Old attics can be a real treasure trove for the genealogist, especially in older homes that have been in your family for years. If, like me, you are the official, or unofficial, historian for your family, you may yourself inheriting all sorts of interesting old family artifacts – from old journals to jewelry to furniture and everything in between. Since it appears that my ancestors rarely, if ever, disposed of anything, my house has tended more and more to resemble an antique in recent years. I’m not complaining, though, even if it does become quite a challenge at times to make room for theses things. I suspect some local historical society would have a field day here.
One of the projects I’ve set for myself is to photograph or scan all these various articles in order to document them further for future generations. In many cases, I am probably the only person who still knows where most of them came from and how they ended up here.
