52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks – Week 38: Unusual Source - My Grandfather's Wallet
I am working on this year-long prompt, hosted by Amy Johnson Crow . I will write each week in one of my two blogs, either Mam-ma’s Southern Family or at My Trails Into the Past . I’m looking forward to writing about my children’s ancestors in new and exciting ways. My unusual source this week is my grandfather, Tom J Johnston’s wallet. My grandmother kept it just the way it was left when he died in 1973. I think she probably looked through it for any important papers and removed what money was there, but otherwise it was left the same. What an interesting look at what he was doing in 1972-73. I scanned all of the cards and returned the items to the wallet. What I didn’t do was take a photo of the wallet before storing it away, so I don’t have one to show. His wallet was stuffed with cards and photos. You would expect to see his driver’s license. His 1944 Navy Discharge card was pretty worn. It must have either been removed often or has been in every wallet he ha...