Oil has been found in multiple rock layers underlying most parts of Texas. Since ancient times, oil seepage on the ground was used by indigenous
The small city of Socorro, in the Rio Grande River basin of south- central New Mexico was first founded in the 16th century. The settlement
There is a fascinating history of hope, ambition, and need that is reflected in the creation of this enormous public work. Throughout the western US,
From the late ’30’s until the late 50’s, roller skating was the most popular participatory sport in the United States. During this period, many teen-agers
Mr. Clark Kishpaugh lived in Hackettstown, a town in Warren County of north-central New Jersey. The home to various industries in the 19th century, Hackettstown
Miss Adams lived in Minneapolis, the largest city in Minnesota and an industrial hub for the upper Mississippi River region. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minneapolis (The first name of
This delightful postcard was not mailed, so there is no personal story attached to it. Here, we see a fashionably-attired young lady standing among chickens
Miss Laura Good lived in Gap, the historic community that grew up around a pass through Mine Ridge in eastern Lancaster County. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gap,_Pennsylvania In other
Mr. Daniel Stottlemyer lived in Williamsport, a town in Washington County of west-central Maryland. Developed on an indigenous trail that linked New York State to
Miss Nora Hartman lived in Temple, now a census-designated place in Muhlenburg Township of central Berks County in southeast Pennsylvania. Named for a noted inn
Mrs. Nellie Kain lived in Madisonville, once a frontier settlement on a trail of the indigenous people through southwest Ohio. Established in 1809 as settlers
Mr. Harold H. Smythe lived in Brooklyn, the most populous borough of New York City. In the early 20th century, the East River was lined
C. D. Thomson (“Dick”) was a soldier in northern France or Belgium; he makes mention of “D-day down south”. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hauts-de-France Sometime after that invasion, Dick
In August of 1937, Jessie was visiting New Brunswick, the maritime province on Canada’s Atlantic coast. Lying east of the US State of Maine, New
Mrs. Chandler lived in Newark, the largest city and the industrial and commercial hub of New Jersey. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newark,_New_Jersey In July of 1927, Mrs. Chandler received
Mr. R. G. Springsteen lived in Hambletville, a hamlet on Cold Spring Creek in Delaware County of south-central New York. Hambletville had a Post Office
Mr. O. A. Buck was in Varysburg, a hamlet in the Tonawanda Creek Valley of Wyoming County in west-central New York. This area, near the
Mrs. George Adams lived in Ipswich, a coastal town in Essex County of northeast Massachusetts. Ipswich has a long history through the Colonial Era, and
Miss Roxie Johnston lived in Neffs Mills, a populated place in Huntingdon County of central Pennsylvania. This sparsely-populated area, between ridges of the Appalachian Mountains,
Sometime around 1910, a man and a woman posed bedside a tree on a rocky hillside. The photograph was made by an amateur photographer using
The norms and expectations for photographic portraits changed enormously between World War I and World War II. Whereas studio portraits of the early 20th century
S. C. Brown lived in Prophetstown, a small city in Whiteside County of northwest Illinois. This settlement replaced an indigenous Winnebago village that was destroyed
Mr. P. H. Repp lived in West Pittston, a borough on the Susquehanna River in Luzerne County of northeast Pennsylvania. In 1912, this area was
In the early 20th century, Niagara Falls, NY was one of the most-visited places in the nation. A favorite spot for honeymoons, Niagara Falls was
Mr. Leroy H. Kagey lived in East Canton, a village of Stark County in east-central Ohio. There, Leroy participated in the family’s business – a
Miss Helen Jeanne lived in Wappingers Falls, a village within the adjoining city of Poughkeepsie and the town of Wappinger in Duchess County of southeast
Mr. Edward C. Heffner lived in Ellwood, a small city in central Indiana. Elwood was first known as “Duck Creek”, and had that name when
We have seen several postcards containing magazine solicitations. Each if these offered a colorful lithograph or calendar s as gift to the subscriber. “Claim Your
The 1920’s saw an enormous increase in manufacturing operations throughout the US. Public interest in stocks and investments reached unprecedented levels, and the continuing expansion
Master Maurice Smeal was growing up in Clearfield, a borough on the west branch of the Susquehanna River (and the county seat of Clearfield County)
Mrs. Andrew Wallace lived in Three Rivers, a small city in Saint Joseph County of southwest Michigan, The city takes its name from two tributaries
