Lost
Lost brooches near Old Town Winchester.
Old Town Winchester
Lost
listing
Posted
6 days
ago
Description
This afternoon around 1:45 PM I was walking through Old Town Winchester, along Loudoun Street toward the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley. My two brooches slipped from my scarf pin and vanished somewhere between the Courthouse Square and the shops. One is a gold-tone leaf with a tiny pearl; the other a blue enamel butterfly with silver antennae. They came from my grandmother and mean a lot to me—like a piece of family history I hold onto. If anyone recalls seeing two brooches on the brick sidewalks near the Old Court House or the pedestrian area, please keep them safe.
Approximate last-seen location
Old Town Winchester
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