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Warning: My brother's old trunk held a key to our past
We were cleaning out his storage unit and found a diary from our great-aunt in the 1930s. Reading her entries, I saw how family struggles then mirror what we go through now. It felt like unearthing a personal time capsule, and we're donating it to the local historical society. Makes you think, what other stories are tucked away in family stuff?
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olivia_anderson1mo ago
The Ohio History Connection got a donation last year of Civil War letters found in an attic wall. The family had no idea their ancestor wrote home so often, and reading them changed how they saw his service. It's wild what just gets boxed up and forgotten. Your great-aunt's diary sounds like a total treasure.
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piper_scott1mo ago
They were just stuck inside an actual wall? How does that even happen over time?
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