Miss Clara McElroy lived in Wellsville, a village on the Ohio River in east-central Ohio This village was once an important shipping center for railroad
Master Jack Wallace was growing up in Princeton, the lovely college town in southwest New Jersey. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princeton,_New_Jersey We met members of the extended Wallace family
Mr. John Cutshall worked in the Engine Room of the Hotel Courtland in Canton, Ohio. Canton lies between branches of the Nimishillen Creek In east-central
Mrs. Anna B. Crawford lived in La Porte, a city in northwest Indiana – east of Gary. The first Europeans settlement in this area grew
Miss Annabelle Deatrick lived in Martinsburg, the largest city in the West Virginia panhandle that extends eastward toward Hagerstown, Maryland. This gateway to the Shenandoah
This affectionate postcard was not mailed, so we cannot learn much about the happy couple. Sometime around 1910, Mr. S. W. Fitzcharles was given a
Mr. Lewis Himes lived in Orestes, a small town in Madison County of central Indiana. The town was founded when the railroad reached this agricultural
Mrs. S.C. Wilcox lived with her daughter in Alfred, a town in Allegany County of south-central New York. The first European settlers in this area
The first European inhabitants of Danbury were a group of farmers who moved to this area of southwest Connecticut from Norfolk in 1685. This agricultural
If you were in Sunday School in February of 1922, you might be studying a wonderful episode in the life of the prophet, Elisha. (I
Miss Goldie Mower lived in Saugerties, a town on the west bank of the Hudson River in Ulster County of south-central New York. This area
Nellie Fisher lived on a rural delivery route outside Pittstown, New Jersey. Pittstown is an historic village in Hunterdon County of west-central New Jersey. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittstown,_New_Jersey
Miss Lauretta Hilyard lived in Newport, an historic town (founded in 1735) on the Christina Rive in northern Delaware. In the Colonial Era, Conestoga wagons
Mrs. J. B. Wagoner lived in Burlington, a city in Alamance County of north-central North Carolina. Burlington was platted on the route of the North
Although the life of Lincoln assumed mythological proportions after his martyrdom, there are facts about his youth that do not need exaggeration. Lincoln was a
Miss Dorothy Gray lived in Chicago, the largest city and the center of business and transportation in the Midwest US. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago In June of 1928,
Throughout the early 20th century, the birthdays of Presidents Lincoln and Washington were widely celebrated through the exchange of postcards. (Each year, I lament the
(These correspondents lived in very small communities that were already dwindling. Because I cannot find documentation of their lives, it is possible that both friends
Miss Lena Norris lived in Trumbauersville, a small borough in Bucks County of southeast Pennsylvania. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trumbauersville,_Pennsylvania In June of 1910, Lena received a postcard from
Mrs. Ben Lefever lived in Erie, the port city on the south shore of Lake Erie and a center of commerce and transportation in northwest
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Green resided in South Haven, a city on Lake Michigan in Van Burn County of southwest Michigan. This area was a
Mrs. Mabel Bartholomew lived in Oregon, the county seat of Ogle County in north-central Illinois. This rural area still shows the influence of the first
We met the McCleary family in earlier postcard stories: “Plan Your Work” (1907) and “Political Possums for Elizabeth” (1909). Herbert McCleary worked for the railroad
Miss Margaret Mink lived in Wilmington – the busy port, and a cultural and commercial center in northern Delaware. Wilmington is the largest city in
Martin Funk lived in Safe Harbor, the community that grew up around the shallow bay where the Conestoga River flows into the Susquehanna River in
Miss Anna Simpson lived in Sellersburg, a town in Clark County of southeast Indiana – only 15 miles north of Louisville, Kentucky. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sellersburg,_Indiana Sometime around
This postcard Valentine was not mailed, so there is no personal story connected to it. The whimsical drawing on the face departs from the usual
Mr. Glen Cox lived in Alexandria, a village in Licking County of central Ohio. Alexandria, once an important stop of the Underground Railroad to Canada,
Miss Virginia Myer lived in Durhamville, a hamlet in Oneida County of central New York. In the 19th century, Durhamvile was a center of barge
(Below, we learn from a helpful Church Archivist, that the postcard relates to a congregation in Whittier, California.) The Free Methodist Church, one branch of
Mr. B. F. Hartman lived in Rouserville, an unincorporated community in Franklin County of south-central Pennsylvania. The community, near Waynesboro, uses alternate spellings of “Rouzerville”
