Sorting

Since we just celebrated our third anniversary in this wonderful place, we decided it would be a good idea to do some sorting, organizing, and sharing of the treasures. Our targets were the bins of family keepsakes. 

5 bins of Todd-Neely-Pepper stuff were taken from this stash in one of our closets

Our goal was to make some new piles - 1) photos 2) keepsakes 3) things to discard because of their condition 4) items in good condition that could be given away because their family origin was not recorded and has been totally lost from our memories 

Found some very interesting magazines, newspapers & other items that had been saved for posterity -  things from the 1950s, 1960s and on up into the not so distant past. Our children were interested in materials on the Kennedys, moon landings, and other such topics. We were glad to put them in the mail. Found a Fort Wayne, Indiana phone book from 1951. Joe and his mother were listed. We were glad to discover that the Allen County Library in Fort Wayne wanted it for their collection.