Finding Treasure in Our Abandoned Home: part 2

[@idoc-2]

I can't help but notice the Electrolux metal canister vacuum cleaner in the foreground. My Mom had one just like it! They sure don't make 'em like that anymore. My siblings and I used to ride on the canister while one of us pulled it by the hose. Those things were indestructible.

[@Accolaidia777]

As a genealogist this is gold!!! I would donate it to the local historical society. Or LDS so it can be uploaded for others. Also that she wrote relationships on the back means she wanted it to be known

[@war5561]

‘1930s smolder’ is the perfect description Idk how you read the wills. That writing is 😧 I was obsessed with lady bug pins when I was a kid. Love it.

[@trishapage5359]

I love treasure hunt videos. My Mom was one of those women who dressed with matching shoes and handbag, hat and gloves, necklace, earrings and bracelet. And red lipstick! Appreciate you all taking time to share the massive amounts of finds with us. A family history room is a great idea. I'm addicted to your channel! Coffee with Laine and Kevin in the mornin' !!!

[@jakewalker491]

love the idea of a family history room. it's just so neat seeing these people's lives placed together through the unique items yall found. I would love to see them kept in the house so people know the stories of the ones that lived there before them there.

[@lynnmaupin-simpson1215]

I hope maybe just one or two others, not previously smitten by family history/ intrigue, will catch the bug by watching your videos. Every person HAS A BACK STORY. EVERY PERSON HAS THESE PERSONAL BITS THAT BECAME YOU TODAY! I became so tired of hearing "stories" when I was a teenager. After my dad died, 2 cousins came to visit my mom. I put a tape recorder on the table when they were drinking coffee after dinner. The old stories evolved into so much more. Thank you for EVERYTHING!

[@CrepeMyrtleRow]

I would love to go through all of this treasure! I’ve done this for several of my family members after they passed and the reason I did it rather than other members of the family is because I would take the time to look through things like you are doing. Everyone else just wanted to throw everything out but I have found some awesome family treasures from taking the time to go through boxes and bags. None had monetary value but the sentiment behind them is priceless!

[@gilliansl]

My grandmother carried a collapsible cup in her purse at all times! I have it now and LOVE it. ALL of those old perfume bottles, costume jewelry, even clothes, etc are COLLECTABLES!

[@jilldaugherty1528]

The handwriting on the legal documents...beautiful!!! Just love all the history, can't get enough. Thank you! Get some good rest guys! 🥰

[@bobbiek1941]

In all the years I worked with him, Judge Bond never wore his robe. When I was getting prepared to have his retirement reception I got the robe out of closet in courtroom and had it dry cleaned so I could get his picture made. Surprisingly he didn’t protest. Would like to give you some pictures for the history room. Looking for his reception pictures. Will let you know. ( if you’re interested) I wish they were here to see what you’ve accomplished. Just amazing. B kemp

[@OurRestorationNation]

Thank you Bobbie! We’d love to have one of those photos!!

[@bobbiek1941]

@@OurRestorationNation I have some on my Facebook page. Send me friend request you can see them. I’m going through some to have copied for you.

[@QueenCityHistory]

Definitely should make this a family history room. What a great way to keep their memory alive

[@Bobrogers99]

Your house is filled with treasures! Thank you for sharing the fun! If the documents are donated to an appropriate archive, they will take steps to preserve them. You may want to keep copies in your history room, but let the originals be kept in a place that will prevent deterioration. It's sad that all the photographs that were surely important to family members at the time have little meaning to people living today. Each one had a story to tell, but those stories are now gone forever. I have boxes of photos that will doubtless end up in a landfill when I'm gone.

[@mtnwoodsy2632]

PART 2!! WOO HOO! TY TY !

[@mamab4211]

I’d be in hog heaven going through all those boxes!!! Thank you for sharing 💞

[@jefflawrentz1624]

Yeah to more treasure hunt videos! 🤗. ( this vlog serves as an important reminder that I need to organize my own family archive of photos 😂)

[@sharong8511]

If you do nothing else, write on the back of the pictures the names of the people who are in the photographs.

[@natalyfauble4640]

I’m so addicted to this series!!

