{"id":575,"date":"2011-10-19T17:01:00","date_gmt":"2011-10-19T22:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/review-justajoy-family-heirloom-exchange\/"},"modified":"2013-07-06T18:17:54","modified_gmt":"2013-07-06T23:17:54","slug":"review-justajoy-family-heirloom-exchange","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/review-justajoy-family-heirloom-exchange\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: JustaJoy Family Heirloom Exchange"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"img\" alt=\"img\" src=\"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/-OMoClPF49vY\/Tp3_TLdA5lI\/AAAAAAAAF6I\/rnJ8EFvRch0\/img%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" width=\"221\" height=\"211\" align=\"right\" border=\"0\" \/> The concept of <a href=\"http:\/\/justajoy.com\/\">JustaJoy Family Heirloom Exchange<\/a> is a neat idea.\u00a0 The website, which is a virtual antique shop, was created in order to reunite \u201corphaned heirlooms\u201d with family.\u00a0 There is a catch though&#8211;the artifact has to be associated with a surname, which is included as part of the artifact\u2019s listing, along with any other pertinent details.\u00a0 Some artifact descriptions even include a transcription or other relevant historical or family-related information.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>There are thousands of neat artifacts, which are listed for sale by antique dealers and individual collectors.\u00a0 The unique thing about this website is that the artifacts remain searchable even after they\u2019ve sold.\u00a0 It\u2019s kind of a way to let people know such an artifact exists, and in some cases, the listing description may hold viable clues for family historians.\u00a0 Although I haven\u2019t found anything (yet) tied to my family, I have found some really neat artifacts, such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Revolutionary War Pay Receipt for Elisha Walker<\/li>\n<li>1905 Joplin, MO Mourning Letter<\/li>\n<li>1864 Soldier\u2019s Civil War Letter<\/li>\n<li>1869 Index to the Congressional Record (includes Mary Todd Lincoln Pension)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>An annual membership costs $20.\u00a0 With a membership, you have the ability to view all of the artifacts, which includes a detailed description and, if still available for purchase, the price and contact information of the seller.\u00a0 You also have the ability to list artifacts you\u2019d like to sell.\u00a0 I plan to list some of my orphan photos in cases where I don\u2019t have enough information to track down family.\u00a0 Hopefully through this service I can reunite these photos with family.\u00a0 Another great membership perk is the ability to list up to 20 surnames in your profile.\u00a0 In doing so, when an artifact is listed that contains a surname listed in your profile, you are notified via email.<\/p>\n<p>JustaJoy differs from traditional auction sites because they do not collect a commission on any sales, nor are they involved in any transaction.\u00a0 You simply join at the annual membership rate and peruse, buy, and sell at your leisure.\u00a0 As a buyer, you work directly with the seller (and vice versa).<\/p>\n<p>The website is still relatively new, but continues to grow everyday.\u00a0 Right now, you are able to search by surname and perform a general search (for example, by item type or location).\u00a0 But I have it on good authority that the search will be enhanced sometime in the future.<\/p>\n<p><em>*This review is of my own accord.\u00a0 I purchased a membership during the FGS conference last month, mainly out of curiosity and for use in reuniting my collection of orphan photos with their families.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The concept of JustaJoy Family Heirloom Exchange is a neat idea.\u00a0 The website, which is a virtual antique shop, was created in order to reunite \u201corphaned heirlooms\u201d with family.\u00a0 There is a catch though&#8211;the artifact has to be associated with a 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