Pawn Shops Archives - Megan Smolenyak https://megansmolenyak.com/tag/pawn-shops/ genealogical adventurer & storyteller Wed, 03 Jul 2013 02:24:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 The First LUCKY 13 Grant Has Been Awarded https://megansmolenyak.com/first-lucky-13-grant-awarded/ https://megansmolenyak.com/first-lucky-13-grant-awarded/#respond Wed, 03 Jul 2013 02:24:16 +0000 http://www.silverleafdesign.biz/clients/megan/?p=29028 13 grants to purchase family treasures from pawn stores, do the detective work to track down descendants of the original owners, and return the item to that family.

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]]> Recently, I announced what I’m calling my LUCKY 13 initiative and committed to giving 13 grants for the purpose of purchasing family treasures from pawn stores, doing the detective work to track down descendants of the original owners, and returning the item to that family. I’m pleased to announce that the first of this Lucky 13 grant series (number 163 overall!) has been awarded. Carol MacKay of Family Photo Reunion of British Columbia reunites old photos that she finds in antique shops and second hand stores with families of origin, and will use this grant to cover the purchase of a carte de visite photo album and a few other items she rescued in Calgary.

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