When my great-great-grandmother, who by then was already a widow, left Spain with my grandmother, along with her suitcases and the family trunk, she was heading for Argentina, where the family eventually settled. There, my great-grandmother used it to store her treasured personal belongings. The trunk was eventually passed down to her own daughter (my grandmother) who took it with her to Mexico. From there, my own mother brought it to New York a little over 10 years ago when we moved here. The trunk is filled with beautiful jewelry, bags, scarves and other bits and bobs from everywhere it has been in its past. The contents of the trunk could be a ring as old as my family line, or something as recent as a medal I earned in elementary school. This trunk has seen generations of my family, several homes and contains an infinite amount of memories. I hope to keep it for the rest of my life.
 

– Isabel Martinez Hernandez

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