The following announcement was written by Joy Shivar, owner of JustaJoy Historical Treasures:
Question: How do you find your great-grandfather’s Civil War sword?
Answer: www.JustaJoy.com
“Promoting the Natural Marriage Between Antiques and Ancestry”
Launched on January 16, 2007, JustaJoy.com is the concept of Joy Shivar, owner of JustaJoy Historical Treasures, an antiques business that specializes in items from the Civil War, America’s colonial period, the World Wars, black history and other artifacts of America’s history.
After working with the artifacts that passed through her business from one collector to another, the need for an avenue to return the items back to the families, the people for whom they would mean the most, became apparent. JustaJoy.com was conceived to fill this need.
All items on the site have a direct link to any surnames with which they are associated. A site user can do an ordinary search or search by surname and possibly find personal family artifacts from America’s Civil War, the Revolutionary War and much more. All items are guaranteed authentic and original with a 100% money back guarantee.
Not only does the site carry items from the inventory of JustaJoy Historical Treasures, but consignments are accepted from other antique dealers and individuals from across the country. This network creates a real possibility of returning “orphaned” family items back to their rightful owners. Items that may have been lost through estate sales, broken marriages or in other ways can possibly be recovered.
The site also offers members the opportunity to list up to twenty surnames in which they have a personal interest. As items are added with those family names, e-mails are automatically generated, giving members the best opportunity of recovering their family’s items. There is usually only one of each artifact available, so this is the best option for families or individuals who are serious about restoring family heirlooms. For a limited time, membership to the site is free. Insured shipping on all items purchased through the site is also free.
Genealogists can appreciate the site, as well, for the genealogical information that can be gleaned from the descriptions in the listings. JustaJoy believes that all available information should be offered for free, although the site hopes to take the genealogist “from information to artifacts” in order to be able to help the researcher find the “fallen leaves from the family tree”, turning simple antiques back into the heirlooms they were meant to be.
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