tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3219561941481203089.post7734553957158659589..comments2024-03-27T22:18:20.150-04:00Comments on Climbing My Family Tree: Junk or Joy? Think of Future Generations!Marian B. Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03816923876592602598noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3219561941481203089.post-50954218222996094722017-08-29T07:48:43.065-04:002017-08-29T07:48:43.065-04:00I am amazed to learn that a simple magazine would ...I am amazed to learn that a simple magazine would be something museum-worthy. Now I'm wondering about old patterns and sheet music that went on to their lesser reward in the landfill -- did I miss an opportunity??Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3219561941481203089.post-52691954432146558212017-08-24T15:48:48.311-04:002017-08-24T15:48:48.311-04:00Colleen, I think you're right that we can'...Colleen, I think you're right that we can't know what the next generation will consider to be junk or valuable. I can't keep everything, but I do offer things to relatives and explain the significance (in a letter). Some things that nobody wants I donate to institutions that will care for those things and keep them alive for the future, even if it's not in my family.Marian B. Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03816923876592602598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3219561941481203089.post-70182696771826513812017-08-23T13:24:58.628-04:002017-08-23T13:24:58.628-04:00Anna, the more we talk about our love of family hi...Anna, the more we talk about our love of family history, the more our relatives understand that we want to look through their "stuff" to sort the valuable from the unimportant! Thanks for reading and commenting.Marian B. Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03816923876592602598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3219561941481203089.post-22347817155991760692017-08-23T13:18:57.657-04:002017-08-23T13:18:57.657-04:00I recently discovered that my mother helped her co...I recently discovered that my mother helped her cousin clean out her father's home after died in 1996; he was the third-generation owner so it was packed with great stuff. I could have cried hearing about the photos they put in the FIRE because they didn't know who they were!!! Thankfully, especially after this reunion, everyone knows where all the stuff should go if they don't want it - either to me or the historical society.Anna Matthewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06900231457574329121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3219561941481203089.post-85267570835961509762017-08-23T07:47:19.671-04:002017-08-23T07:47:19.671-04:00Joy or Junk is very subjective. We might think of ...Joy or Junk is very subjective. We might think of an item as junk but the next generation might find joy in it. Perhaps that is why I keep everything. ha! Although I have given many things as gifts to my nieces and nephews and children. Thanks for writing about this topic.Colleen G. Brown Pasqualehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16402783115333431440noreply@blogger.com