When We Die, Who Gets Our Family History Stuff?

Where does the collection of all of our photographs, histories, pedigrees, and such go when we die? As my parents got into their 80s, my mom began to get anxious about passing on their family history collection to someone in the family. They had 6 good sized boxes filled with photo albums, certificates, and many other items dating back into the mid - late 1800s. My mom wanted to make room in the overstuffed closet where they were being kept. Being the oldest in the family, I was the first one to be asked. Of course I took them and hauled them from Texas to my home in Idaho. It was like …