[@catherineengle4196]

I am just loving all the beautiful memories you are finding of this lady's life. So precious! God bless

[@barbaranance3838]

Oh boy ! Love watching you go through everything . Hope someone shows respect for my treasures like you have done .

[@sacredlovetarot1971]

How wonderful and delightful... I absolutely love treasures, going thru boxes and piecing stories together!!! Thank you for bringing all of these stories to life

[@lesaschmidt7668]

I love these tray-sure hunts so much! Such cool stuff that people throw away and it boggles my mind.

[@Wendy90059]

I looooove digging thru old vintage stuff .. it’s like going back in time ! Love it

[@AgentCathy]

I'm amazed how well those papers are preserved. Speaks to the quality of paper back then and the great care they took of their things.

[@melodiedavids7327]

Lightning Kevin I just love your Channel! Seems that you're fun in a whole lot of Little Treasures. I enjoy watching you and Kevin remodeling old homes period and make a beautiful beautiful new home from an old beautiful home. I wish more people would restore the old homes instead of tearing them down. There is a lot of history to be learned from the older homes

[@3catmom]

Love going through old pictures, history. So lucky wish I was there with you would be so much fun!

[@jomarshall1780]

How wonderful that they kept so much . Thank you for sharing what seems like it will be a never ending journey exploring all these treasures

[@AprilRaine60]

I absolutely get to "get away" from the overwhelming stress I'm feeling this week and escape to my favorite channel. I LOVE your enthusiasm in all that you do, and going through boxes that contain the history of people who actually lived in those homes that you restore. Love it so much. I wish I was sitting right there with you.

[@margaretorden7568]

I am the same as you at the moment and these videos are such a great escape. I’ve learnt so much! I hope you feel less stressed soon. Best wishes from England.

[@sheilahackney6214]

This was so fun! I love all the treasures! So great to find pictures that have been written on. Love going through all the stuff in theses old wonderful houses! Thank you guys for what you are doing 👏🥰💞

[@katehughes7010]

My great grandmother was a Bond. Now I’m curious if this would’ve been distant relatives! Love watching y’all go through all this history!

[@michelejones5538]

I’ll tell you how I think you look. You look great. You look a heck of a lot cleaner than I do when I am working on my house. My paint clothes are made of more silicone, paint, grease, drywall putty, etc, etc, than they are actual fabric. I even go to the store looking like that. My husband says I am very silly to care how I look when we go to the store. I use my paint clothes as a napkin to wipe my hands on and I can’t seem to be neat when I work, no matter how hard I try.

[@amalias8888]

This is fascinating...you guys are so interesting to hang out with.

[@doggiemama7192]

I didn't want this to end! Please, please more treasure hunts!!! I find this incredibly interesting and so much fun to watch.

[@mala3isity]

10:00 Thank you, thank you. As a genealogist, I can't tell you how important these documents and pictures are to the branches in their tree. Hopefully the museum will contact someone from the Latter Day Saints so a representative can photograph and register these and put the records in the disaster-safe vault in Salt Lake.

[@ineldafitte5797]

So the occupants were Mormon?

[@cathycasuccio3227]

@@ineldafitte5797 not necessarily-LDS compiles genealogical information no matter if someone is Mormon or not. They have very good records.

[@mala3isity]

@@ineldafitte5797 I don't know what religion they followed. I mention the Mormons because right now they have the facilities to keep family histories safe from disasters like floods, hurricanes and earthquakes and from simple things like neglect and indifference. They run the site FamilySearch. They've made it a mission to document records from all over the world. That doesn't mean they have access to everything but millions of people's records are stored there already.

[@ineldafitte5797]

@@mala3isity Cool. Thank you.

[@mala3isity]

@@ineldafitte5797 :)

[@jakewalker491]

loved the editing on this one Kevin!

[@daneen0311]

Love these videos! That is a room I could spend hours in!! Please show more!

[@briannaoduinn8902]

I only wish I looked that good after a day of working! lol Loved the video and seeing all of the memorabilia. Thanks so much for bringing us along!

[@Randy8923]

Enjoyed. Fun to look through old boxes of memories.

