
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (WCAX) – A long-lost family heirloom has finally been found thanks to a post shared nationwide on Facebook.
“It was lost a really long time ago,” said Celia Bashaw of Plattsburgh. “It was lost when my mom was still alive, so she was also looking for it.”
The leopard carving was accidentally sold when the family cleaned out their grandmother’s house after she passed away. Bashaw always wondered what happened to it. A couple of weeks ago, she decided to post a message on Facebook.
“I was a little skeptical on posting,” she said. “I was like, you know, like people have so much more other things to worry about more important things to worry about than like my lost heirloom.”
The longshot post featured an old…