Household Items
These household items were passed down from generation to generation. These were used for everyday common uses. They are from the 1800s and 1900s. All of these things mean so much because they are connections from one generation to the next.
Gold ring with three rubies
Brooklyn, NY
My mom, Frances
This ring belonged to my great, great grandmother. It has been passed on for three generations and soon it will be passed to me, the fourth generation. When I asked my mother for an artifact, she looked through her jewelery box and saw a ring that looked old. I think it is perfect and is so pretty.
Having something that has been passed down for many generations is very special. I sometimes wonder about all the important times when it was worn.
Samovar
Russia
Maternal Grandmother
This samovar was bought in a junk shop in Nashville Tennessee by my great grandfather on my mother\'s mother\'s side. She found it in worse shape than it is now. He hammered out the sides and soldered it.
It belongs to my grandmother who I am very close to.
Silver plate
America
my mother, Jane
This plate was my great-grandmother\'s when she moved to Boston after she immigrated to America. We think she bought it after she settled in America. When she died, it was left to my grandmother who in turn gave it to my mother. My mother still has it and keeps it with her other old kitchen items.
It reminds me of the length of time our family has been in America
Mortar and Pestle
Russia
Grandfather Martin S
This mortar and pestle has been handed down through 6 generations of our family. It was from my great-great grandmother. They used it almost every day to grind up their spices. I picked it because it was special to my grandpa. It was special because it was from Russia and he always wanted to know and remember what his ancestors used as their household items.
My grandfather remembers his great grandmother using this mortar and pestle to help make hamantaschen when he was a young child. It was a fond childhood memory of his that he shared with our family.
Kodak Brownie Camera
Rochester NY
Howard R
This was my grandfather\'s camera. He was a photography enthusiast, who bought this camera in his later life. Although he lived from the 1930s through the 1970s, the camera is from 1913. My dad got it when my grandfather died.
He died before I was born. This brings me closer to him.