The Hiding Place

The plumber then removed a vent behind the seat. He uncovered the hiding place of the collection of objects. He could see small items that were pressed on the air duct on the other side of the grate. When he removed the grate, more items came out slipping which perplexed the plumber.

The Treasure

The objects that plumber found were untouched by anyone for the last seven decades. The items were worth more than golds and diamonds as sentiments were attached with them which was beyond any other materialistic things. Wallets! that’s what he found. Not just two or three, but a total sum of 15.

 Owner?

On discovering these personal belongings, the plumber thought it to be wise to inform the pastor about this. He called Baltzell and showed him the worthy treasure he found. Baltzell was amazed to see that entirely different kind of treasure which belonged to the schoolgirls in the 1940s. Baltzell thought to give the wallets back to the rightful owners.

Identity Revealed

Baltzell, when opened the wallets, discovered the identity cards of the girls. It was not a piece of cake to find the owners now. A lot of changes happened in those seven decades and it might be possible that the owners were not alive. Baltzell wanted to return the found treasure to the respective owners but had no idea how to get started.

Spreading The Story

Seth Baltzell thought it to be an interesting story and this could lead him to get close to the owners. He put up this mind-blowing story on his facebook and the response he got was unexpected. The story spread like wild-fire and became the internet sensation.

Quoted Text

With the picture, the caption went like “while demoing out the old high school in Centralia Illinois recently we found a stash of what we assumed to be stolen wallets from the mid-1940s stuffed in a heat vent. While someone took the cash they left behind all the pictures, information, and other documents. I’m gonna throw some names in here of what appears to be mostly women, so these are probably maiden names. If you know if they are still living or are a family member, we would love to get it back to you!”