[@stacykelly9962]

❤️❤️❤️fun, fun, fun! Love it!

[@janetcampbell5595]

I grew up in 50/60 and we always had those thermometers for everyone in house. And the rectal ones were also used for adults if they were really sick or unconscious for various reasons. No digital at that time. Had to shake the mercury down after each use!

[@VintageLPs]

Yes, and when the thermometer broke, my little brother and I would roll the ball of mercury around and around. 😬😳 Ha!

[@rachelbolejack4989]

I watched the first video and loved it so had to find this one and as you are reading all of these amazing documents a lightbulb goes off for me. my Papo paternal great grandfather is from Arkansas family name Bond!! so I am going to have sweet dreams of having a history there lol

[@michelleleonard2421]

You both make me want to start renovating old houses. Problem is I live in Phoenix and we don't have any old houses.

[@jenaemarieAZ]

Same - I’m in Tucson.

[@shellydehart8217]

How fascinating as you go through all of these boxes that there sits so much history, I love it!! I also love that you n Kevin will save all that is worth saving n give to the historical society or to whom ever it needs to go to. I’m looking at all that jewelry n I’m sure much is costume jewelry but if it has a name on the back I bet it’s worth something. The stamps were amazing. You know they’ve got to have value. I just admire you both for your love for old houses n for what is left inside. Never stop doing what you do as you know your giving back history. ♥️♥️😊👍👍👍

[@desireemcnally]

I just love what you found! I would be very interested if you would put this collection together for your viewers to review the documents and photos. This would make a wonderful story to someone like me. Clearly Margie Mae wanted her story told.

[@lauraadams1314]

Loved that you showed so many old pictures ! Cannot wait to see more ! 😍😍

[@donnaguy9057]

More boxes please! I love going through old pics & boxes!

[@pamhutzell8268]

Love watching you!

[@TracysPlans]

OMG I had one of those flip cups, loved it! I love these treasure hunts!

[@markgehringer6437]

Linda here...I think you look beautiful you always do and I love the way you explain everything that needs to be done. Your talent is so much fun to watch!

[@queencrusader5401]

I love how respectful you are!

[@juliebegg9068]

I must admit that after you said Australia on the passports I was hoping you would say my beautiful country New Zealand. But hey you couldn't read the passport stamp so maybe?? So much history, so many memories, so much love.

[@carlaquartiroli6820]

Question - did no one on either side of the families, not want any of those items? It's kinda sad, that they left it all behind. It is wonderful for you to find all of those treasures but a lot of work for you & Kevin. Looking forward to more of the finds from the house! Also, can't want to see the bathroom update.

[@audrab27]

His family got what they wanted she didn't have any so all her stuff looks like they just abandoned it. Also her first husband who went missing in the war she still kept his stuff also

[@marjoriejudge5348]

our neighbor passed away February 2019 - he was a widower - I assume all his relatives took things they could use but still hired 2 roll off containers to put all the mid century furniture and other household sundry during the following June - did seem like a shame but all the relatives looked as old as the owner was and didn't look up to finding where to donate things - house was flipped , all character now gone

[@Artist6135]

This is amazing! Holy smokes!! That there is family gold!!

[@UDUMBARA_Helsinki]

Thank you! That is so interesting, good inspiration. I am going to go and clean my closets so that no one can do videos of my stuff.☺

[@whitneyt1481]

Wow so fun! Did you figure out if Marjorie had a baby? I am invested in this story now

[@margaretvillalpando7722]

A suggestion for some of the old photos. Make a gallery wall or two in the same house with some of the old photos. I think guests would love to see them.

[@camicri4263]

Wow, so many photos and documents, so cool! By the end you will really get to know the family ....somewhat! Great!

[@dipndotzi3423]

This video popped up in my notifications as I was reading an important email, I dropped everything to watch... you left me thirsty for more as usual, I absolutely love your videos especially these treasure videos, I consider the memorial memorabilia the treasure I absolutely love finding out about these folks can't wait for the next video.

[@georgiavanhouten9360]

Wow, That was awesome

[@toniasalways]

LOVE the treasure hunt videos!

