My family’s history and story is of great concern to, so much so that I intend to reconstruct the family tree as far as I can get in order to know who came before me.
In this same sense, I put a lot a value into objects that have reached through the generations. I have china, some furniture, personal items, photos and photo albums, etc.
Everything tells a piece of a story I wasn’t able to fully live through and instead just brushed me growing up.
It gives me a sense of belonging.


Yup, I’ve got quite a few things by now, and I’m in line for some more.
I don’t know about a sense of belonging, but a historical thing you’re tangentially connected to is cooler than just a random historical thing.