Hobbies

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(06-03-2015, 12:11 PM)Belsnickel Wrote:

Quote:See, I love history, hate those channels for the most part, but I like that show. I guess it's because I am one of those that loves going to antique shops, auctions, and just generally looking for old stuff.

Don't get me wrong I love antiques and the like.  But I am tired of the programing on those channels, except when they manage to find something else to cover.

Quote:One of my favorite possessions is a little book I picked up that is "Soldier's French" from WWI. It has the name of the person that carried it as well as their rank and tour dates on the inside. Little things like that are the treasures I look for, the stories of the people.

I completely agree I've got some great artifacts and what not that I love.  One is a photo album from the 19th century with a lot of my ancestors in it. Lucky for me It's on my moms side and my grandmother (her mom) is still alive at the age of 92yo and still mentally still with it.  It's amazing to hear the stories of some of these people first hand from her.