Sealed Since WW2! time capsule mystery trunk! what's inside!?!

I want to give you props for how well behaved your 2 kids are. No ones jumping around, no ones yelling or crying about the stuff they want to see. Just Really well Behaved kids!! 👌😇

“Parachuting as a career, I hear it has its ups and downs”. My eyes rolled so hard they nearly got lost at the back of my head. Dad joke game on point

Its nice to see this, i am from the netherlands and my grandfather helped jews to safe houses and he told me alot of storys about the canadian and american soldiers who saved our country , near my house there is a canadian soldier cementery and we light candles there every year to thank our hero's

I came by these videos by accident, been watching hours and hours of them, think I'm hooked lol , love seeing the lives of people that probably have now passed on. very interesting.

I appreciate the respect you and your family exhibited while you sifted through the contents of this old trunk. Even your children were reserved and seemed to be in awe, as well as curious, about the history that lay before them. Well done.

I dig what you are doing man, you also gotta be one of the nicest, well mannered guys out there. All the best energy.

As a military historian, I can tell you that those documents in that kind of condition are as rare as hen's teeth! For me, as a WWII researcher, these things are invaluable to have for reference, unfortunately, they are unlikely to have a great deal of intrinsic value, except for the original artwork. I hope that you'll be able to make a profit, but if not, please consider donating them to your national archive. This is truly a historical treasure that makes historians like me salivate... (sorry about the mental image that might invoke... lol)

Please do a follow-up when you have learned more about these items and possibly about the man himself.

There are numerous War Museums and Exhibits throughout Europe that are eager for war memorabilia from Canada. I inherited numerous things from WWII , kept the things that belonged to relatives but wanted to find a forever home for the things related to the war, but not my family. There was a Museum in Norway who offered a substantial sum for what little I had. Not too long after they received the items they provided pictures of how they had preserved the items and put them on display and showed how eager people were to see the new exhibit that I provided items for. It was important to me to find them a home where they could be shared with the world and not end up in the landfill one day after I die.

I appreciate that you showed respect while you went through these items. It was especially nice you showed a good example to respect the people who fought to preserve freedom in the world in their day in front of the children. Thank you sir.

I love that you opened that trunk together as a family. That is such an awesome adventure ,especially for your children to learn about history in a tangible way. Times like this will be special memories for your children when they become adults.

We found all sorts of interesting items in my grandfather's trunk.He landed at Normandy fought through Berlin.His unit was one of the first to find the camps.He never spoke of the war,had nightmares till he passed.

Hi Alex, What a find!! I got my Dad's Navy trunk. It had his uniform in it! He was so thin! The thing I found sad in this trunk was the "homemade" Christmas bell, and the tiny ornaments. Sad Christmas this man had away from his family.😔 At this time of year, we ALL need to remember our Service Men and Women, away from their families, helping to keep us free. Thanks, and Blessings on you, and your sweet family.🍁🍊 The Corpse Bride

All of those need to find a home not thrown in the rubbish, I'm sure that museums would love that stuff, good on you for unlocking that history.

17:00 that was a STRONG dad joke. Let it not go unnoticed

My grandfather said that you would have to be of Higher up Rank to need those rule books A local museum would LOVE to have the contents of your trunk...

Richard Titmuss, who wrote the fewer children pamphlet, was a very well known and significant economist that shaped the UK social system. Depending on how many of those were printed, an academic collector might pay a pretty decent price for it. I know I would if the shipping didn’t cost me half my salary lol

it is my opinion, as a veteran of many years, that an officer would have tons of reference books and regulations for commanding. I was familiar and required to read regulations, technical manuals and field guides my entire career and they all focused on my field of expertise. But as an officer, leading a multitude of separate specialties he would have used these to perform troop evaluations and even corrective action for training issues.

What a fun thing to do! Spending time with your family while discovering such interesting things together, well, it's priceless. This is a history lesson none of you will ever forget.

That book on population wasn't about having fewer children... it was about increasing the population. :) A very interesting find.