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<p>[QUOTE="SBSVC, post: 191990, member: 136"]<font size="3"><i>It is very easy to get sidetracked and skip off in a new direction...fell in love with the idea of rare book collecting, postcards and those pretty calling cards.</i></font></p><p><font size="3"><i>Ephemera is a difficult area to find a niche in because there is so much to fall in love with.</i></font></p><p><br /></p><p>Oh, ATB, don't I know it! I have <i>zillions</i> of different pieces of ephemera... Photos... trading cards... postcards... booklets... brochures... and more - and more - and more.</p><p><br /></p><p>At one point, I just decided to focus on a few things:</p><p><br /></p><p>1) My family name (it's one of those Mayflower-type names, and almost EVERYONE in the US with my surname is related...)</p><p>2) The town where I grew up (much colonial history...)</p><p>3) The schools & colleges I attended (oh, lord...)</p><p>4) Places I've visited. (Unfortunately, this one is the kicker... I've traveled a fair amount in my life.)</p><p><br /></p><p>The real problem in collecting these things is that there is <b>so</b> much really cool stuff out there.</p><p><br /></p><p>No matter which direction finally "gets" you, you're going to have to narrow things down!</p><p><br /></p><p>(Incidentally, I want to thank you for keeping for posterity <i>whatever</i> pieces of history you decide to collect!)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="SBSVC, post: 191990, member: 136"][SIZE=3][I]It is very easy to get sidetracked and skip off in a new direction...fell in love with the idea of rare book collecting, postcards and those pretty calling cards.[/I] [I]Ephemera is a difficult area to find a niche in because there is so much to fall in love with.[/I][/SIZE] Oh, ATB, don't I know it! I have [I]zillions[/I] of different pieces of ephemera... Photos... trading cards... postcards... booklets... brochures... and more - and more - and more. At one point, I just decided to focus on a few things: 1) My family name (it's one of those Mayflower-type names, and almost EVERYONE in the US with my surname is related...) 2) The town where I grew up (much colonial history...) 3) The schools & colleges I attended (oh, lord...) 4) Places I've visited. (Unfortunately, this one is the kicker... I've traveled a fair amount in my life.) The real problem in collecting these things is that there is [B]so[/B] much really cool stuff out there. No matter which direction finally "gets" you, you're going to have to narrow things down! (Incidentally, I want to thank you for keeping for posterity [I]whatever[/I] pieces of history you decide to collect!)[/QUOTE]
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