tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post728275403450189998..comments2024-03-13T21:06:16.936-04:00Comments on Olive Tree Genealogy Blog: More Issues With Passing on Family Heirlooms and Preserving Their ProvenanceOlive Tree Genealogyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02381110998759242462noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-88918234930625904162018-01-30T09:51:48.450-05:002018-01-30T09:51:48.450-05:00Lynn I love your idea of framing the dress and cap...Lynn I love your idea of framing the dress and cape along with the written history. I am sure someone in your family will one day be very happy to have that!<br /><br />I framed my dad's WW2 photo in uniform, his medals, his cap badge, then had a silver plaque made with his name and rank, then framed them all. Otherwise I figured the small items would be lost over the years as no one would Olive Tree Genealogyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02381110998759242462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-74855897609606179802018-01-30T09:48:15.585-05:002018-01-30T09:48:15.585-05:00The ideas presented here are wonderful food for th...The ideas presented here are wonderful food for thought. Currently, I'm in my fifties and not sure who among our children and other relatives might want to inherit our treasures. <br />In the event that some end up sold or donated, I've started attaching a written history to each object whenever possible. For instance, a dress and cape worn by my grandfather and his cousin before him in Lyn Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09528542909157264300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-5323555065712660782013-05-21T14:49:00.017-04:002013-05-21T14:49:00.017-04:00My husband and I are also concerned with this prob...My husband and I are also concerned with this problem. We have two unmarried boys who don't seem to be very interested in the family heirlooms at this point. They are in their early twenties and that might change. To hopefully help increase their interest, I am making photobooks picturing each heirloom, listing its location and including an accompanying story about it. I have not yet Lynne Carothershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09560436495937924150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-49914048608189082112013-05-21T14:32:43.404-04:002013-05-21T14:32:43.404-04:00As one who lives in a house that qualifies for shr...As one who lives in a house that qualifies for shrine status, I have very mixed feelings about burdening my children, niece or cousins with preserving every item that my mother or older relative cherished. Frankly, I don't believe it all <b>should</b> be kept. It has taken years to cull the items my loved ones left behind. We need to make space for those to come. <br /><br />That said, I am Susan Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02009218875010743399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-53538204537741663012013-05-21T14:21:04.469-04:002013-05-21T14:21:04.469-04:00I can totally understand! I am the genealogist in ...I can totally understand! I am the genealogist in my family. I'm 40 yrs old and have been doing genealogy for almost 20 years. About 10 yrs ago my mothers first cousin in Vermont gave me copies of her grandmother's (my great grandmother) diaries from 1914-1924 and 1960-1968. I loved having the scanned copies! Then last year, another of my mothers first cousins from Colorado asked me if I Lorie ~ Luray Lane Vintagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16244464984450361656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-69860937289221933292013-05-21T12:25:54.936-04:002013-05-21T12:25:54.936-04:00My husband is step-grandfather to my 3 grandchildr...My husband is step-grandfather to my 3 grandchildren; the two oldest (cousins) discount the "step" part of the relationship; my first husband never appeared in their lives, there step-grandfather is the only grandfather they have known on my side of the family.<br /><br />I think that if that is how the step-grandchildren feel, then the blood relationship is not an issue. I am also Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15551274264418341175noreply@blogger.com