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I knew that I had a box of “important papers” from my husband’s mother, Dorothy. I’ve gone through the box before. She loved to save things and was very neat and organized about it. Her sister, Delphine “Honey” Long, was the same way. Had I looked at every piece of paper in the box? I didn't think so. I retrieved the box from it’s place in the office closet.
As I began to look for a piece of paper that would contain my father-in-law’s signature, I came across new and revealing items.
TIP: Maybe it’s just me. But, when I find a box of “goodies” that has belonged to one of our family members I get pretty excited. It’s like you can’t look at everything fast enough and you can’t take it all in. Maybe you only go through some of it and then you get interrupted, distracted or have to take care of everyday life things. Whatever the reason, ALWAYS go back to these boxes and make sure you’ve properly inventoried every item. By inventory, I mean scanned and saved to your computer and added to your software database.
Among the many envelopes in Dorothy’s box was one from San Diego Federal Savings & Loan with this written on it – “all papers for 4634 67th including trust deed & title insurance.” The envelope was postmarked 31 Mar 1959 and addressed to Mr. and Mrs. Gordon C. Hall.
Here is a photo of it.
As I went through this one envelope, I did find Gordon Hall’s signature. While I was at it, I also found Dorothy’s. Realizing I hadn’t saved her signature yet, I scanned, cropped, saved and added them to my Legacy database.
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Then I began to look inside other envelopes in the box. I found Gordon Hall’s dog tags from World War II and other important papers relating to his service to our country. I sat down with my husband and we looked at several items. He reminisced about his parents and we smiled at some of Dorothy’s entries in her date books. I will share more about those in another post.
Today I plan to continue to go through this box and take care of what I started months ago, when I first located this box while cleaning out the office closet. Life does have a way of distracting us. But, sometimes, it’s twice the fun when you go back and find treasures you didn’t find the first time.
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