(If you read to the end of the story, you will see that the Guardian Angel may have been very busy.) Mr. Karl Schlosstein, Jr,
Mr. Milo DeWeese lived in Miltonvale, a small city in Cloud County of north-central Kansas. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miltonvale,_Kansas In May if 1907, Milo received a postcard photograph
Mrs. J. E. McAllister lived in Glendale, a city of Maricopa County of central Arizona. Once a desert, Glendale was developed by entrepreneurial investors who
In an earlier postcard story related to Shreveport, reference was made to the history of the oil industry in this northwest corner of Louisiana. Near
Miss Florence Egan lived in Lodi, a town on Seneca Lake in Seneca County of central New York. Originally settled by Dutch farmers from New
Miss Carolyn Worst lived in Gap, an unincorporated community in eastern Lancaster County of southeast Pennsylvania. Gap was named for a pass through Mine Ridge,
Mr. Emerson Kane lived in Washington Boro, the pleasant community overlooking the Susquehanna River in western Lancaster County. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Boro,_Pennsylvania On Valentine’s Day in 1907, Emerson
Miss Vera Long lived in Shippensburg, the historic borough in the Cumberland Valley of south-central Pennsylvania. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shippensburg,_Pennsylvania (I have several postcards related to members of
This postcard image looks very similar to one that was shared two years ago. On that the postcard, we saw the same theme of one
Miss Mabel Fulton lived in Safe Harbor, the community that grew up around the confluence of the Conestoga and the Susquehanna Rivers in southern Lancaster
Miss Velma Homer lived in Hillsdale, a town in east-central New York State -near the border of Massachusetts. This area, along the Taconic Mountain Range,
Miss Opal Denning lived in Terre Haute, the city on the highlands above the Wabash River in west-central Indiana. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terre_Haute,_Indiana It appears that Miss Denning
This comic postcard was not mailed, so it does not have a personal story connected to it The linen-style postcard was printed by the “Art-Colortone”
R. L. Baker lived in Omaha, the transportation hub on the Missouri River in east-central Nebraska. Originally settled as a ferry crossing, Omaha grew in
We met Mabel Burchill in an earlier postcard story. In 1911, Mabel received a postcard photograph from a young man with a brace on his
In February of 1914, Minnie & Frank gave a postcard photograph to Mrs. Nora Redner of Traverse City, Michigan. Mrs. Redner is the mother of
Sometime around 1910, two young men had a postcard portrait made together. The photograph appears to have been made at a studio, but there is
Mr. A. Martin Brubaker lived in Willow Street, a community in Lancaster County of southeast Pennsylvania. Willow Street, a few miles south of the city
Sometime around 1910, a woman posed for a studio photograph at Christmas time. The sitter inscribed her name on the reverse – it appears to
In the US, one has to have reached an advanced age to remember the great Department Stores in their prime. I recall very well my
Mrs. Eliza Hoffacker lived in Millers Station, the name of a small, unincorporated community that grew up around a railroad depot in Carrol County of
Mrs. Truman Grant lived in Fulton, a flourishing industrial city on the Oswego River in central New York State. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fulton,_Oswego_County,_New_York In December of 1908, Mrs.
Mrs. Ella Overman lived in Wichita, the prosperous city that began as a trading post on the Chisholm Trail and a destination of cattle drives
Miss Stella Harnish lived on a Rural Delivery Route outside the historic city of Lancaster, PA. This area of southeast Pennsylvania supported extensive agricultural activity.
Oscar Herbert Rixford lived in East Highgate, a town on the Canadian border in Franklin County of northwest Vermont. The Post Office in East Highgate,
This postcard, intended for a serviceman, was neither addressed nor mailed. Consequently, there is no personal story attached to it. It is interesting, nonetheless, as
Mr. Clyde Stroud lived in Shreveport, the city on the Red River in northwest Louisiana. Shreveport is near the border of the States of Texas
Miss Edna Royer lived in Clover Creek, a small community that took its name from the 25-mile stream that flows between ridges of the Allegheny
Miss Ivy Bailey lived somewhere in Somerset County, a mostly-rural area crossed by ridges of the Appalachian Mountains in the southwest quadrant of Pennsylvania. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somerset_County,_Pennsylvania
Mr. George Semple was in Denver, the boom town in the South Platte River Valley of central Colorado – just east of the Front Range
Mrs. Wil Trapp lived in Dodge Center, a city in the center of Dodge County – about 15 miles west of Rochester in southeast Minnesota.
