We find ACTUAL TREASURE in our Abandoned Home!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ก.พ. 2025
- Laine & Kevin go through the remaining possessions of the Bonds and find REAL treasure and SO MUCH MORE. This is a much watch if you want to know the whole story.
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I was telling my parents about this house, they both grew up in Monticello and immediately knew who they were. My mom said they were such lovely people and that Mrs. Marjorie Mae was an amazing piano teacher and so kind and gentle.
Oh, wow! You should write directly to Laine about this! She'd love to hear it, and might not find your comment amongst all the others.
@@VisionaryGardener I was thinking the same thing!
You could contact them directly via Instagram if you have an account or have someone else do it for you. I'm sure they would both love to know!
This is so cool! 🥰
I would think you would try to find out who the relatives or children of the old lady. Maybe they would like this stuff.
I feel so sad for Clifford Fluitt. Here's a guy who gave his life in a war, only to have the last remnants of his memory end up in a plastic garbage bag. I had to look him up on Find-A-Grave, he was 24 years old. His father buried three of his sons, and Clifford had a half-sister he never met, who was born the month after he died. So sad.
Thank you for your investigation
Being 25 and having acomplished makes me feel proud of him more than sad. It also simmers some self pity lol
Thank you for sharing this information with us! I’m absolutely hooked on the stories and life events of these people.
So sad, but interesting as well.
Thanks so much for this sad story about one families tragedy and at the same time the bare truth of the results of war.
Please donate her personal papers to the local historical society. They deserve to be saved. What a wonderful find.
YES FOR SURE!
I agree. These are very important history. I'm so glad that didn't get sold to some junk collector that would have distroyed them!
I just wondering 💭 Where is the family of those people that they don’t keep great memories of their family. 😞 I want to understand.
Loved the treasure hunt. You remind me of me! I also get sooooo excited about stuff like this. Wish I could come across a treasure hunt like yours!
“December of 2000, they have been there for 21 years". That was such a slap in the face. 2000 was like 5 years ago. 😂
LOL that's what I was thinking!
Exactly 😅
How time flies when you are having fun
I was thinking the same thing.
Omgosh....totally what i was thinking!!!
Good night I'm back on your channel and I've been here ALL day! This was just too much for me to pass up watching. And it's 4:39 in the morning!!! I may just not sleep tonight. 🙄🤔🥴
Many blessings!
Haha. Tracy go to sleep. They’ll still be there tomorrow. 😀
I am a genealogist and if you are wondering what you are going to do with the photos/letters, there is no greater joy in tracking down family and gifting those items. I run a FB group that does exactly that. You have a precious treasure trove. I can help locate family.
That's like better than any Christmas in my heart. I love old homes and old things. Maybe because I'm getting old lol. I don't exactly know when it happened but I know that it happened SUPER FAST! God bless y'all! ❤️
Stamps that are postmarked are more valuable as it indicates the history of where and when the stamp was used. There could be some good ones in there, especially if any of them are from Europe during the WWll. Definitely take them to a stamp historian.
I beg to differ. When I was a young girl of 8 years old, I discovered the joy of stamp collecting and at that time, magazines would offer 1000 stamps for 10 box top returns of something or other. Yes, go through them but most are very common stamps though old.
Jane Deschermeier I always heard that.
The Penny Black from Great Britain could possibly be worth a bit. I think it just had a 180th reprint of the original from like 1840. Totally depends on who’s looking for a particular stamp. JS 🤷♀️
My sister-in-law collects old letters and reads them. One time she bought a box of letters at a garage sale and put them in date order and we read them out loud to each other while sitting in her deceased grandparents’ attic. The letters covered a time period of about 10 years, I think beginning in the 40’s. The writer spoke of love, pregnancy, and the death of a child, and much more. Reading them made us feel so melancholy. They were very personal.
Like the movie “The Last letter to your lover”
I don’t know that movie. I’ll have to look it up.