[@KiraNicole333]

Oh my grandma used to make little koala bears like that and sell them! They were super popular and you could get patterns for them.

[@markbelloni4022]

There are so many similarities between your experience with this particular house and my own! A huge collection was also in my home when I bought it, and going through it and learning the family history was such a joy. We are planning a family history wall or room, too. Have you all found any notes from the past occupants? One of the coolest things we've found in our house is a note from 1905 on the wall - after stripping paint off of the plaster (sounds crazy, but it worked!) It was originally written before wallpaper was put up, and detailed the weather of that particular day, and the ages and names of the children living in the house. Good call on the county museum - that's without a doubt the best place for the stuff you won't be keeping in the house! Keep up the fantastic work - I relate to and admire your all's missions!

[@nataliegonzalez9944]

A family history room, i love that idea

[@lynnbetts4332]

Yes. Especially a section on Margorie and Clifton's story. It does seem tragic.

[@essietangle9931]

Really enjoyed, but I am really curious if they did have a baby. That part makes me a little sad. Thanks for taking us along.

[@BethNichol2025]

Love your preservation work, but even more the history you uncover. As a person who loves genealogy, you have a treasure trove and I agree you should donate it to a local genealogy society, of course keeping some things (or copies of) in the house. My grandma had some bug jewelry, and I have some of it. I always thought it strange, but intriguing. When I was young I also found a close up picture of a dead woman in a casket in my mom's drawer of photos. She told me it was my great grandmother. My grandma had zero pictures of her mom, so she took the picture of her in the casket to at least have one.

[@markellwilliams3594]

Hey y’all I never care what y’all look like. However I love love love what you do and what you all stand for. And anyways y’all both always look beautiful even when y’all getting down in the houses. What a fun break time to treasure hunt lol. Love it! Have a blessed day my darlings 🙏🏽♥️🏠♥️♥️🏠♥️🏠

[@OurRestorationNation]

Thank you so much Markell!!!!

[@markellwilliams3594]

@@OurRestorationNation Yur welcome laney 🙏🏽👌🏾♥️

[@markellwilliams3594]

I’m all the way in Richmond Texas and never stepped foot in that house but feel a heavy connection when you show pictures.. it’s like I want to talk to all these ppl and look at how their lives were. Such a beautiful loving family . 😭♥️🙏🏽

[@maricarlo6043]

Love your channel.... your love & knowledge of history 💙💗🧡🦋🦋🦋🦋🏚🏠

[@disneykells793]

LOVE it all...thanks for sharing💖

[@michaelraymond952]

I’m sure some other spectator like myself already drew attention to this or you removed the tarnish and noticed it yourself but the cup at 6:18 says W. D. R.-not W. D. B. (Dec. 25, ‘00’) As for how you look...you always look like real people and it’s one the things I love about your videos. Sometimes real people are real polished and sometimes real people are real busy.

[@OurRestorationNation]

You are going to laugh, but I’ll tell you what’s happening. So, I’m near sighted. My close vision is perfect. But I can’t see a single thing at more than about 10 feet away. So, I wear contacts to correct my long vision- BUT- when I have them in they distort my close vision and I can’t see ANYTHING up close. It’s INFURIATING. I have to take my contacts out to see anything up close. So…. I had my contacts in during filming. I’m surprised I could make out any of the letters 🤣

[@jdaywork2693]

Maybe some of the wedding pictures should hang in the house! Get the stamps appraised! Maybe send all the pictures to somewhere to be scanned and digitized for an online archive if the houses get their own Facebook page or something? I had slowly been going through my mom's photo albums and scanning them in to share with family via Facebook. Very, very cool what you guys are doing. God bless.

[@onahamilt2907]

love ya'll, thanks for sharing, I enjoy it all so much. My sister and I are going through our own family photos, trying to figure all of that out. Our people just assumed later generations would "know" who everyone was.LOL Its fun though.

[@machellep1]

Wow fabulous treasures. You can make back the price of the house and the remodel on these alone. That Kawala came from the Australia trip probably.

[@edithd4613]

So good, can't wait for the next. Love the Hawaiian vibe in this lot. 🌺🥥🌴

[@apcadd80]

Please another video of the treasure! More in-depth the better. I wish I had a room of mystery boxes! Lucky..

