Thread: Interesting bit of historical ephemera

It is interesting what comes out to surprise us sometime. I found a hand written diary from the 1890's sitting on a pile of rubbish that was going to land fill and always wondered why someone would just throw it out. It went back to the town he lived in and is now part of their historical collection.

Originally Posted by Chris Parks

It is interesting what comes out to surprise us sometime. I found a hand written diary from the 1890's sitting on a pile of rubbish that was going to land fill and always wondered why someone would just throw it out. It went back to the town he lived in and is now part of their historical collection.

Sadly some people have no concept of history or what that history can mean to anyone else.

Lakey

One man's trash certainly is another man's treasure. Almost all of collecting seems to run that way.

Originally Posted by Chris Parks

It is interesting what comes out to surprise us sometime. I found a hand written diary from the 1890's sitting on a pile of rubbish that was going to land fill and always wondered why someone would just throw it out. It went back to the town he lived in and is now part of their historical collection.

Had a similar find myself at the tip, back in the days when you could poke around a bit. I was initially taken by the cover, but inside was poetry, sketches, lots of cartoons, theatre tickets etc, first date was 1770 and then various entries through the 1800's. Finished with some modern scribble and torn out pages. Couldn't leave it for landfill could I? Don't know what to do with it but.

Originally Posted by burraboy

Had a similar find myself at the tip, ... Couldn't leave it for landfill could I? Don't know what to do with it but.

Australian State Libraries are usually interested in this sort of stuff. And they have the knowledge to conserve it better too.

Regards
SWK