GREAT READS → WHAT I’M HOLDING ON TO Issue 852 · March 10, 2021

For Keeps

“Just toss it!” is the rallying cry of these weeks. But some items we simply can’t bring ourselves to discard. 9 writers share

For Keeps

Then came the folder that held our family’s important documents: marriage certificate, birth certificates, deeds etc. I opened each paper, straightened it out, and put each in its own plastic folder, in ascending order of time.

2003: Certificate of Birth. Child’s Name: Time of Birth: Date of Birth: Gender: Country of Birth:

Was a birth certificate relevant if the child was no longer alive?

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