Just like Signed, Sealed, Delivered
season 1, episode 9
The Treasure Box
dad sent mom v mail from the battle WW2 funny how the censors cut out stuff
So fun, we bought an old nightstand and found a dozen love letters hidden behind the drawer, they were form the girl's boyfriend in the fifties, planning on running away together. I like to think the girl did meet up with him and they had a happy life
Stumbled across this episode and it’s fantastic. A Naval Aviator myself those Wings of Gold, as we call them, are worth something. WWII Wings of Gold, from the time of the true birth of carrier aviation have real value, both for what they represent and that many of them were made of gold. I’m using my own experience but the small fouled anchors he most likely wore before his commissioning, ROTC, Academy, or OCS. The larger fouled anchor is the Officer’s crest worn after commissioning. Amazing find, and thank you for the respect and dignity you guys showed. A true war hero that man!
First, thank you for your service to us. We appreciate you and your willingness to serve. And Thank you so much for this great information!!! We’ll share it with everyone. Much of this will be going to the local historic archive to make sure the history is safe forever.
@@OurRestorationNation OBTW, the Museum of Naval Aviation in Pensacola, FL could answer any questions and might be interested I those items!
We hadn’t even thought about that! We’ll reach out to them!
Thank you for your service, sir!
The truck is the cigarette holder. Some of the photos are historical at this point. Hope some of the items go back into the house as decor this is the real deal of antique nick nacks. And I believe most of the jewelry and pins are real antique gold. This truly a treasure hunt can’t wait for the next episode.
Maybe have a professional scan the old photos and blow up a few of them to be hung in the house?
Another commenter said the truck and trailer cigarette accoutrements sell for $400 each online somewhere. Keep one and sell the other to help pay for more restoration? Some real treasures in the keepsakes of a lifetime.
Her auto biography that you read says she was born 1921 so she would have been 29 in 1950 so that's the year her and Elias married, so... She definitely took a couple years to mourn her first husband. How tragic.
I feel betrayed, I clicked for the treasure and now I'm bawling for the broken future of a couple nearly a hundred years ago...
Thank you for sharing their story 💚
Trust me, I cried like a baby !
Rachel, Laine, Kevin and all the other watchers...I am right there with you. I watched to see the treasures uncovered. Instead I found myself sobbing over the life of a couple that was tragically never meant to be. I am sooo grateful these letters, photos and keepsakes are in loving hands. Thank you for doing all you do for the restoration of not only the Grand Ladies but also the families who lived in them. ❤
@@hollyhansen4471 Truly. Just marvelous. This was so, so special.
Thats the real treasure!
Wow, this is so amazing. If a flipper had gotten ahold of this house, most of that would've gone in a dumpster. You are the right person for this job!
My mom is currently watching this video. She was raised I. The Baptist Home in Monticello, and said this woman was her music teacher at Monticello High! I think that is so cool!
Oh my goodness that is amazing!
Omg! I was on pins and needles as you went through those boxes. My heart was breaking as you found things pertaining to her first husband. You never ever forget your first love...that was precious. So many wonderful finds. Loved the video. God bless y'all and thanks for including us in your treasure hunt.
the wooden handle with the chain (murder weapon) is a carpet beater. Spready carpet on clothes line and beat it to get the dust/dirt out. The yellow stone in the filigree necklace looks like a citrine (I might be wrong).
Yes, either that or topaz.
@@VisionaryGardener Yeah, I thought topaz upon seeing it.
Or peridot?
@@kathleenclark5877 That is what it looked like, to me.
@@kathleenclark5877 That’s what I thought, peridot is my birth stone.
The solid gold wedding band is a marker of a WWII wedding. Both sets of my grandparents were married during the war- each grandmother has a solid gold band because that’s all they could afford at the time. (Grandpa on moms side picked up a ring in an Italy pawn shop and brought it home to her because “she deserved a nice ring”- it was my moms engagement ring and now mine) Platinum was the metal of choice pre-war but it became too expensive during and post war as it was needed in the war effort. Look on the inside of the gold band- their may be a hallmark inside that will give info if it’s older. The box of her first husband brought me to tears. Such amazing treasures. I have a war album from my fathers mother that documented every photo exchanged with my grandfather while he was in the service. These personal stories of a time we can’t even imagine are so important and I’m so glad you and Kevin are the ones to tell their stories. Thank you!
It was meant to be these boxes were left unwanted for you to preserve and look after. Her story was for you to find, packed away but not forgotten. Thank you for this video, riveting!🇨🇦❤️
Wow. So rich with history and treasures. Is there no living family left to take these treasures. So sad they ended up here.
