Whoops almost forgot! My most cherished item is my maternal grandfather's scrapbook from WWII. My grandfather died from polio at the age of 35...and my father was only 3 years old at the time. This scrapbook was handed down to me a few years ago and no one in my family even knew it existed. I am hoping to get some photos of it online soon to share, but it's the last know thing that exists from my dad's bloodline...it's pretty crazy, actually.
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That sounds like an awesome cherished item indeed! It will so cool to see it in a post or two so I hope you manage to get that done. These items are so valuable to families and like you say, sometimes they don't even know they exist. So great that you have it.
It's a pretty fascinating collection...as no one knows what really happened on my dad's side. His dad passed away young, as mentioned, from polio, and my dad's grandfather passed away at 31 due to Spanish influenza. Lots of missing pieces, but the scrapbook is a start.
The start is always the appropriate place to begin. You have something and that's something. ✅