Ruby Baker lived in Winchester, a village and Township in Adams County of southwest Ohio. (There are several place names of “Winchester” in Ohio, but
Miss Iola Taylor was living In Ashland, a city and the County seat of Ashland County in north-central Ohio. The city was named for the
Maude Rhinehart lived in Jewett, a village in Harrison County of east-central Ohio. The village was once served by a railroad line and, for a
Mrs. Mary Miller lived in Reading, the prosperous center of industry and transportation in Berks County, PA. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reading,_Pennsylvania In December of 1924, Mary received a
Miss Lizzie Weaver lived on a Rural Delivery Route in East Earl Township of Lancaster County, PA. East Earl Township remains a rich agricultural region
Miss Joy Edwards lived in Winnebago, a small city in Faribault County of south-central Minnesota. Winnebago was laid out in 1856 and named for the
Mrs. Mary Franks lived in Canton, the county seat of Stark County in the northeast quadrant of Ohio. The initial settlement between branches of the
Mrs. Rose Frost lived in Claremont, the only city in Sullivan County of west-central New Hampshire. Settled by farmers from Connecticut who were seeking good
Anna T. Campbell lived in Fairfield, a picturesque town of rolling hills and maple forests in Franklin County of northwest Vermont. The hillsides are well-suited
This postcard was not mailed, so it lacks a personal story. Published by Jessie D. Allardice of Providence, the postcard is part of the “Historic
Mr. Russell Weidenbacker once lived in Ardmore, a pleasant suburb on the Main Line – west of Philadelphia, PA. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ardmore,_Pennsylvania It appears that Russell had
Mrs. Donald Carter lived in Hempstead, a village within the Town of Hempstead, in Nassau County of Long Island. Hempstead lies adjacent to the city
Miss Mary Johnson lived in Morristown, the historic center of north-central New Jersey and county seat of Morris County. Morristown was the site of numerous
Mrs. Lizzie Haury lived in Elizabeth, the historic city in northeast New Jersey. Elizabeth was the first capital of New Jersey, and was attacked repeatedly
Willis Shertzler lived in New Holland, a borough within a rich agricultural area of Lancaster County, PA. This area, northeast of the city of Lancaster,
Miss Josephine Palmer lived in Buckingham, an unincorporated community in Buckingham Township of Bucks County, PA. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckingham_Township,_Bucks_County,_Pennsylvania This small community near the Delaware River in
Miss Ida Bidwell lived in Prairie City, a small city in Jasper County of central Iowa. The first settlement in this area grew up around
Paul Shickley lived in Marietta, the beautiful town overlooking the Susquehanna River in central Pennsylvania. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marietta,_Pennsylvania Sometime around 1910, Paul was given a postcard from
Miss Dora Wyckoff lived in Hightstown, an historic borough which was the commercial and cultural center of the Raritan Valley in central New Jersey. Today,
Miss Dora Wyckoff lived in Cranbury, a township in Middlesex County of central New Jersey – equidistant from New York and Philadelphia. The community was
Miss Helen L. Droessler lived in Bancroft, a small city in Kossuth County of north-central Iowa. Bancroft was platted in 1881 and named for George
Mr. Frank Beesecker lived in Orrtanna, now a census-designated place in Adams County of south-central Pennsylvania. Once the home to a tannery, Orrtanna was a
Master John Schuler was a boy growing up in Orefield, PA. Orefield is a small, unincorporated community that was named for iron deposits that were
Miss Margaret Swift lived in Fulton House, a small settlement in southern Lancaster County of southeast Pennsylvania. Fulton House once had a creamery and a
Mrs. M. J. Dudley lived in Portland, the commercial and industrial city at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia Rivers in northwest Oregon. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portland,_Oregon
Miss Clara Mowery lived in West Willow, an unincorporated community south of the city of Lancaster in southeast Pennsylvania. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Willow,_Pennsylvania Sometime near 1905, Clara received
Miss Bettie Ott lived in Charles Town, a small city in Jefferson County of northeast West Virginia. Charles Town is on the West Virginia “peninsula”
Mrs. Ruth Ryder lived in Salmon Falls, a community that is no longer mapped in Stafford County of southeast New Hampshire. The Salmon River, a
Miss Margarit Gilles lived in Baltimore, the prosperous port on the Chesapeake Bay in central Maryland. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltimore (I believe that this is “Margaret Gillis”, but
Before highway embankments were covered with “crown vetch” or other fast-growing cover foliage, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania planted a variety of ornamental trees and flowering
A. W. Lange lived in Princeton, a city in Bureau County of north-central Illinois. This land was first developed by settlers from New England, very
Mr. John Rodkey was living in Columbia, the lovely borough above the Susquehanna River in south-central Pennsylvania. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia,_Pennsylvania (We have seen another postcard related to
Miss Pearl Slonecker lived in Kutztown, a borough of Berks County in east-central Pennsylvania. Most of this area was settled by German immigrants in the
Miss Carrie A. Frost lived in Center Tuftonboro, a village incorporated within the town of Tuftonboro – on Lake Winnipesauke in central New Hampshire. This
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
Charles Hook was in Columbia, the charming city overlooking the Susquehanna River in south-central Pennsylvania. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia,_Pennsylvania (I am not confident that the surname is “Hook”
The town of Hershey was developed between 1903 and 1905 in Dauphin County of central Pennsylvania. This “company town” was built amid rich pastureland that
Mrs. Charles Poffenbarger lived in Middletown, a city in southwest Ohio. In 1900, major steelworks were developed in Middletown. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middletown,_Ohio In December of 1926, Mrs.
