Marriage Certificate From 1875 Discovered in Thrift Shop Given to Couple’s Great-Granddaughter

Marriage Certificate From 1875 Discovered in Thrift Shop Given to Couple’s Great-Granddaughter
(Courtesy of Nancy L. Ford via Irene Cornish); Inset: Courtesy of Karmen Smith
Daksha Devnani
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A 146-year-old marriage certificate that was discovered in a thrift store has found its home, thanks to a plea on Facebook.

On July 26, Pam Phelps, an assistant manager at Hope Chest Thrift Store in Bolivia, North Carolina, began cleaning an old donated picture of a little girl putting flowers in a black dog’s collar.