Girl Finds Mysterious Box In Grandpa’s Closet, Discovers Priceless Historic Treasure Inside.

Treasures come in all shapes and sizes, but the most valuable ones give us a glimpse into ages past.

One woman found a mystery box in her grandpa’s closet and was curious enough to check out the contents, and we’re sure glad she did. The box was clearly quite old and assumedly held a trove of contemporary things. At first glance, it seemed the contained little more than a few ancient family documents… but then she kept digging.

Check out the treasure found in the list below.

“Found a box in Grandpa’s closet. It doesn’t completely close. It’s not a very good box.â€


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“Openedâ€


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“High school diplomas of Grandpa, Great Grandpa, and Great Uncle. Neat, but only to my family.â€


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“But what’s this? Those drawers come out?!â€


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“Jack-Frickin’-Pot!â€


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“Highlights in no particular order. The grandparents probably saved the later ones, but some are probably from Grandpa’s parent’s collection.â€


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“Moon landing — 1969.â€


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“Moon landing, plus Kennedy news.â€


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“A princess becomes a queen — 1953.â€


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“The death of Lincoln. Technically 1865. This is either a reprint or a reprint of a reprint. You can tell by the Extra 8:10 a.m. headline. Max age, 1880.â€


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“Psychology from 1977.â€


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“End of WWII — 1945.â€


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“1945.â€


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“American bicentennial 7/4/1976.â€


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“Death of Kennedy.â€


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“End of WWII. Bonus — this newspaper doesn’t exist any more.â€


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“The legitimately oldest paper in the box — 1891.â€


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“Death of Roosevelt — 1919.â€


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“End of WWI.â€


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“Eisenhower elected — 1952.â€


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“Death of President McKinley — 1901. Not sure why name is spelled that way.â€


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The scope of history is amazing. These newspaper clippings give us a glimpse into a time long gone by, that we would all do well to remember. Here’s to hoping treasures like these are preserved and we all stay curious enough to pursue them.

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