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Ancestry/Genealogy

bobbieinok

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1. Give to genealogical or historical society of county where she lived and died. Or to county---

Reply to seaglass (Original post)

Mon Dec 16, 2019, 01:17 PM

Dec 2019

County of most mention of family.

Send message of donation to genealogical and historical societies most frequently mentioned in scrapbook

There's probably a lot of info in scrapbook of interest to families other than main subject family

Also notify or ask for advice from genealogical and historical societies in states where most of newspaper stories took place

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Found scrapbook and looking for suggestions for what to do with it. [View all] seaglass Dec 2019 OP

Give to genealogical or historical society of county where she lived and died. Or to county--- bobbieinok Dec 2019 #1

Good ideas, thanks! n/t seaglass Dec 2019 #2

Please don't destroy it. I would fill out the information on Ancestry or some other site... Frustratedlady Dec 2019 #3

I love this free genealogy web site OhNo-Really Dec 2019 #4

I auctioned off a lot of stuff recently... LakeArenal Dec 2019 #5

The Smithsonian collects these things, including journals and diaries. marble falls Dec 2019 #6

If nothing else try Dead Fred csziggy Feb 2020 #7

I had a similar event a couple of years ago. sybylla Sep 2020 #8