Mrs. Cora Dayton lived in Paw Paw, a picturesque village of lakes on the Paw Paw River in Van Buren County of southwest Michigan. Today,
Mrs. Robert Reid lived in Rochelle, a small city in Wilcox County of south-central Georgia. The community was named for the French city of La
Mrs. Mary Franks lived in Baltic, a village on the Sugar Creek that touches three counties in a rural area of central Ohio. Baltic is
Mrs. A. L. Nissley lived in Landisville, am unincorporated community of Lancaster County, in southeast Pennsylvania. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landisville,_Pennsylvania In May of 1913, Mrs. Nissley received a
Dick Bowers lived in Minneapolis, the city of agricultural mills on the Mississippi River in southeast Minnesota. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minneapolis In October of 1911, Dick received a
Mrs. Margaret Miner lived in Mont Alto, a borough at the base of South Mountain in Franklin County of south-central Pennsylvania. Located on the Antietam
Miss Alla Hood was living in Flushing, the very busy district of Queens on New York’s Long Island. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flushing,_Queens (I have accumulated several postcards and
Mr. and Mrs. Norval Stull lived in Thurmont, a charming town in the Catoctin Mountains of north-central Maryland. Thurmont is in northern Frederick County, close
(In the Research Notes, the place is identified more specifically as Orwigsburg – a borough in Schuylkill County of east- central Pennsylvania.) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orwigsburg,_Pennsylvania Last Sunday,
Miss Anna Mann lived in Washington Boro, the pleasant community of Lancaster County that overlooks the Susquehanna River in south-central Pennsylvania. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Boro,_Pennsylvania We met Miss
Miss Peggy Cook lived in Princeton, the charming college town of southwest New Jersey. We met members of the extended Cook family in other postcard
This postcard story connects two small communities in southern York County, of south-central Pennsylvania. Mr. Clayton Kaltreider lived in Hokes, a small settlement in southern
The Rev. and Mrs. J. V. Wemple were on a trip to Las Vegas, the city and seat of San Miguel County on the Gallinas
Mrs. Grant Castner lived in Trenton, the capital city on the Delaware River in west-central New Jersey. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trenton,_New_Jersey In May of 1943, Mrs. Castner received
At first glance, I thought that this postcard was related to Thanksgiving – scenes of “early settlers” are common on postcards celebrating that holiday. This
Miss Myrtle Caldwell lived in New Castle, the city and county seat of Lawrence County on the Shenango River in west-central Pennsylvania. New Castle is
Miss Nellie Dillon lived in Grapeville, a census-designated place in Westmoreland County of west-central Pennsylvania. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grapeville,_Pennsylvania In April of 1907, Nellie received a postcard from
Mrs. Blanche Waltmire lived in Heilwood, now a census-designated place in Indiana County of west-central Pennsylvania. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heilwood,_Pennsylvania Originally a lumber town called “Possum Glory”, Heilwood
Miss Grace Conklin lived in Nyack, a village on the Hudson River about 15 miles north of New York City. Settled by Dutch farmers about
Miss Mabel Burchill lived in Port Carbon, now a small borough in Schuylkill County of east-central Pennsylvania. (Port Carbon had more residents in 1910-1920 than
This postcard photograph was not mailed -there is no indication of the subject or of the location. The design of the postcard (the small picture
This postcard photograph was not mailed, and it has no inscription at all on the reverse. The lower right corner has the embossed name of
This postcard photograph was not mailed, and there is no reference to the date, location, or identity of the persons in the photograph. Embossed letters
Mr. Harold Banks lived in Banks, a town in Washington County of northwest Oregon. Until the town was incorporated in 1921, the area had only
Miss Mabel Mechling lived in Elkhart, he city on the Saint Joseph River in north-central Indiana. The first European inhabitants of this area were settlers
