By: Jennifer D.
When you think of old documents you may think they are old worthless papers ready to be recycled. Well, they aren’t. They take us back decades ago to when our ancestors were born, got jobs, married, immigrated, and accomplished their own personal goals.
These documents include naturalization papers, letters, birth certificates, and much more. Victoria and Nathan have letters written by a family member, Sophia has an ancestor's birth certificate from the Ottoman Empire, Sarah has a wedding invitation, Joseph T. brought in a stamp that was important to his grandfather, and we have naturalization papers from our Morris T's ancestor.
Every family cherishes their own family history. These letters, documents and certificates reveal so much about our families' stories when we read "between the lines."