Hi Denise, Depending on what area your family was from, the local archive or historical society (or even an university archives) would probably be interested in acquiring the photos and other memorabilia you found. Some of this material would be great for cultural studies as well as for genealogical research.
Amy M. (genealogical researcher and librarian) On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 3:22 PM, Lynn Downward <lynndownw...@gmail.com>wrote: > I would bet that a Iowa-specific museum would be thrilled to get those > photos you don't choose to keep. I don't quilt but I'd definitely make a > blanket of the quilt pieces (maybe see if you can date the fabrics so you > know who/when started the project). Other than that I can't help you. > > How very nice, however, to be able to touch your family again. > LynnD in the city where we don't have that barn opportunity > > On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 12:09 PM, Land of Oz <lando...@netins.net> wrote: > > > I inherited a crapton of stuff from my grandmother's house. It's been > > stored dry, but not clean, in my brother's barn for about 10 years until > I > > brought it home last weekend. There was a lot more than I brought, but I > try > > not to think about that. > > > > The only interesting textiles I've found so far are a veil/scarf of some > > kind - extremely fine black lace. It was wadded up in a wood box (like > for > > cigars, only it says candy on the lid) and a bag of hexagon quilt pieces > > that I haven't looked at closely. I don't know if the lace is nylon or > silk > > - it weighs next to nothing and is fairly fragile. it's about 15" x 50" > or > > so and looks like it would have been for church or funerals. Oh - and a > > tanned mink skin in a breadbag. > > > > The photos, however are a treasure. I have one large rubbermaid tote full > > of albums going back to the 1870s - most of the people are identified, > and > > there is at least one photo of a child in a coffin. O.o There aren't > too > > many dates on the actual photos, however. There is a story inscribed on > the > > flyleaf about how that album was the only thing rescued from a house fire > > when the dad broke a window from outside and reached in to get it off a > > bookstand. > > > > There are two books inscribed to my grandfather in 1919 several years > > before he graduated highschool. Both are military in nature and full of > > photographs. I've looked them up on Amazon and they all seem to be in the > > same condition as mine and are priced from $9 to $900. lol There are > some > > great photos of military uniforms of all kinds, and everyday wear of > people > > in Croatia, England and Germany (and prob. others). > > > > I also have my great grandfather's wood bound school slate and another > one > > from someone with the same last name (sibling?) and a tiny pair of > leather > > baby shoes with my dad's name on the bottom. > > > > What does a person do with this kind of stuff? I don't have infinite > > storage. My brother kept it all, but didn't do anything with it either. I > > doubt much of it has a lot of value to people who aren't related to the > > family in some way. > > > > Denise > > Iowa > > > > _______________________________________________ > > h-costume mailing list > > h-costume@mail.indra.com > > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > -- Amy Menary M.I.St., D.B.A., BA (Anthropology) _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
