In my own family we were too poor, too migratory, and too divided for there to be any keepsakes. Any extra baggage was discarded. My wife's family, which is old, established, and thoroughly middle-class, no longer bothers with keepsakes. I hang on to all the old family things I can get my hands on, hoping that some day one of the younger members will want them. So far, there's been a total lake of interest. This seems to be the rule with younger people today. Too bad.