A few months ago I came across obituaries and other information in an ancestors scrapbook from WWII. It was recommended I add those to Find A Grave on the internet by a genealogist so I did. Any ancestors researching their roots can now have a copy.
The finding of all the treasures from Cliff gave me the chills too! Such a sad story. Thank you for honoring a respecting the people as much as the home.
Asking Kevin "Do you wanna find this?" with the radio box he was excited about was the sweetest thing to me
Interesting but a little sad. The things we save that are important memories that are tossed aside by those who follow. I say a prayer for her, the first and second husband. Since watching this video, now they are remembered for a while longer.
I was sad at how the items were tossed about. I’m a bit of a romantic and I can’t imagine not going through someone’s keepsakes a little bit more respectfully.
@@Tomes23 You and me as well. I have tons of stuff that I know people will just toss aside as trash that are very special to me. A lot of my Grandmothers stuff like dishes and stuff that I know for a fact are valuable will more than likely be tossed aside because people today don't know treasure from TRASH!!! Like that old photo album...makes me cry!
Hearing the story of her first husband made me think of my cousin, sad to say he didn’t have a sweetheart but he was killed in WWII. His father defied the government & brought his son back home
I am an avid stamp collector here in Arkansas, so could help you with that if you are interested. Also, I researched Clifford and see he was from Corvallis, Oregon. I’ve got a brother up there who will look into whether any Fluitt family members remain.
I grew up in Corvallis during the 1960s -1980s. I have not heard that name.
I have located the family and forwarded a link to this video!
@@stevenmuha3596 I think that's awesome. Maybe someone from the family would really appreciate and treasure some of things Lain has found here. Wow.
The stamps could be worth a million dollars. Just one could be . Go to a real stamp dealer to have them evaluated. And the diamond rings are most
Definitely real. I’m still teary eyed over the first husband s box. What a fantastic treasure. I could live in that room for days going through boxes . Please more video. I found the cigarette Jeep’s on the net priced at $400 each .
Yep
I agree about the stamps. I would bet most are of the WWII war period which adds tremendously to the values. Especially the German one’s as much of that time period was destroyed, and was ordered destroyed by the German government after the war.
@@mumv2089 Yes, I agree! I about fell over when they were opening them.
Wow!
Cliff was sooo handsome. Gosh. My heart breaks for Marjory. I adore those portraits of them.
@11:14 this has inspired me to sit down and write little notes to attach to/tuck inside all items in my "keepsake" box, explaining why I kept each item. 😍
That’s a great idea.
That ‘black’ jewellery box is *silver* with years of tarnish.
WOW, it would be great to have a entire wall of their pictures and memories in one room of the house to honor them.
I am following along and I got chills and started crying when you got to the western union sympathy telegram.
Same
So sad.
A lot of us lived through the assassination of President Kennedy. I was in the first grade and have a vivid memory of my teacher being called into the hall. She returned, crying, and said that the President had been killed. Then we were all sent home early. That being said, I could watch y'all go through all that stuff for hours. Don't stop. :)
I was in second grade at St Rose School. We were told lunch would be early and we would be sent home after lunch. We had hot lunch so it was already cooking. The nuns told us our parents will explain to us when we got home.
I was in the third grade and my teacher was told in the hallway as we were all measuring the Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria in the hall. I remember her almost fainting she was 65 and her last year to teach and looked very old. We were all so concerned for her and then we had a TV brought in on a big stand to watch the news. I remember walking home to my Mom crying and watching TV.
I was in first grade, and we were on the playground when we heard. All the teachers were crying. A few days later, we got a holiday for the funeral. I remember watching the funeral on tv.
The long metal hook in the "treasure box" was used to button up or unbutton the old button shoes or the backside of the old dresses from the late 1800's to early 1900's.
I could spend hours going through all that stuff as well. It’s sad to think of how all the things we treasure will just be boxed away and forgotten one day. I hope that long after I’m gone, I have someone like the two of you that will come upon my treasures and appreciate them as much as I did.
Dear Laine and Kevin..... I hereby volunteer at least one of my two daughters to be your heir..... I have a feeling that the oldest one will be the most suitable for your particular blend of traysures.
I’m watching now..made me shed a tear when you found the info on her first husband. That is definitely a treasure!
You said Lizzy Borden??!!!
