Miss Elizabeth Swinehart lived in Valley Forge, a colonial center of iron-making before becoming the site of the famous Revolutionary War encampment of George Washington and the Continental Army.

The village of Valley Forge is an unincorporated community at the confluence of Valley Creek and the Schuylkill River – almost 24 miles northwest of Philadelphia in southeast Pennsylvania.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valley_Forge,_Pennsylvania

In November of 1921, Elizabeth received a Thanksgiving postcard from her Aunt Ethel.

Aunt Ethel mailed the postcard from Anselma, a small community that existed around a mill in Chester County – about 12 miles southwest of Valley Forge.

The Anselma Mill became known as the Lightfoot Mill -and the community is now within Chester Springs, PA.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightfoot_Mill

The face of the postcard is a drawing of a standing turkey, framed by a garland of autumn fruits and vegetables.

Intersecting banners proclaim, “A bounteous Thanksgiving be yours”.

The original art was copyrighted in 1910 by H. Wessler.

On the reverse, Aunt Ethel begins her message by writing, “I suppose you will be feasting tomorrow on a lot of good things.”

She adds, “I will be eating rabbit”.

I don’t know if Aunt Ethel was simply announcing her plans or if she was attempting to show a stark contrast in the meals.

This coming Sunday, Aunt Ethel plans to “come down” and she warns Elizabeth to “be on the lookout”

Today, Aunt Ethel is washing, and she reports that all are well at present.

The message ends with Aunt Ethel’s invitation to “come up all of you”.

One hopes that each member of the households of Elizabeth and Aunt Ethel enjoyed a wonderful Thanksgiving Day.