ABA Conference 2018 Charlotte, NC

Grandma's secret cake recipe. The old candlesticks sitting in your family's house as long as you can remember. All those faded yellow documents stored in a safety deposit box. That lullaby your dad used to sing for you every night.

 

These are the things that make up your history, whether you realized it or not. But each object is a remnant of your family's heritage, woven into the fabric of the American people, and our American history. What keepsake do you have that shows where you come from?

 

The Tenement Museum invites the attendees from the 2018 ABA Marketplace Conference to share their family histories and become part of the Your Story, Our Story digital collection.

Your story

Help us tell a more complete story of American immigration and migration by contributing a family object story to the collection.

Your Story, Our Story

features objects that tell personal stories of American immigration and migration

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