I live in Fall River, Massachusetts and in walking distance to her home that is now a bed and breakfast. I love to look and enjoy old memories of the past and I love that you preserve them.
Congratulations on your treasures. My parents bought a big Victorian house in 1963. It was filled with treasures. It was a dream!
I found the deed and mortgage papers from my great, great grandparents farmstead from nearly 140 years ago. Treasure hunting is so fun!
I love how Elaine is just laughing when she finds those books LOL it’s like a kid in a candy store.
I am a hoarder of books, love each & every one, have had some of them many, many years, in many locations. I know they'll end up at Goodwill. Hope they bring some $$$ for those in need.
@@jawja100 No, you're not a hoarder, you're a bibliophile. I have some books I received/bought in the early '60s. I also have a couple of Nancy Drew mysteries from my mother from the '30s. I also get so really excited by books.
I am so fascinated by all of these dear beloved sentimental belongings of Marjorie Mae and her history! I would gladly travel to Arkansas and spend a week with Laine going through this treasure trove of family history! ❤️
Me too!!
This was just wonderful. So much history and the people who lived in the house were alive again for the past hour. I am sure you will find a way to incorporate some of this into the house. Thank you for this trip into your house’s past.🌸
I'd be like a kid in a candy store... all those treasures to be loved again
I homeschool my daughter and she LOVES history. That History of Civilization book is a gem! I'd love to find a treasure like that. Oh and that arithmetic book and old textbooks. It's been a while since I've gone through books at thrift shops here in Hot Springs, ow you're making me want to see if I can find any of the old textbooks.
Oh my goodness I love this. Each letter you thumb through I inwardly scream “Read it read it!” I wish I could read all these and piece together the history. Can’t wait to see what you find out through your research
The lighter/ash tray combos are modeled after WWII Jeeps and made by the Walter Baier Company circa 1947. I’ve found them anywhere from $200-$2700 online so far! 😳
I am so loving your treasures. My father was in wwll and both my parents was raised in ft Smith ,Arkansas. To see theses treasures from their time has brought back so many memories . I am so enjoying this. Thank you for sharing .
I just started watching you both today 8/20/2021 @ 2:30am. This was the first video I watched of yours. It's a pleasure to see your interest in "The Preservation of Marjorie Mae" and the way you both treated her personal belongings, with care and respect.
I think of her 1st husband Clifford Laverne and how his information was cast aside. Un-wanted and un-valued. You saved Clifford's irreplaceable belongings. You are preserving his memory. I know i won't soon forget him, Marjorie's 1st husband.
You know, my Uncle Clifford died in the same war, but on France's Normandy Beach. Coincidentally, my dad's 1st name is Laverne. Uncle Clifford was his older brother. And also my moms mother's 1st name is Marjorie. Lots of good stuff here!
Thank you for caring. Dave
12 part series for one room! Everything is so special
I AM HAVING SO MUCH FUN WATCHING YOU!!!!
So glad it was you who found all the treasures. They could have ended up in the trash. Loved this episode.
I could watch these "look through" videos everyday! Please show all the rest of the room! WOW! I get thrilled if I find an old photograph in the back of a dresser I buy! This room is amazing!
I just discovered your channel and am so jealous of all the antiques/history you found. I did cry when you read the letters about Clifford. I hope you frame some of those pics and put them, along with some of the cool stuff you found, throughout both houses.
This is a very special vlog and I appreciate you sharing this journey with us. As a Family Genealogist of over 30 years I have gone through treasures like this and saved them for future generations. I appreciate the respect that you showed these items and hope that you can incorporate some of it in the house for others to appreciate.
If there is a local college near you, a masters candidate might be able to write a historical thesis on them using these records. The local historical society may be interested.
I love watching and learning about the homes you have gifted us with. You are both so thoughtful, friendly and personable with just the right balance of love and silliness as compared with the respect and knowledge. While you tour, and so generously share said knowledge, respect, silliness and love with us, it becomes so incredibly easy to fall in love with these old homes and more importantly, the stories and people behind them.
In the short amount of time since I found your channel, you have become my absolute favorite people to watch.
I’m not too good at navigating around TH-cam and I don’t know how to follow in sequence the homes you share with us. That being said, I hope you are able to get this message because I have no idea where this video fits into the mix.
