You may ask, "What might I have?"
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Historical documents & artifacts:
Letters, military records, certificates, news clippings and photographs. Children's keepsakes: Artwork, school projects, awards and medals. Travel memorabilia: Itineraries, tickets, museum brochures, theater programs. Hobbies: Restoration projects, athletic items, fishing and hunting items, awards and samples of handcrafted items. Textiles: Samplers, Christening dresses, antique linens, costumes, handkerchiefs. Business and industry: Stock certificates, contracts, blueprints, three dimensional artifacts, photos. Family heirlooms: Antique silverware, personal care items, hand tools , musical instruments and compositions. "But what can I do with it?"
Share via a custom (private) website:
The trunk below was found in an old home by a nephew of a beloved uncle.It contained hundreds of interesting items. Letters, photographs, musical instruments, chess pieces, a vintage Boy Scout camera and more. The family didn't want to breakup the contents, but wanted a way to share the fun of exploring inside the trunk. www.thankyoulyall.com is an example of how a family can share a treasured collection. It is a password protected site, but we'll let you in! The password is 20trunk19. There is a lot to see. 
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A cherished collection of letters:
By selecting small bits of individual people's handwriting , we produced a simple but effective way to preserve the memory of a loved one. 
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Antique house renovation / found objects:
Upon removing walls during an antique home restoration project, all kinds of interesting objects were found. Our client brought them in and asked us to come up with a way to display a metal toy boat, a hat, a shoe, newspapers, a timber framing joint and some other small toys. Utilizing an old window, we created a custom shadowbox with shelves to display the objects, a mirror was used in the back of the box to allow better viewing of the objects, and the old newspaper was used to line the interior walls. It was finished off with a shellacked birch exterior.
Upon removing walls during an antique home restoration project, all kinds of interesting objects were found. Our client brought them in and asked us to come up with a way to display a metal toy boat, a hat, a shoe, newspapers, a timber framing joint and some other small toys. Utilizing an old window, we created a custom shadowbox with shelves to display the objects, a mirror was used in the back of the box to allow better viewing of the objects, and the old newspaper was used to line the interior walls. It was finished off with a shellacked birch exterior.
A family member found a scrapbook dating back to the 1890s, kept by a student at Princeton University:
Inside, we found all kinds of material related to his interest in athletics (as opposed to curriculum). His passion was bicycle racing, on a Penny Farthing. He had kept tickets and announcements of upcoming racing events, some with his name on them. Most exciting was the discovery of a dozen actual medals...one from a 50 mile race! There were also photographs of him with his brother and their bikes. Now we had several components to work with. We made several shadowboxes containing the medals and digitally scanned copies of the original photos complete with gold borders. (Originals kept in archival sleeves to be safely stored indefinitely.)
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