Burglars broke into Tim Shier's home more than a year ago and stole a safe containing his most prized possession — a 300-year-old family Bible. The Lutheran Bible is written in German Gothic script and contains the handwritten dates of births, deaths and marriages for seven generations of Shier's family.
Thanks to a bit of luck, a sharp-eyed family member, local deputies and Goodwill — which had ended up with the Bible and then sold it online — the heirloom is back in Shier's hands.
Thanks to a bit of luck, a sharp-eyed family member, local deputies and Goodwill — which had ended up with the Bible and then sold it online — the heirloom is back in Shier's hands.
You can read the full story in an Associated press article available in many online web sites, including at http://goo.gl/EPiua.
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