Newsletter reader Jim Warren sent a note with a link to a news story and then a comment of his own: "Here's another perfect example of the important message you preach of why backups of everything are so important."
The story he referred to says, "A Menlo Park (California) man is pleading for the return of his family history, after burglars on Tuesday stole five fireproof document safes full of birth certificates, marriage licenses, photographs and other records of his ancestors, carefully collected over his entire lifetime.
"Irvin Chambers, a 61-year-old lifelong resident of the Peninsula, said the thieves probably thought the safes contained valuables when they stole them sometime around 8:30 a.m. Tuesday from his home.
The story he referred to says, "A Menlo Park (California) man is pleading for the return of his family history, after burglars on Tuesday stole five fireproof document safes full of birth certificates, marriage licenses, photographs and other records of his ancestors, carefully collected over his entire lifetime.
"Irvin Chambers, a 61-year-old lifelong resident of the Peninsula, said the thieves probably thought the safes contained valuables when they stole them sometime around 8:30 a.m. Tuesday from his home.
"'They stole my heart when they stole my papers,' he said."
You can read the full story at http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_13876254?nclick_check=1.
