Do you have an orphan heirloom in need of rescuing? If so, click here to submit details.
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January/February 2015 - Family Tree Magazine - "Heirloom Homecomings" PDF format [Pages 8-9] by Sunny Jane Morton
May/June 2014 - American Spirit Magazine - "Home Again: Returning orphaned heirlooms to their families" by Anne Morrissy
March 13, 2013 - The Kerryman - "A letter from America gets a reply - 29 years on!" by Dónal Nolan Read this article in PDF format
March 5, 2013 - Huffington Post - "Letter to Ireland Answered -- 28 Years Later" by Megan Smolenyak
August 4, 2012 - Quad-Cities Online - "Message from the past: Hunters of family history get an unexpected gift" by Laura Anderson Shaw
September 1, 2011 - Huffington Post - "Orphan Heirloom Rescue: 1870 Diary of an Irish Immigrant" by Megan Smolenyak
September/October 2006 - Ancestry Magazine article - "Vaughan, But Not Forgotten"
July 15, 2006 - Ancestry Weekly Journal article - "Orphan Rescue: From Nursing Home to Nursing Home"
Marge Rice is one of the most prolific orphan heirloom rescuers I know. I first encountered her back in 2001 and she's still continuing her orphan photo rescuing efforts through her web site, Faces From the Past. Here are her latest stats:
May/June 2006 - Ancestry Magazine article - "From America to Israel and Back"
October 30, 2003 - Ancestry Daily News article - "Solving Mysteries by Broadcasting"
September/October 2003 - Ancestry Magazine article - "Returning Lost Heirlooms"
Read this article in PDF format. Includes photos and screenshots.
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January/February 2002 - Ancestry article - "Finding Homes for Your Orphan Photos". Read this article in PDF format. Published by and provided here with the kind permission of Ancestry Magazine. Or click here to read without images.