Precious possessions of previous generations are either passed down to future generations or are lost. Whatever their fate, they are frequently forgotten as time passes. When they are rediscovered, it is a great occasion. The Internet is a well full of riches that people have opted to share with the world, from an eighteenth-century pendant to romantic vintage images.
1. “I came up an old photo of my mother gushing over Clint Eastwood’s touch.”
2. “I found it buried between the pages of a used textbook I purchased”
3. “This painting was painted by my great-grandmother 90 years ago, and it hung in my childhood home. I discovered the location yesterday!”
4. “A silver pendant I found while metal-detecting has a 227-year-old date on it.”
5. “This was found inside a secondhand book I’m reading, and it’s from the 1992 film ‘Julie’s wedding.”
6. “In 1964, this is my girlfriend’s grandmother meeting Johnny Cash. He tickled her to make her smile because she was so nervous.”
7. “I was given a copy of my grandmother’s high school sketchbook from 1943.”
8. “This was entrusted to me by my grandfather 17 years ago, and I’ve only now discovered it. In the 1940s, this is my grandmother.”
9. “A Roman coin from the reign of Emperor Constantine I that I discovered while metal-detecting in France.”
10. “I discovered slides from 1973 in a disintegrating house.”
11. “A lock of hair from 1879 found in a book about floral meanings.”
“From a friend, Mabel Hall, March 20, 1879,” the note reads.
12. “I’m a sucker for antique images and couldn’t pass this one up while thrifting. These two radiate joy.”
13. “We discovered last week that my Nana’s camera still had undeveloped film from 1970 in it.”
14. “I recently discovered this wonderful photograph on the last page of my grandparents’ wedding album.”
Do you have any heirlooms from the past that you are really proud of? What is your favourite photo of an ancestor? Your experiences and photographs are deserving of attention, so tell us about them in the comments!
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