Kingdom of Knuffel

Oh wow, a month old. That must really drain a lot of energies.

Why do attics hold so much STUFF?! And why did we keep payment stubs for utilities on houses that were sold back in the 1930's? We do not need to be hauling around this much paper, I know exactly how many moves that stuff made it through and it is ridiculous....


/tired of sorting

Either find a museum who will take that stuff and donate it or burn it, preferably the former

Don't think it's anything actually useful historically in any fashion.... I'm mostly recycling the majority of these.

You never know

Aaargh, I don't think I could face it if I had to go through all of these and check every single one with someone before it could be cleared....

okay who would know? Is there a list somewhere of things that are worth hanging on to? Because right now I have about... hang on, let me count.


Okay so that's 8 laundry baskets full of papers slated for recycling (because recycle container is full, and already filled the neighbors' who let me), plus two large cardboard boxes worth, and I still have about 8 tall filing cabinets to go through.

(Seriously, how did they move this much paper back when they were on a student's budget? Oh.... I bet some of it showed up later after great-great aunt B. died and then great-uncle F and great-uncle C. This has to be more than just their own personal accumulations.)

I imagine you're well aware of stuff like photos, personal letters, diaries, and the like can be saved, hell if only to return to the family. Mom likes to do that with photos, and she's pretty good at it

Utility bills miiiiiiight be of worth to give context of how it was during those times. The thirties was during the Great Depression, after all

Hmmmmm.....

I'll do some checking in with other family members and see what the consensus is.

I would haul some of it to a local library. There's bound to be some sort of historical society that would give up a toe for those kinds of records.