Dave
One of the finders of the mysterious box in the basement. Dave tells how they came across the box and what they found when they decided to take a peek into another person's past.
Diana
Diana, 14, has a box of keepsakes from her mom who died of cancer.
Heather & Mom
A mother daughter team share stories and laughs as they reveal their personal boxes of two generations from sticker collections, to training bras, and prom tiaras.
Laura
One of the finders of the mysterious box in the basement. Laura tells how they came across the box and what they found when they decided to take a peek into another person's past.
Slumber Party Girls
Testing our theory to see if one generation can relate to another generation's keepsakes, we took the box from our basement to a slumber party of 14-year-old girls. They share with us the contents of their keepsake boxes.
Smitty
A WWII Vet, Smitty was sent to the front lines of Italy, where he served in combat as a "litter barer" (a medic who carries the dead and dying off the field to aid stations). During his war years, he kept a personal diary and wrote love letters home to his young bride and newborn son. He shares the diary, snapshots, and letters he's kept for the first time in 55 years.
Vivian
One of the finders of the mysterious box in the basement. Vivian tells how they came across the box and what they found when they decided to take a peek into another person's past.