Janet’s Book Nook

Today has been a pretty amazing day. My husband was off for the first time in two weeks and so we decided to take the kids on a shopping expedition to the Prime Outlet Malls in Gulfport, Mississippi. Now I love this center. It has some of the best outlet stores ever. They had a Disney, Coach, Nike, Gap, Gymboree, Children’s Place and so many more I was in heaven. Since it was 4th of July weekend they has some incredible sales and we got a lot of great things.

When we got home we decided to lay in bed and watch National Treasure 2 with the kids. I love this series of movies. I am a history buff as it is and I just love mysteries surrounding history. Now I realize they took a lot of creative license when they made it and that the story is not near being a true one. I do think that it was an interesting concept though and the only part I found unbelievable was the city of gold part. I love the idea of finding remnants of history in modern day disguised as other things. I can just imagine people having historically significant items in their possession and not knowing of their significance. I have seen a hundred times on Antiques Roadshow where people have items that are historical without even thinking that were. I amazed every time I read about things being found in someone’s attic.

I remember just recently there was a man who came forward with a photograph of the boy that Anne Frank wrote about in her diary during her time in hiding. This photo had been there for many, many years and no one knew it was important. Now people can actually see what this boy looked like at the time he knew Anne Frank. Amazing really. I can only hope that items continue to turn up and don’t end up lost forever. We have become a society that wants everything organized and in a place and some items may be lost in the purges that homeowners are doing. Even worse is that many families are losing their entire histories to this kind of thing.

I guess I have rambled a bit there but this movie really makes me consider the significance of preserving memories and articles from the past so that they are never lost. Do you guys have anything in your possession that is historically significant or just significant to the history of your family? If you do I would love to hear about it!