Mr. Edward McLaughlin lived in Rhinelander, a small city and the county seat of Oneida County in north-central Wisconsin. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhinelander,_Wisconsin I believe that Edward is
Mr. Henry Badley lived in Newberg, a city on the Willamette River in northwest Oregon. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newberg,_Oregon The city, first settled in the 1840’s and incorporated
Master Jay Charles Musser lived in Elizabethtown, a rural college town in Lancaster County of southeast Pennsylvania. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabethtown,_Pennsylvania In November of 1930, the boy received
Kathryn Leisbensperger lived in Lebanon, the city of central Pennsylvania that was a center of the steel industry and of food production. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanon,_Pennsylvania In November
In 1909, Master John Waterman was growing up in Worcester – a town on the Schenevus Creek in Otsego County of central New York. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worcester,_New_York
This postcard image of a plump turkey, standing proudly before a pleasing rural landscape, was printed in Germany circa 1910. At the feet of the
Mrs. Etta Brogan lived in Warren, the largest city and county seat of Warren County of northwest Pennsylvania. Warren, on the Allegheny River, is the
Mrs. Eva E. Bartlett lived in Painesville, a city and county seat of Lake County on the Grand River- northeast of Cleveland in northeast Ohio.
Mr. Percy Williams lived in Fort Hancock, New Jersey; he may have been stationed there as a soldier. Fort Hancock was a US Army fort
Miss Minnie Wagner lived in Suedberg, an unincorporated community on the Swatara Creek in Schuylkill County of central Pennsylvania. A spur of the Reading Railroad
This postcard was not mailed, but the design can be dated to the 1920’s. On a wooden veranda, a young woman is seated sideways on
This humorous postcard was exchanged between family members – perhaps a man and his wife. Mrs. Anna Carlson received the postcard from Robert Carlson. The
We met Bessie Douglass in earlier postcard stories – she received and preserved a large number of postcards during her lifetime. Bessie lived in Anselma,
Mr. Stephen Briel (Breyel) lived in Morrilton, a city in Conway County of central Arkansas – about 50 miles northwest of Little Rock. Morrilton began
What a wonderfully descriptive name for the long flights of stairs at Highland Park in York, PA! The city of York is the county seat
Mr. Charles Irvin Brown lived in Rohrerstown, a pleasant community on the Marietta Pike – about 4 miles west of Lancaster, in south-east Pennsylvania. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Hempfield_Township,_Pennsylvania
The city of York in south-central Pennsylvania once boasted a remarkable educational enterprise. The following is an excerpt from the Wiki entry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/York_College_of_Pennsylvania “…the York
This lovely rural scene is identified as York County, Pennsylvania. York County, in south-central Pennsylvania remains a significant agricultural center. I identified this postcard as
Miss Mary Graybill lived in Hanover, a charming borough and center of shoe-manufacturing in south-central Pennsylvania. (Today, the shoe industry is gone but Hanover is
Since the early 19th century, steamboats were the workhorses of the Mississippi River – carrying agricultural goods, manufactured products, and passengers throughout the middle of
Mrs. Ella Kinney lived in Taylorville, a city in Christian County of central Illinois. Taylorville is south of Springfield, and about 80 miles southwest of
Mrs. Charles Davis lived in Middletown, the largest city in Orange County of southeast New York State. (We recently saw a reference to Middletown in
Miss Verdna Keperling lived on a rural delivery route outside the historic city of Lancaster, PA. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lancaster,_Pennsylvania In September of 1912, Verdna received a lovely
Mrs. W. G. Wetherall lived in Albion, a borough in Erie County of northwest Pennsylvania – 28 miles southwest of the city of Erie. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albion,_Pennsylvania
Tellings stories from the past.