tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470217109659177851.post448181534828512864..comments2024-03-28T07:48:11.698-07:00Comments on Heirlooms Reunited: 1859-1861 Autograph Album of Student Josie Young, Presumably of Joliet, IllinoisPam Beveridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06272409581983333836noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470217109659177851.post-15542428508944555632018-11-14T05:53:27.635-08:002018-11-14T05:53:27.635-08:00Nice to hear from a kindred spirit! Now I'm h...Nice to hear from a kindred spirit! Now I'm hearing that DNA testing is being used on the old saliva on postage stamps - how long before it can be used on the faintest of finger scrapings on the printed page or the tear stains on the Deaths pages in old Bibles? Think of the secrets these albums, diaries, letters, etc. hold!Pam Beveridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06272409581983333836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470217109659177851.post-14850128698029360752018-11-13T19:05:18.151-08:002018-11-13T19:05:18.151-08:00I have some very similar albums/diaries that my la...I have some very similar albums/diaries that my late father had in his antique shop. Like you, I am going thru the names and cataloging them accordingly. You have done an excellent job in transcribing! Presently, I am in the midst of trying to locate my girls living relatives on several genealogy sites. I've had some success in reuniting pictures, family bibles, books, etc ... to the descendants. It's extremely rewarding!<br /><br />Good luck with your project!jane-with-a-yhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16235449698261254810noreply@blogger.com