Lost
Lost sewing pins near Siskiyou County Courthouse, Yreka
near the Siskiyou County Courthouse
Lost
listing
Posted
12 days
ago
Description
I was walking in Yreka around 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, near the Siskiyou County Courthouse, when I dropped a small tin of sewing pins from my bag. They’re just simple silver pins, but they belonged to my grandmother and helped mend her old quilt. I retraced the route along Main Street up toward the courthouse steps, but the pins didn’t turn up. If someone found them, I’d be grateful to have them returned through the site. It sounds silly, but losing them feels like losing a piece of our family history, and I’m hopeful they’ll turn up.
Approximate last-seen location
near the Siskiyou County Courthouse
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