6. This Week's Stories and Requests for Help We try to post stories and
comments from our readers each week. Send your story to newsletter@tias.com
and we'll publish it in an upcoming newsletter.  Please share your story about
what you collect and what got you started collecting.  We *love* to hear your
stories!  If you have a story you'd like to share, tell us about it and if you
have any photos, we'd love to see them!  Send us an email to new
letter@tias.com so we can share your story with the rest of our readers.
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We've received a number of Christmas stories in the last couple of weeks. 
Here's another from Enola N.: "Reading the newsletter just now and about Linda
finding her Christmas bicycle reminded me of another story --

My parents were divorced and my Mom worked incredibly hard to provide for us
three girls CÇô needless to say, money for gifts was hard to come by for a
waitress in the 60CÇÖs.  I was the eldest and had to help my mother with the
younger girls and often had to know secrets" to help her out, so keeping a
secret from me was hard for her.  I donCÇÖt believe I was snooping, because I
wasnCÇÖt a snooper, but I came across the entire stack of Christmas gifts when
I was about 8.  I had asked for a bride doll.  Well, there in the stack was 2
of them!  I just knew the bigger one with brown hair and eyes and stockings
and a pearl necklace was mine!  I quickly got out of there BUT fretted for two
weeks that maybe, just maybe I wouldnCÇÖt get the one I just knew was mine"
CÇô I was so happy Christmas morning when I did get the one I wanted.  I have
it to this day.  I have all the original clothes with the added treasure of my
aunt having taken my doll to the dressmaker who custom made my bride dress
from my design and had my doll dressed exactly like me for my wedding day! 
Enola G.  N"
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Remember that you can check out our Facebook page for some interesting
updates.  Here's the link: https://www.facebook.com/TIASAntiques If you have
photos of items you would like to share you can post them there as well.  You
don't need a Facebook account to visit our page.  If you do have a facebook
account please "Like" us!

Also, everyday, we post a "This Date In History" story on our Facebook page,
along with an item for sale on http://www.tias.com that relates to the event. 
We're also highlighting one item each day that we find particularly
interesting - something that's very unusual!  Check it out!

Thanks to those of you who have responded in the past! We really enjoy, and
appreciate, the feedback!

It's always fun to see what other people own and treasure! Although we can't
put the pictures in this newsletter, please visit our Facebook page to view
the images and learn about those items.

Please let us know if you'd like us to highlight one of your favorite
collectibles!
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