[GH85Carrera]

The family members went through the house a few times and gathered all the "stuff" we wanted. I ended up with all the historical family items like the three large boxes of family photos and items like old quilts and my great grandmother's wedding gloves. I used Ancestry.com to build a family tree, and scanned all the photos and posted them on the internet for all time. Many distant relatives have downloaded the photos of grandparents they had never seen a photo of.

One item was my mother's autograph book she started when she was 8. She of course had her sister, brother, parents, and school friends sign it and write a short note. It was a treasure but I feared that with no kids of my own, it would get tossed in the trash after my death.

I sent it and many other items to my cousin who has three kids, and lots of grand kids and great grandstands. She thanked me profusely for that autograph book. To see her mom's writing, her grandmother and grandfather's personal thoughts and hand writing again was something she cried about for hours. It had no value to any non family member. She was beside herself when I sent her the quilt my great grandmother made for her grandmother. She said all of her granddaughters were just awed with it.