Colleen and Mike Fearney of Florida were visiting their daughter and granddaughter in Durango on May 6 when they decided to visit the United Methodist Thrift Shop. Inside, they were surprised to discover an old trunk that had belonged to Colleenâs father before he died about 48 years ago. Jerry McBride â Durango Herald
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Woman visiting Durango reunited with family heirloom 48 years later
In an odd stroke of happenstance, a Florida couple visiting their daughter and granddaughter in Durango on May 6 were reunited with an old family heirloom that had been sold 48 years ago in a garage sale in Ohio.
Just two months after Colleen and Mike Fearney married in December 1973, Colleen’s father James Ginley died. Her mother couldn’t manage the house they owned together in Bellefountaine, Ohio, so she sold it. She held a number of garage sales and gave away belongings, including an old ...