Lost brooches in Grand Island, near Stuhr Museum
Description
I’m really hoping someone found two small heirloom brooches. I realized they were missing around 5:45 p.m. last Saturday while I was leaving the antique show and walking toward the Stuhr Museum parking lot in Grand Island. I had tucked them into the left pocket of my coat after chatting with a vendor, and a gust of wind might have knocked them loose along West 2nd Street. The brooches are a silver maple leaf with tiny emeralds and a blue enamel star, sentimental keepsakes from my grandmother. I’ve retraced my steps through downtown shops and the parking area, but no luck yet.
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