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<p>[QUOTE="bluumz, post: 9875178, member: 649"]Not photos but...</p><p>I once purchased an old autograph album from a local flea market for $1. It was full of cute poems/sayings/sketches, all dating to the late 1800s. Lots of full names were written so I was able to figure out the community it must have originated in, which was located several hours away from me. That tiny town had a small history page on their very basic website and my album featured the names of a lot of their original inhabitants.</p><p>I contacted the historical society person who sounded fairly enthusiastic about my offer to donate it to them. I sent it off... and never heard anything back. No confirmation that it arrived, no thanks.</p><p>Of course, I told myself that I wasn't in it for the thanks... but it would have been nice to hear anyway. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie81" alt=":shy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="bluumz, post: 9875178, member: 649"]Not photos but... I once purchased an old autograph album from a local flea market for $1. It was full of cute poems/sayings/sketches, all dating to the late 1800s. Lots of full names were written so I was able to figure out the community it must have originated in, which was located several hours away from me. That tiny town had a small history page on their very basic website and my album featured the names of a lot of their original inhabitants. I contacted the historical society person who sounded fairly enthusiastic about my offer to donate it to them. I sent it off... and never heard anything back. No confirmation that it arrived, no thanks. Of course, I told myself that I wasn't in it for the thanks... but it would have been nice to hear anyway. :shy:[/QUOTE]
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