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Family Records inscribed on some unusual items
In the Family Bible Preservation Project - - we havent restricted our work JUST to Family Bibles
but various other records that also contain similar family information.
Our most recent record acquisition - is that of a silver platter from 1751 - with names and death dates engraved on its under side.
see it here:
https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/121237460?cid=mem_copy
here are other items of interest in our work:
MOURNING JEWELRY
https://www.familysearch.org/photos/gallery/album/657902
SAMPLERS
https://www.familysearch.org/photos/gallery/album/652315
ARTWORK
https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/114742216?cid=mem_copy
FAMILY REGISTERS
https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/114742216?cid=mem_copy
FRAKTUR WORK
https://www.familysearch.org/photos/gallery/album/630583
ID CARDS
https://www.familysearch.org/photos/gallery/album/753029
FAMILY TREE CHARTS
https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/112386598?cid=mem_copy
even inscriptions on such things as SEA SHELLS
https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/98857367?cid=mem_copy
or SCRIMSHAW work
http://www.americanhistoricservices.com/timothy-tansel.html
what is the strangest thing YOU have seen - used to record Family Information???
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