Use non-traditional items to become family anthropologist

By Santa Ynez Valley Star Staff · Tue Mar 17 2020

Use non-traditional items to become family anthropologist By Sheila Benedict If you want to find out more about your ancestors aside from names, dates and places, consider checking out old receipts, memberships, and other documents that can give insight into who those people were, what they liked and disliked, and how they lived. Think about the following non-traditional items to become the family anthropologist, if you will. Handle items carefully, make copies of old newspapers on acid-free paper, and store everything in conservation or preservation containers. Consider collecting these items, related to yourself or your ancestors:

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