The goal of HeirloomsLost is to reunite family mementos of the past with the present generation. However, thanks to the Internet and the search capabilities of our site, with your help, we can make this happen and have fun in the process. While the odds of successfully matching heirlooms scattered across the continent do seem very slim indeed, with more than 1,600 items related to more than 4,400 surnames in its database, HeirloomsLost may offer family historians their best chance at locating lost family treasures.
Visitors are able to search both lists for particular names or locations.
At the time of this writing, the pick is a series of two Western Union telegrams that have been scanned and placed online.