Hi Galen, if there is one thing I would never want to lose it is family photos from when we lived in Switzerland. It marked my life so much to have been born there and the years lived there, besides being able to see my parents so young, that is something, or the only thing, that I really value among the things that surround me. A hug
Photos are probably one of the most common keepsakes from the past within a family, I'm not surprised to hear yours are so treasured. I have some too and it's always nice to look through them and try to connect to those represented there.
That's how I feel it, a hug