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An old box of records leads to 189 Years of family history - Artifact Return Search
Last year, I acquired a Victrola along with a substantial collection of records. Nestled at the bottom of the box, I found a framed...
Amy Atkin
Apr 6, 20242 min read
1901 Marriage Certificate of Maurice Baker and Maud Hyatt - Found and Returned!
Antique marriage certificates are somewhat of a fascination for me. They represent a monumental (and hopefully happy) time in two...
Amy Atkin
Apr 6, 20241 min read
A Commodore's Family, a Train Crash, and a Civil War Prisoner - Artifact Return Search
What started as a folder stuffed full of what I thought was random family artifacts and news clippings quickly turned into one of the...
Amy Atkin
Mar 22, 20243 min read
WWII PFC James Henry Carter, Sumner County, TN- Artifact Return Search
In 1948, PFC James Henry Carter lost his life in battle while in the Philippines. He would not return home to Tennessee for three years....
Amy Atkin
Mar 18, 20241 min read
The Kimsey Siblings - Artifact Return Search
Family artifacts from Edward, Katherine Jane, Elizabeth Ann, Georgiana, and Sarah Kimsey. These certificates of completion were given to...
Amy Atkin
Mar 17, 20241 min read
Found and Returned! A Box Full of Family History, Truman Marion Butts of Iowa - Found and Returned!
This cigar box from 1957 holds a lot of memories. It's full of newspaper articles, calling cards, military orders, and a very special...
Amy Atkin
Mar 16, 20242 min read
Marriage Certificate of Daniel Klingler & Nancy J Swick - Found and Returned!
Marriage Licenses & Certificates seem to find me. I'm fascinated with how beautiful they used to be and how so many have survived through...
Amy Atkin
Mar 16, 20241 min read
Found and Returned.
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