what is generational histories

something granddad always used to say

stories our mum told us or an old wives tail

old and long loved diaries 

a scribble on the side of the text in the family bible

silver cutlery, napkin rings, cruet sets with the blue glass insert missing

an old photograph of your first car or pet

leather bound black and white picture album found when cleaning out dad’s      belongings

glass or earthenware bottles found on the beaches, from their travels across the oceans

mother’s favourite porcelain vase left to her by her grandmother

a collection of silver and gold coins

a set of books

a dinner set never used

victorian hand painted ceramic plates

paintings

drawings

etchings

brass candlesticks, no one in the family really liked

cast toys with wheels missing and paint damaged, with no monetary value but still loved by the grandchildren

wooden and tin boxes

barometers never telling the correct weather

postcards, posters

memories of times past, people known and things loved