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When I had to sell my mother’s house to fund her Alzheimer’s care, I stored all of her antiques, scrapbooks, photos and other family heirlooms.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Some went a step further, locating hair preserved in family scrapbooks that dated back as much as a century.

From Science Daily • Feb. 7, 2026

As Golden began her research, Ana da Silva told her she had some scrapbooks and other artifacts in a couple of boxes.

From Salon • Jul. 22, 2025

Jurado waved at a mound of mementos around her dining room table gifted by volunteers and voters — scrapbooks, posters, artwork, photo collages — mixed in among thank-you cards that need to be mailed out.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2024

Of Grace and Mrs. Smeath, of tidy paper ladies pasted into scrapbooks.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood