A fruitcake has been passed down through five generations in a Michigan family. Fidelia Ford baked the cake in 1878 but she died before it was eaten. Her husband considered the cake her legacy, and he enclosed it in glass. The rock-hard cake has been passed down through five generations for over 141 years. Full story here.
You might not have inherited an old fruitcake but chances are that something has been passed down to you by an earlier family member.
In the previous post, we saw Judy Luker Massey's spaniel figurine which survived the voyage when her ancestors immigrated to Canada in the mid-1800s.
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| Judy Luker Massey's spaniel figurine - passed down to her from generation to generation. |
If you have an heirloom you'd like to share with the rest of us, please email me (Mary Jane) at this address, and include a photo of the item, and some details.
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