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Mystery family tree on Vancouver Island wallpaper sparks hunt for owner

The extensive family tree was written by pencil and goes all the way to 1500s

Instead of using it as drawer liner, Cristine Lund is now on the hunt for the original owner of a roll of wallpaper she purchased at the Salvation Army Thrift Store in Campbell River.

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But what she had purchased was not just any wallpaper though. The $2 vintage wall covering had a six-foot family tree penciled on its back with dates that go as far back as 1593. A few thoughts went through her mind, she says, and she害羞草研究所檚 still not sure in what order.

害羞草研究所淚 was surprised at how big it was害羞草研究所π卟菅芯克鶟 she says. 害羞草研究所淭he dates grabbed my attention because at quick glance I didn害羞草研究所檛 see anything more recent than the 1800s. Then I thought that I can害羞草研究所檛 use use this in my hobbies害羞草研究所 I can害羞草研究所檛 cut it up, it might be important to someone.害羞草研究所

Lund initially posted her find on Facebook, hoping to connect with members of the Anglo-Saxon-named families sketched on to the wallpaper: Kent, Edwards, Hodgeson, Elizabeth. She has been researching her own genealogy, so thought it be best to post in on Facebook, thinking it would be important to someone.

害羞草研究所淧eople on Facebook seemed quite interested,害羞草研究所 she says. 害羞草研究所淚 guess everyone love害羞草研究所檚 a mystery.害羞草研究所

She plans on delivering the wallpaper to the Campbell River Genealogy Society, however, she did get a message from them that they might have found the owner already.

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