Anyway, thank you for letting us in on this part of your life and the importance of your work. We need more people like you. I wish I could help you so I could learn even more. I consider you family and hope maybe, someday our paths may cross. Thank you for all you do!!
Those long photographs look amazing framed on a gallery wall!
That group photo of the music group may be of very cool interest to the historical society.
I absolutely held my breath while you were reading those letters. Such history in those boxes. I love looking back through peoples life. Thank you for posting this video. I got chills as well.
Oh wow, that 20s filigree piece is a beauty! I love vintage jewelry (even the costume stuff).
This was such an amazing episode, a true walk back through time. I cannot wait to see the other treasures that you find
What a blessing that you are respectfully going through these treasures. 💗 If it were flippers etc. that bought this home, I'm sure they would have just thrown everything away without even looking.
I thought this would be a "funboxing" with Laine - but oh so much more. Amazing how your videos and content always seem to go to a deeper level. Just a reflection of the amazing people you are. Thank you Laine and Kevin!
Wow, what a treasure hunt, I love it. Reminds me of when I was a little boy, 1950s. I use to go to my grandmas house. Her house was like an antique store. She had a bedroom dedicated to family history. She would tell me her story about growing up. Her kitchen had a wood burning stove. She had an outside cellar used to store wood. Anyway, my grew up and lived in Oakland, California. Thanks 🙏 so much for this wonderful video.
In those stamps look for an upside down plane. Its the 'inverted jenny' from 1918, US, worth hundreds of thousands.
I'm so glad your sharing these treasures with us and will be the history. I found myself even emotional at points as you opened each box.
Please make a wall display for the house in memory of the 1st husband and hero. Thanks
The white crocheted cushion with rosette is a brooch pin cushion for the top of the bureau
So touching, made me tear up. I’m the keeper of the boxes in my family. I wonder who’ll be the keeper after me.
What a pile of blessings in that house! It is an absolute DREAM to find the remnants and the history of your home's previous inhabitants. Those photos about stopped my heart. Absolutely precious! So glad that this stack of treasure is entrusted to someone who cares enough to respect and preserve the legacy. You guys are amazing!
Wow some wonderful finds. Love that piano stool and old wrought iron bed.
I would LOVE to find a home like this and restore it with their touches included. Such a sweet opportunity for those who have passed to continue to live on in their place.
Thank you both for stumbling across this amazing and dreadfully sad story. I just adore that this story and life is not being left in the past.
Wish I could like this more than once!!! I am just overwhelmed by all the great little personal mementos you found in this single room. I hope you decorate the walls with all those lovely pictures and accolades. Certainly it makes the restoration even more personal and meaningful. The whole war widow thing just breaks my heart.
What a fun going through all of those timeless treasures. I'm always hopeful that someone will be excited over some of my things when I'm gone.
It seems so sad, a lifetime of memories of a life so beautifully lived, thank goodness they have made their way to people who appreciate them and will preserve them xx
Oh my gosh Christmas in July. This is the best! Thanks for taking us along. This was so exciting. I can't wait for the sequel.
I could sit and watch you open up stuff all day. I love a good treasure hunt.
What a great vid. As a child my mom would sit me down & we'd go through her treasures just like this. Brought smiles & tears to my eyes. So glad you two are doing the finding!
I didn't want the video to end! Wanted to see more! Can't wait for the next episode 😍
Interesting, and quite poignant. Shadows of lives gone by.
The Christmas decoration boxes were full of the kind of things I would have found opening such boxes to help decorate the tree as a child a very long time ago.
Oh my gosh!!!!! I'm only halfway through this video and I'm in tears! I cannot believe what you just found, those are absolutely priceless!! And then it just occurred to me that that ring you found was her wedding ring from Cliff!!!!!!!!!! Holy crap!!! Ok....back to the video!!!
Awesome finds, thank you for honoring them 😢❤
I would have had to start from left hand as you walk in and slowly work my way around ...so much Treasure and HERSTORY !! Incredible!! KNOW THYSELF book looks awesome!
