What a story, MIa, and what a lovely home! I am grateful your husband is restoring it and that you preserved some of the treasures discovered inside.

I don't watch a lot of TV but one of my favorite shows is Home Town on HGTV. Have you ever watched it? A couple - Ben and Erin Napier - renovate old homes in their town of Laurel, Mississippi. Many of the homes are historic and they make a point of learning the history of each home. What you and your husband are doing is the same.