OPP - Other Peoples Photos

My cousin, childless, passed away a few years ago. I was her Guardian. I'm still going through boxes of her stuff that we put in the spare room. One box contained a variety of photo albums of people she knew, dinners, picnics, just hanging out. I don't know any of them. She lived down in Florida for awhile and had a job driving a signal car when they moved trailers and such so she made friends on the road. I plan to toss the albums because I have no way of knowing any of them. I'm always seeing posts from folks who think it's awful to throw away old photos, but what would I do with them? It's not like thrift stores want them!

 

I don't think there is any shame in tossing unwanted stuff. My local thrift stores would take them, as they seem to take everything. I have sorted through piles of old stereo views, photographs, and postcards at thrifts but haven't found much of value.

 

I agree with Joe about there being no shame.
I had to pass up on my photos of my grandparents because I had no more real room.

One suggestion is to make a lot of them and try to sell them for journaling crafting things. I know they sell some on etsy and people buy them to make other things.

 

Yeah that's a tough call. My only suggestion is if your cousin had Facebook, maybe check their friends lists and see if any match up? At least then you know you tried..