Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. AP Illustration / Annie Ng The Tecca family’s house in Lyme, N.H., shortly after they bought it in 1993 ...

Still, these family heirlooms, mementoes and handmade relics are irreplaceable. How do you cope with losing them — and perhaps recapture some of the lost memories? Be patient in processing it ...

Kaja Veilleux, seated, examines a document while associate appraiser Darrin Guitreau takes notes at Thomaston Place Auction Galleries, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024, in Thomaston, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F.

Veilleux examines a painting brought in by Wanda Morris, background, and her husband, Jeff Morris, right, while associate appraiser Darrin Guitreau, left, takes notes, at Thomaston Place Auction ...