Found: Photos lost during superstorm Sandy

Jeannette Van Houten of Union Beach, N.J., lost her home during Superstorm Sandy. She decided to use her time to comb the Jersey shore for small items, like photographs, that were misplaced during the storm.

"I couldn't sit around and go, 'Woe me,'" Van Houten said. "Because there was a lot of 'woe me' stories."

"The storm can take our houses," she said. "They can take our possessions. But she left us these photos."

Van Houten gathered 5,000 photos of weddings, birthdays, proms and even a few sonograms. She cleans and stores them in 50-gallon tubs.

Van Houten has been posting the photos on social media sites like Facebook so the owners can identify them.

The hunt is never over. So far Van Houten has returned 150 photos.

"I couldn

Jeannette Van Houten of Union Beach, N.J., lost her home during Superstorm Sandy. She decided to use her time to comb the Jersey shore for small items, like photographs, that were misplaced during the storm.

"I couldn't sit around and go, 'Woe me,'" Van Houten said. "Because there was a lot of 'woe me' stories."

"The storm can take our houses," she said. "They can take our possessions. But she left us these photos."

Van Houten gathered 5,000 photos of weddings, birthdays, proms and even a few sonograms. She cleans and stores them in 50-gallon tubs.

Van Houten has been posting the photos on social media sites like Facebook so the owners can identify them.

The hunt is never over. So far Van Houten has returned 150 photos.

Jeannette Van Houten of Union Beach, N.J., lost her home during Superstorm Sandy. She decided to use her time to comb the Jersey shore for small items, like photographs, that were misplaced during the storm.

"I couldn't sit around and go, 'Woe me,'" Van Houten said. "Because there was a lot of 'woe me' stories."

"The storm can take our houses," she said. "They can take our possessions. But she left us these photos."

Van Houten gathered 5,000 photos of weddings, birthdays, proms and even a few sonograms. She cleans and stores them in 50-gallon tubs.

Van Houten has been posting the photos on social media sites like Facebook so the owners can identify them.

The hunt is never over. So far Van Houten has returned 150 photos.

Jeannette Van Houten of Union Beach, N.J., lost her home during Superstorm Sandy. She decided to use her time to comb the Jersey shore for small items, like photographs, that were misplaced during the storm.

"I couldn't sit around and go, 'Woe me,'" Van Houten said. "Because there was a lot of 'woe me' stories."

"The storm can take our houses," she said. "They can take our possessions. But she left us these photos."

Van Houten gathered 5,000 photos of weddings, birthdays, proms and even a few sonograms. She cleans and stores them in 50-gallon tubs.

Van Houten has been posting the photos on social media sites like Facebook so the owners can identify them.

The hunt is never over. So far Van Houten has returned 150 photos.

Jeannette Van Houten of Union Beach, N.J., lost her home during Superstorm Sandy. She decided to use her time to comb the Jersey shore for small items, like photographs, that were misplaced during the storm.

"I couldn't sit around and go, 'Woe me,'" Van Houten said. "Because there was a lot of 'woe me' stories."

"The storm can take our houses," she said. "They can take our possessions. But she left us these photos."

Van Houten gathered 5,000 photos of weddings, birthdays, proms and even a few sonograms. She cleans and stores them in 50-gallon tubs.

Van Houten has been posting the photos on social media sites like Facebook so the owners can identify them.

The hunt is never over. So far Van Houten has returned 150 photos.

Jeannette Van Houten of Union Beach, N.J., lost her home during Superstorm Sandy. She decided to use her time to comb the Jersey shore for small items, like photographs, that were misplaced during the storm.

"I couldn't sit around and go, 'Woe me,'" Van Houten said. "Because there was a lot of 'woe me' stories."

"The storm can take our houses," she said. "They can take our possessions. But she left us these photos."