For someone who we didn't think was pack-rat, we're finding a lot of old papers, some interesting, some not so much. For example, we found some old financial records (bank books - remember them? - from 1980-something, cancelled checks from 1990 through 2002, etc.); I'd put that in the not-so-interesting category. There are also some old photos of people no one can identify (is that her neighbor's daughter's best friend's baby?); ditto. But then there are some really cool things that I can't wait to examine closer - her father's Army papers, her grandmother and great-grandmother's paperwork for their boat ride to the New Country - papers I've only seen online via ancestry.com, and old photos of relatives with names on the back so we know who we're looking at. Looking forward to going through those.
Tonight, we tried to identify the 'good' jewelry, the stuff we know is old and probably is made of real gold with real stones. Tomorrow, we'll take most of the unknown stuff to a jeweler and try to find an appraiser - or someone who will direct us to a place that takes scraps.
Tomorrow, we're also taking aunt I's car into the shop to see if it's cross-country-worthy. If it seems like it will hold up, DH and I are thinking about driving it home. Take a fast drive across the southern U.S. and have a commuter car when we arrive. If it will survive the trip.
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