[@lindaleslie5634]

Love y’all’s treasure finds!

[@jenaemarieAZ]

I really need that vacuum in my life! We had an identical one growing up.

[@amyphillips7862]

Oh, the Sunday School attendance pin, memories!!!

[@SmallWonda]

Gosh, she really did treasure her predecessors possesions and heritage - really ought to be able to make up a fascinating exhibition spanning - what a hundred years of social history. Do hope it all finds a safe & lasting home... Thanks for sharing - those wills & other documents are beautifully preserved - after all, aristoric family heritages are on display in UK, for example, but why shouldn't the same be of interest from a middle class American family? I always hear people whinging in statley homes how it doesn't relate to them - well here's a shed load of almost everyman's history! Wonderful!

[@scottnyc6572]

The extended family must still possess land the way it sounds was a lot.County museum would appreciate the items,glad you’re showing it a home and researching it further.

[@marymathis9299]

Sooo fun, thanks for going on when you could’a just said, “Nope, taking a break...” and we wouldn’t have seen all the treasures you uncovered! 👍❤️🥰

[@justanothergirl9753]

Blessings. Power couple making miracles

[@cherylniday5821]

Yay! Can't wait to watch! But I have to! 😭

[@bethmann3283]

How fabulous!!!!

[@mjlvnv]

These are real treasures! They bring the past to life

[@clownnut1925]

Adorable!

[@baugust4775]

Ok you held up one of the fuller pages of stamps in that book and it was like it was ment to be displayed against the wall color in that room. If the value is minimal on some of those stamps it may be cool to put a series of framed pages of stamps in that room for art work. Just a thought. :) treasure!!!!!!

[@nelliesfarm8473]

I hadn't seen any of your videos for many weeks...just dawned on me...I came looking for you...

[@chuckandmax7313]

That was fun, I love that koala bear, they probably brought it back from their trip to Australia, my aunt had one and she promised to give it to me, it was made from actual koala fur (sad) but my mom wouldn’t let her give it to me. When I went to Hawaii, when I was 11 I got a koala bear that was made from kangaroo fur (sad) but I’ve lost it over the course of my life.

[@jakewalker491]

Part 3?! love this series!

[@andrealepinske2922]

You are a women after my own heart Laine. Getting down and dirty but still has her makeup on and something done with her hair!! ❤️❤️

[@focusonbeauty4078]

Multifocal contacts they'd be great for you. I absolutely love your channel I have just stumbled upon it and it is fantastic. You guys are doing a great job.

[@OurRestorationNation]

I have them.

[@krisbest6405]

Your so lucky to do this job.

[@wkjeom]

Just sayin'. You BOTH look ADORABLE ... As usual. 💞

[@melissabubbers2310]

There is so much history there, hate to toss it.

[@CuttingCrossCountry]

Where's part 3? This is so cool, I just have to see the rest!

[@OurRestorationNation]

We haven’t had a chance to get back at that just yet. We will.

[@nelliesfarm8473]

You look great as always

[@TammyKrassick]

Love.

[@kimberlyperrotis8962]

Have a garage sale, you might be surprised. My then-husband’s father, who died when he (my ex) was young, had gone through seminary before he decided to marry rather than become a priest. His wife (ex’s mother) has saved dozens, maybe a hundred, of his religious badges from pilgrimages, etc. I was amazed when a women came by and bought all of them. They weren’t expensive or anything, but said that she loved collecting them. My ex didn’t want them, he had never really known his father and wasn’t sentimental about them. Also, we sold everyone of the inexpensive 60s-era cheap travel souvenirs. Everyone told me not to bother to put them out, but they sold like crazy, some one must collect them. I had priced things like these at about $1.

[@mariahsmom9457]

What a treasure trove!

[@terrythomas2735]

You both are beautiful dirty or not. I don’t care. You are so Precious precious people caring about someone that you never knew says a lot about you I just can’t say enough God bless you guys

[@OurRestorationNation]

Thank you so much Terry!

[@ineldafitte5797]

You both look so cute!

[@amyjones8114]

I wish we still wore hats 😄