Hi Betty, with regard to all the precious information. I have scanned over 100 years of photos, papers, and backed up genealogy programs to discs, and put them all in a safety deposit box at the bank, I think it cost me $40 a year for rent. Well worth it, Barbara ( Middleboro, MASS) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Betty" <bbffrrpp@comcast.net> To: <can-usa-migration@rootsweb.com>; <genMassachusetts-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 6:34 AM Subject: [GENMASSACHUSETTS] Where to Store Important Papers > Hello, > > I think it was over the weekend I saw a news story on TV which talked > about > a small suitcase which was found either floating or at the bottom of the > ocean - off the coast of Texas. Officials think it might have gone > into > the ocean because of one of the bad hurricanes which happened in Texas. > The small suitcase (or small box) had family-pictures, family-wedding > information, family-reports, etc. And, some names were available. > They'd like to return the suitcase to its owner. > > Unfortunately, I just searched on-line, and can't find the news story. > I > don't know whether I heard the news on my local (Boston) TV news shows, or > the TODAY show, etc. > > Also, while I was searching on-line for the story, I found another story > about finding a suitcase with family information in it. This happened > in > Colorado. > > http://www.greeleytribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040922/NEWS/109220070/0/FRONTPAGE > > ... I thought I would take this opportunity to remind people of a > "holiday > gift" which might be appreciated. While Christmas shopping for my > grandchildren in a dept. store yesterday, I walked by a selection of > "fire-proof boxes" for sale. The kind you put your "important papers" > in. > I was pleased to see that these boxes are now also "water-proof." > Floods, both major and small, can happen at any time, in any place, for > any > reason. The boxes I saw yesterday were not expensive. > > Unfortunately, for genealogists, we would need to buy 100 of them - to > put > all our papers in. :o) But, you could put a few, genealogy > documents > and CD's in it. Just a reminder to put your name and contact > information > inside the box. > > Betty (near Lowell, MA, USA) > > > > > > > > Note: > While searching for the news article about that suitcase, I found at > least > 10 sites which offered news stories about "bodies" found in suitcases. > :o( Some stories were in the US and some in the UK and in other > countries. I didn't know this was such a common "thing to do." > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GENMASSACHUSETTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message