Below my message is a plea from someone on the Norfolk (VA) List.  After I responded I thought I should send it to all of you, but for two purposes.  Her plea of course, but also mine.  For those of you in or familiar with Richmond, would you know of auction houses there?  I am told that the goods will go on the block Mothers' Day weekend.  I do not know what day or any times but sure would like to know where to search.  Yes, there were extraordinary antique pieces in my aunt's house (which without my 84 year old mother with me would be nothing more than furniture of value), which will be auctioned but I am more interested in the fin de siecle (19th century) family photographs that I remember covering the walls, as well as letters etc that were in the attic (an area my cousin was unable to even get into).  This would be the REED, COFER, DAVIS, EVANS families of Norfolk.

But my uncle was an ENOS of the Wakefield area.  He was in the Duke Class of 1925, so I can only imagine what was remaining from there.  I do not know the other surnames in his family but they originated in central NC.

Any thoughts from anyone?  I will walk to Richmond Mothers' Day weekend if I have to, but I need to know when!

Katie Holland
Silver Spring, MD


In a message dated 4/30/2006 8:42:37 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [log in to unmask] writes:

>What a familiar ring that has, from Carrol.  Yesterday I learned that my elderly cousin did not call anyone for help and turned over her parents' home and household goods in Richmond to an auction house.  If we had only known ...
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>In a message dated 4/29/2006 10:51:46 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Carrol Mick <[log in to unmask]> writes:
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>>Hello.  My name is Carrol Mick.  I am new to this message board.  I am in hopes that someone out there will be able to help me out.  I grew up in Norfolk and my mother lived there many years after I left.  She became homeless and lost all of our pictures, movies, and memories.  I would be sooo grateful if anyone out there in the area has ever seen or found anything from my childhood.  We lived in Norfolk around Argonne Ave, Lyons Ave, Marne Ave, etc.  My mom used to frequent the Layfayette Grill on Layfayette Blvd.  My mother is Lillie (Lillian) Paul.  I would gladly pay to get any items back as I have no pictures of myself as a baby or my brother or my parents when they were married and younger.  Some of the names on the pictures or items would be Charles Paul, Byron James, Lillie Paul, Carrol Paul, Carlock, James, Foster, Lillian or Lucille, etc.
>>  If anyone has any suggestions please let me know and feel free to contact me.
>>  Sincerely,
>>  Carrol (Paul) Mick
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