[Sample Jewish Marriage Certificate] (open access)

[Sample Jewish Marriage Certificate]

Sample marriage certificate (called a Ketubah) presented to couples married at the Congregation Ahavath Sholom in Fort Worth, Texas as of 1990. The certificate includes three panels. On the far left, text primarily in English describes the vows of marriage. In the center, the main text of the certificate is in Hebrew with blanks for specific information; the text is surrounded by illustrations of plants and crops. On the far right there are lines for names and signatures of participants and witnesses. This form was designed by the Rabbinical Assembly (an organization of American Conservative rabbis).
Date: 1990
Creator: Rabbinical Assembly
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate Presented to Artemisia Bowden] (open access)

[Certificate Presented to Artemisia Bowden]

Certificate appointing Miss Artemisia Bowden, first President and Dean of St. Philip's College, as Hidalgo de San Antonio de Bejar by the Commissioners Court of Bexar County Texas
Date: February 7, 1998
Creator: The Commissioners Court of Bexar County
System: The Portal to Texas History