make for a great History lesson .

Nice of you to offer it back to the hospital . Thanks for posting and congratulations on resurrecting some history .
 
Incredible find,I’d be stoked too.Is it gold? Congrats on finding and returning that medallion.

I believe it’s silver, it’s heavy, I haven’t tried my gold test on it. I didn’t see it marked anywhere. I was going to take it to the local coin guy/jeweler tomorrow
 
That is an amazingly awesome find . I'm guessing it's silver . That old style quality engraving is really beautiful . Very nice pictures . Your writing and the clipping showing the hospital make for a great History lesson .

Nice of you to offer it back to the hospital . Thanks for posting and congratulations on resurrecting some history .

Thanks a bunch. I’ve taken some pics of the new convent they built in 1903.
 

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I can’t even put in to words how excited I am. Went out to that permission today Broken_detector, and I’ve been digging lots of goodies, and found a Banner worthy find. The medal I found was worn on a necklace given out to only 5 women, who were the original 5 sisters of Mercy hospital graduating in 1886. Miss Agnes Gray got this medal some 133 years ago....

Awesome! Good for you for taking steps to get it back to them. Take some good photos of the item and make a nice framed collage for yourself with that clipping and a photo of the building.
 
That is SUCH an awesome find, and you wanting to return it reflects well upon you.


But, I HAD to giggle when I read this part:

" I was born at Mercy as a child,"
 
The wildest part of this find is how honestly excited and geeked up you are over this. This find really means something to you and it shows in your narrative. Not often seen here. I'm very happy for you. Congratulations !
 
Incredible find!!!! That ranks up there with a gold coin in my book. The intricate detail of the award, a persons name, an exact date, and the mentioning of her name in an article that connects it all together. Great job on this, I would be on cloud 9 too.
 
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