Tag: Jim Barney Rogers
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Orphan heirloom Bible makes its way home.
I was beginning to take a liking to fostering this heirloom with its once gold-trimmed cover and beautiful full-page depictions of the Bible stories inside…
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A sad duct-taped Bible gets an upgrade.
I’m thinking that even after I get this baby back to its family, they’ll want to show it off too, so I searched online for something keepsake-ish…
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Orphaned Ancient Family Bible: No Response. What next?
I could ship it to them and risk it getting lost in the mail, or thrown around and damaged. I could drop it at their doorstep, but then I’d worry it would rain and drench the already ancient brittle pages.
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Big Fat Duct-Taped Bible: Now an Orphan Heirloom Adventure
A gentleman stopped by my table. “That’s quite an old book you got there.” I told him about the orphan heirloom and that I planned to return it to the family. He smiled and wished me good luck.
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FOUND: Big Fat Duct-Taped Family Bible
If you know me, you know that I recognize preserving familial and cultural history over making money off an old book. I want to get this heirloom back to the family it belongs to.