found it posted what happened on facebook, showing the items in the purse, even googling margaret friedlander'sncement to help in the search. >> then i found the names of margie's kids. >> reporter: eventually tracking down margaret's son, sending him the purse. >> and i looked through right away. it was clear this is definitely my mom's stuff. >> reporter: and this is the moment. margaret friedlander sees the purse she lost in 1957. >> you remember it? >> yes. >> reporter: opening her purse and going back in time. >> it's just amazing that they're still intact. >> reporter: a photo of her father, who had died two years earlier. her prom picture. a social security card. a handkerchief given to her by her mother. the key to her office. lipstick. and a compact with powder still in it. >> we all had these. >> reporter: 62 years ago, this purse, these memories, were stolen from her. now back where they belong. >> it's a great gift. but it does, it's -- it's things that i don't have anymore. >> just incredible there. a treasure trove of really just items there. and the pictures of her. things from h