What a weird thing

Today I got an email alert about a comment that had been submitted to a website I set up for my family's genealogy. My mother's family has a very unusual name (Tragheim or Tragham) and we're not hard to track down. The email read:

"I bought a mini-oven from Aldi today and inside the box was an Instruction Manual for a Microwave oven inside which was an envelope and old family photographs that appear to belong to your family.  Please contact me if you think they belong to you."

I thought for a moment that this was some kind of spam or scam, but I think it's genuine. For one thing, the name and email address matched, and for another I've often heard family members in the UK talk about shopping at Aldi. I can only imagine that someone had returned the oven and that the photographs ended up in it accidentally. I've replied, and I'm hoping to have more information soon.

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