5 thoughts on “He found 15 books in a Sierra dumpster. Then he found out they belonged to Thomas Jefferson.”
strange that the article doesn’t cover why they ended up in a dumpster.
Apparently they could not find out why.
“The Kellogg collection remained in the family for generations, and Brown traced Jefferson’s books up to 1976, when a Kellogg descendent named Violet Cherry last registered them in her collection. After Cherry’s passing, the trail went cold, Brown said.”
The mere thought of books in a dumpster gives me hives.
The mere thought of books in a dumpster gives me hives.
Thank god the rich people know how to treat an American treasure. I am especially touched by the fact that they offered the man no reward.
strange that the article doesn’t cover why they ended up in a dumpster.
Apparently they could not find out why.
“The Kellogg collection remained in the family for generations, and Brown traced Jefferson’s books up to 1976, when a Kellogg descendent named Violet Cherry last registered them in her collection. After Cherry’s passing, the trail went cold, Brown said.”
The mere thought of books in a dumpster gives me hives.
The mere thought of books in a dumpster gives me hives.
Thank god the rich people know how to treat an American treasure. I am especially touched by the fact that they offered the man no reward.