Did you ever expect to see an Income Tax Return that is 66 years old? Neither did I, but when I cleaned out my mom's desk, I found it. It is the year I was born, and the first year they could claim me on their return, so I suppose that is why they kept it (and why I find it hard to toss out).
On the right: a note my mom wrote listing the adoption expenses they incurred. I didn't cost them much back then, did I? Let's just say I made up for it in later years, with dance, vocal and piano lessons, to say nothing of clothing and college.
And the piece de resistance = a $1 cash receipt from 1932, which doesn't even say what was purchased. Now I ask you, who in the world would keep that receipt? My parents (and I guess me too)....LOL
Of course, you know I can relate to these bits of recorded history. Fascinating! I'm smiling because it offers a post script to the adoption story below. Also, I remember when Dan was born that I thought, wow, a 1,000. per pound- and he was a big baby. Wonder what the price per pound will be for grandchildren?
ReplyDeleteYou REALLY do have a bit of everything Judy, I think you are way beyond pack rat.
ReplyDeleteI am a scrapbooking junkie..and bits of history such as this make me want to delve into that box of memorabilia that stares at me from the corner of my office. Thanks for the extra push!!! I like pack rats :)
ReplyDeleteWhat is "The Diamond"? A store? Restaurant? Back then you could get much for a dollar. The idea of putting these in a scrapbook with acid free pages to preserve them is great. They have a spray you can treat paper with to preserve it as well.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely fascinating!
ReplyDeleteYou have to save these things of course! I'm NOT a saver, and I would save them.
Oh, that price list for the adoption was, well, priceless! Gosh, that's SO neat. Not many of us could produce something like that with all the prices listed. I sure can see why you can't throw any of this away. My goodness, it's a part of your history.
ReplyDeleteI really DO need to get into that trunk of mine soon and see what I come up with.
Enjoyed your photos and posting.
Great glimpses into the past. I have boxes of stuff like this put away from my late Mom and grandmother.
ReplyDeleteSaving that one dollar receipt is so odd to me since I blink at the Dollar Store and spend $20. :)
ReplyDeleteI think finding all those precious peices of the past is fascinating. I think if I found pieces like that I would put them in one of those shadow box frames with doodads and whatnots from the same time frame. That way they could be kept safe and seen my many all at the same time.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for sharing with all of us.
I keep papers until I forget what they were for - but something like that tax form with you being the first year offically in the family I would keep for sure.
ReplyDeleteAnd you were (are) worth every penny, Jude. And more.
ReplyDeleteOh my God!!! A 66 year old tax return form....and I STILL can't understand tax forms!
ReplyDeleteDon't throw anything away, Judy. Your children will love going through it. I have thrown away lots of things when I moved flats, just because I thought I didn't have room to keep them and am sorry I did. It's family memory.
ReplyDeleteI am finding this so fascinating. I don't have any history like that. I imagine my Grandmother had such things but I do not know if anyone bothered to keep them. What a treasure all this wonderful stuff is!
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful day!
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From The Diamond!!! Hey, $1 or not, it's priceless now!
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful that your mother kept this - and that you now keep it. There are many moments when I wish I had kept something sentimental or even quirky - but alas, I have become a get-rid-of-the-evidence kind of girl.
ReplyDeleteI wish I was more like you - in mnay ways.
I kept my eldest son's letters from university and last time he was here he asked if hecould have them - which of course he could and did/. I may say I provided all the s.a.e's.
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