A Jolly Yule for Anna – Hicksville, NY (circa 1910)

Miss Anna Voigt lived n Hicksville, a hamlet on Long Island – east of New York City.

Today, the hamlet (within Oyster Bay) is a busy junction and transfer station for the Long Island Railroad.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hicksville,_New_York

In December of a year near 1910, Anna received a postcard from her cousin – also named Anna.

Cousin Anna lived in Wantagh, a hamlet within the town of Hempstead in Nassau County, Long Island.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wantagh,_New_York

The face of the postcard is a medallion drawing of a rural scene with grazing sheep.

The medallion is framed by holly branches; the branches sweep across the face of the postcard.

Ornate letters spell, “Jolly Yule-tide Greetings”.

On the reverse, Cousin Anna inscribes a simple message, “All good wishes of the Season”.

The message is signed, “Your cousin, Anna”.

We cannot infer much about the relationship between the cousins who bear the same name; the postcard contains no personal information.

One hopes that both women enjoyed a wonderful Yule.

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