I so want to be sitting right next to you going thru all that stuff. Isn't it strange how finding the sad news can affect us so many years after the actual people have recovered or moved on from it. I especially connected with these finds as I am an old sailor and my brother once sold Electrolux. I could spend all day every day doing this. You have found some true treasures.❤
Awesome finds, the stamp collection it is probably worth about $500.00. So sad the family didn't want the photos & memorabilia. You found some wonderful antiques‼️ Can't wait to see the rest‼️‼️‼️
I’m a person who appreciates old things n have much respect for their lives. Back then when all of these letters n photos had so much meaning to the person who put it away in boxes. I really n truly respect their personal treasures. I think that you Laine feel the same way. It is sad but their are many people who appreciate what it is n why they did what they did. Its awful to say but I love going through of all these treasures n I can’t wait to see more. ♥️😊👍👍
You have a significant cultural, societal and starkly American time capsule in your hands. All of that woman's most precious memories are a cultural gem. This should be treated as a historical artifact with much care and respect. What you have is amazing information for scholars to study and for people to learn. I urge you to keep it all together and donate to a local library or create a time capsule and bury it in the backyard for people to find 100 years from now. What an amazing find!
THIS WAS FANTASTIC! THis is a dream day for me. Picking through old boxes of treasure. Definitely post a follow-up if you wind out what is what and if jewelry is real. I am so curious. How great would it be if one of her items could help restore her home and keep it around for years to come.
I just realized I am not far from ya'll at all! I would love to help go through priceless pieces of a life now gone, but appreciated. What ya'll do is my jam, says a grandmother. How sad about Clifford. Surely there is some family of his somewhere.?. Thank you, Clifford for your service. So young. I am too excited just watching over the internet.
This was like Christmas for me!!! I loved discovering these treasures right along side y’all. Thanks so much for taking us along on this ride (also I volunteer to be your honorary kid! 🙋♀️😂❤️)
Amazing! Love these treasures, so sad no one in their family cares enough to keep them.
Same age...actually older... I have so many things from other people. Paintings, rocking chairs, dishes, family photos, military photos. Journals of school teachers. They are priceless to me.
Thank u so much for taking us on ur treasure hunt thru the boxes. I was enthralled. I luv to go to sales and find treasures. Such fun. I feel like I get to know the people. And also show them the respect they deserve. Thanx again.
I really enjoyed watching you go through the boxes.I want to see more.
I wonder if Cliff's family would be interested in the photos, etc? What a story! I did some archival work for a few years and loved figuring out people's stories in the collections I processed ❤
@@annette4ever Wow!
@@annette4ever no, what Laine told you was that we don’t want strangers on the internet (you) contacting strangers who may or may not be psychopaths, serial killers or thieves and giving them our contact information. It’s not our responsibility to tell everyone who we have and have not been in contact with or what we will do with these items that were left as trash in this home.
I had already looked up and been in contact with Cliffords last remaining sibling. It was HER WISH that the items stay with the home since the items were Marjorie’s and not Clifford’s. She is THRILLED we found these, and are sharing his story to a whole new generation. Whatever random person you found cared so little about these items that even though you apparently gave them our private contact info they did not reach out.
Most items have now been donated to the local archives as Clifford’s mother and grandparents are from Monticello and are buried there.
While you and your intentions may have been pure it’s important to remember that not everyone is good and trustworthy. You could literally have been putting my wife in harms way by alerting a stranger to us and giving out our contact information. Would you want us doing the same to you? And if we did, would you be thrilled when you found out or would your first thought be “who the heck have they given this information to?”
@@OurRestorationNation I never thought of this becoming a danger to you. I am so sorry for sticking my nose in your business. Please accept my apology.
@@msls6592 double wow! …yikes
This was so exciting to watch! Sorting through that treasure would've been a dream! Everything has a story!
I love this! When I moved into my 1925 Craftsman in Salem, Oregon back in 2016; I found old motor oil bottles and jars from the 20's, 30's and 40's when I was cleaning out the basement. They were pretty cool and in pristine condition, not a single crack or smear on them 🙂
Wow... The little treasure troves of personal things she kept all those years.
Id feel like I was snooping but it gives you an insight into her life.
Wished my Mom had more things for my sister's to go through.
She did keep a Mother's Day card I'd made in the very early 70s.
I remember making it!!
A heart shaped construction paper card and on the outside... I took small pieces of tissue papers of many colors..wrapped the papers on the end of a #2 pencils eraser..dipped it in Elmers glue and made a big multi-colored heart of 'flowers'..kinda squishing them down.
Flowers still attached..50+yrs later. 😊