Museum of Lost Memories

Preserving and returning lost memories to their original owners.

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please don’t forget me

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@expiredfilmclub What a find

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I found this photograph at an old bookstore in Rome, Italy

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I found these photos at a thrift store

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@pabloporlan Thank you Pablo!

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@joycecalhio @DGHogan1 I do! Check my Instagram Highlight labeled“Returned” to see all of the lost memories I’ve been able to send back to the owners.

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I found old footage of New York City from 1965 at a thrift store

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I found this Polaroid at a flea market in Brimfield, Massachusetts.

Do you recognize them?

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I found these photographs in San Diego, California

Do you recognize anyone?

[PBS @PBS]

A digital museum dedicated to the idea of lost memories is the result of one man's extraordinary efforts to return neglected or misplaced family mementos to their owners. (From @NewsHour) https://t.co/3g00tmLRUo

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A digital museum dedicated to the idea of lost memories is the result of one man’s extraordinary efforts to return neglected or misplaced family mementos to their owners.

@cgbooker has this report. https://t.co/x2wbLMyl6O

[The Guardian @guardian]

Experience: I reunite families with their long‑lost photos https://t.co/Mp9bhEh3PJ

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One year ago today.

Help us identify them!

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Help us identify these Holocaust victims!

Today is #HolocaustRemembranceDay and I’m partnering with the @ArolsenArchives to identify a lost memory from the Holocaust.

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Here are a few more pictures from the album! Do you recognize anyone?

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I found this vintage family photo album from Beirut, Lebanon at a flea market - help us find the owners!

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Lastly, my Instagram followers have identified the school! The first picture is in the album and the second picture is from the Lebanese Evangelical School for Girls (now the Harari High School II) in Beirut, Lebanon.

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More of the pictures:

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I bought an old camera at a thrift store in New York. There was a used roll of film inside of the camera and I got it developed. Here are the pictures from the roll - help us find them!