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Gold and red tassel key. Vernon Copeland took this key from the Grande Hotel in Rome while on detail with Mrs. Nixon. Vernon said it would have caused an international incident.

Souvenir from Stockholm Sweden. Acquired by Kristi Barnwell on her first international trip to Sweden. She took this trip to visit a friend who was studying abroad at the time. She said that from this trip she remembers how amazing the coffee shops…

Photographs from Kristi Barnwell's first trip abroad to Stockholm Sweden. She was visiting a friend who was studying abroad in Sweden in the spring of 2002.

The rifle bayonet was dug up around Chatham, North of the cemetery. Graham McCoy found this bayonet while metal detecting in the fields around Chatham.

Text on the front of the coin: Union (surrounded by stars)
Text on the back of the coin: our card (surrounded by laurel)
Graham McCoy found this script in a farm field about 2 inches into the ground. This script was used in lieu of cash at stores…

Magnets that Jake Friefeld acquired in Maui on a delayed Honeymoon trip. He and his wife were supposed to have a large wedding and their Honeymoon trip in 2020. However, they ended up having to have a small wedding and push back their Honeymoon trip…

Text on the front of the magnet: Maputo
This magnet was acquired in Mozambique and has Mozambique's capital city Maputo written on the front. Jake Friefeld got this magnet on vacation to Mozambique while he was planning his wedding. While he was…

Jake Friefeld acquired this map on a trip to Mozambique with friends. He said that this winery had the best Chardonnay that he had ever had. He was planning his wedding and visiting his brother during this trip. He said that during this trip he asked…

Jake Friefeld traveled to Mozambique to meet his brother and a couple of friends while his brother was living in Maputo, working for the U.S. department of state. His brother had been working at the embassy for three years in Mozambique at that…

In 2018, Cheryl Thompson worked at the Old State Capital as an interpretive guide. The Patawatoni tribe were walking through Springfield, Il recreating the death trail march. Cheryl Thompson acted as a guide for a group of Potawatoni during their…