Questions tagged [ephemera]
Items of collectible memorabilia, commonly written or printed ones, that were originally expected to have only short-term usefulness or popularity.
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Help determining this handwriting on the inside of a carriage clock travel case
Whilst photographing a carriage clock that was given to my Gx2 Grandmother as a leaving present when she left service to get married in the 1890's, I discovered this writing on the inside of the lid ...
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Would an immigrant to the US pre-1800 be hiding beans? (When were food restrictions first placed on immigrants to the US)?
I am looking into "Mitchell Family Beans," purplish beans pinto like with brown spots (see below). These have been passed down a couple generations in a Mitchell family of Idaho (formerly ...
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How can I catalog, preserve, and share ephemera?
I just moved in to live with my grandmother. There is a ton of ephemera around, especially from the good old days when local newspapers reported on everything from illness to vacation. How can I ...
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Ephemera as evidence?
Wondering what the status of ephemera is given in genealogy?
Like a dance ticket or dance card, Grandma's recipes, Valentine cards stored in a scrapbook, Grandpa's receipt for a carwash, etc.
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