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A purse frozen in time was found during school renovations. Inside were family photos, diary ...
https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/13/us/1950-purse-found-during-renovations-trnd/index.htmlA purse frozen in time was found during school renovations. Inside were family photos, diary entries and a calendar opened to April 1959
By Sara Smart, CNN
Published 4:04 PM EDT, Thu October 13, 2022
Clear Creek ISD
The lost purse and some of its contents, including a floral handkerchief, some pencils and a calendar opened to April 1959.
CNN - Renovations at a Texas school led to an unexpected discovery of an accessory frozen in time.
Beneath the floorboards of a stage at a League City school, around 26 miles southeast of Houston, contractors found a small, plastic clutch filled with items that once belonged to a 13-year-old.
Sydney Hunt, a senior communications specialist with the Clear Creek Independent School District, told CNN the purse was still intact, aside from a few holes that were chewed out from a rodent.
“Everything we pulled out added to her story,” Hunt told CNN. “It was like piecing together a puzzle.” Family photos, a floral handkerchief and a calendar opened to April 1959 were among the items inside.
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By Sara Smart, CNN
Published 4:04 PM EDT, Thu October 13, 2022
Clear Creek ISD
The lost purse and some of its contents, including a floral handkerchief, some pencils and a calendar opened to April 1959.
CNN - Renovations at a Texas school led to an unexpected discovery of an accessory frozen in time.
Beneath the floorboards of a stage at a League City school, around 26 miles southeast of Houston, contractors found a small, plastic clutch filled with items that once belonged to a 13-year-old.
Sydney Hunt, a senior communications specialist with the Clear Creek Independent School District, told CNN the purse was still intact, aside from a few holes that were chewed out from a rodent.
“Everything we pulled out added to her story,” Hunt told CNN. “It was like piecing together a puzzle.” Family photos, a floral handkerchief and a calendar opened to April 1959 were among the items inside.
[...]
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my wife's purse was frozen in time!
Just a quick walk through my basement to collect hankies, vintage pencils, a vintage purse, photos from the era, a pretty comb, and if that's a lipstick case, sure 
I can imagine how the little girl felt losing her purse!
I was 12 in 1959, and I'm quite alive today!
Lewis said they discovered Williams had passed away in 2015 but was survived by her husband and nine children.
He began making calls to family members but was met with voicemails and disconnected numbers. Local TV stations also aired the story in hopes of finding the family.
Eventually he got in touch with Deborah Hicks, one of Williams’ nine children.
Hicks told CNN that she received the call on October 5, two days before what would have been Williams’ 77th birthday.
https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/13/us/1950-purse-found-during-renovations-trnd/index.html
He began making calls to family members but was met with voicemails and disconnected numbers. Local TV stations also aired the story in hopes of finding the family.
Eventually he got in touch with Deborah Hicks, one of Williams’ nine children.
Hicks told CNN that she received the call on October 5, two days before what would have been Williams’ 77th birthday.
https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/13/us/1950-purse-found-during-renovations-trnd/index.html
Cool story.
Thanks for posting!