In November of 1938, Alena was on a trip through the southern United States. It appears that she is traveling with others as she writes,
Mrs. John Wallace lived in Princeton, the college town in south central New Jersey. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princeton,_New_Jersey (I have a dozen postcards related to the Wallace family
Miss Marion Short was residing in the household of Mrs. Harris in Asbury Park, NJ. Thousands of vacationers thronged to the Atlantic coast beaches of
Mrs. A. M. Gardiner lived in Cannonsville, a village of Delaware County in south-central New York State. The village was developed in the late 18th
The “Thousand Islands” is an archipelago of islands (about fifty miles in length) that lie between the United States and Canada, – where the outflow
In February of 1939, Lucille was moving to Paducah, a charming city at the confluence of the Tennessee and Ohio Rivers in southwest Kentucky. Paducah
Mrs. Betty Reed lived in Trevorton, a census-designated place in Northumberland County of central Pennsylvania. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trevorton,_Pennsylvania In June of 1938, Betty received a postcard from
Mr. J. A. Beveridge lived in Worcester, the commercial and educational center about 50 miles west of Boston. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worcester,_Massachusetts In October of 1917, Mr. Beveridge
Miss Mollie Scott lived in Brooklyn, the bustling borough of industry and commerce in New York City. When Mollie lived there, Brooklyn boasted a large
Miss Emma S. Stoltzfus lived in the community of Bird-in-Hand, one of the colorful place names in eastern Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. English Quakers and German
In June of 1919, Mrs. Durant made a trip to attend a wedding. We do not know whose wedding was being celebrated, but the event
Mr. William J. Hoffman lived in Joanna, an unincorporated community in Berks County of southeast Pennsylvania. The community of Joanna grew up around the Joanna
Mr. and Mrs. Hickerson lived in Lava Hot Springs, a small city along the Portneuf River in southeast Idaho. The Oregon Trail and the California
Miss Beulah Peters lived in Mt. Hope, a small community that was established to support the workers and dependents of the iron-monger who lived on
Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Weiss lived in West Haven, a city southwest of New Haven on Long Island Sound in south-central Connecticut. The settlement was
Mrs. John Larson lived in Manton, a city in west-central Michigan. Once a railroad town, the city is now the center of a large Amish
Attempts to cultivate rice as a cash crop have a long history in the United States. beginning with the English settlement at Jamestown. Until the
Mr. James Stansbury lived in Coney Island, a peninsula extending into New York Bay in southern Brooklyn. Since the mid 19th century, the area was
Miss Jessie Malone lived in Canton, a city on the Nimishillen Creek – about 60 miles south of Cleveland in northeast Ohio. In the early
Miss Grace Callison lived in Trenton, a city in northern Missouri. Once the site of an Utopian Socialist commune influenced by the English thinker, John
Mrs. Earl Richardson lived in Lynchburg, the city on the banks of the James River in central Virginia. Lynchburg lies in the foothills of the
Savin Rock is a rocky outcropping of the shorefront in the city of West Haven, of southwest Connecticut. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Haven,_Connecticut In the 1870’s the trolley line
In February of 1938, Ida Eckert was in Sebring, Florida. Sebring is a small city which was built during the boom in Florida development during
Miss Celesly Webb (Sally) lived in Baltimore, Maryland. (The name may be an erroneous spelling of “Cecily”.) Soon after the arrival of the New Year
Miss Mable Brite lived on Orr’s Island, an island (part of an archipelago) in Casco Bay of southern Maine. Today, Orr’s Island has electricity, but the
In early October of 1929, Elda reached Toledo “safe and sound”. Toledo is an industrial center at the western tip of Lake Erie in northwest
If you lived in a crowded apartment of tenement, the heat of the summer could be insufferable and, sometimes, dangerous. In the early 20th century,
Mrs. Richard Hazelhurst lived in Swansea, a town on the Taunton River in southeast Massachusetts – 47 south of Boston and 12 miles southeast of
In July of 1933, Ruth and Paul “had a week off” and they decided to take a trip to visit friends. They saw the Mandevilles
The US Territory of Alaska was not often visited until the discovery of gold in the Yukon in 1896. From 1897-1904, thousands of prospectors headed
Arthur was traveling westward; he mailed a postcard from the train near Pittsburgh. The face of the postcard is an hand-colored photograph of Steubenville, Ohio.
Sometime in 1924, Mrs. Bird had entertained visitors at her home in Denver. Mrs. Baird sent a postcard to her friend, Miss House, in Osceola,
Mae Gale was enjoying a summer break in Miller, Missouri. Miller is a small town in southwest Missouri. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miller,_Missouri In August of 1916.Mae wrote to
While most of the United States is wilting under a July Heat Dome, I am posting only cooling scenes. We met Miss Odessa Mendanhall in
Miss Alice Dee lived in Elizabeth, the bustling city of New Jersey that employed 2000 people in the Singer Sewing Machine factory. (Today, downtown Elizabeth,
This postcard communication may reflect a serious family concern. In November of 1907, Miss Douglas was in Southern Pines, a town in north-central North Carolina
The Perkins family lived in Waterford, a beautiful city in southeast Connecticut, near New London and the Long Island Sound. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterford,_Connecticut In October of 1932,
Ruth was a member of a party touring New England, and the group spent a night in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Pittsfield is the largest city of
In the summer of 1924, Maurice and his party were taking a road trip. From Twin Falls, Idaho, Maurice sent a postcard to a friend
Tom was devoted to Miss Mayme Pulcher. Almost every day, Tom mailed a postcard to Mayme. (An antique dealer has about a hundred examples of
Miss Ashby lived in Redlands, a city in the San Bernardino Valley of southern California. Redlands was developed as a center of the citrus industry
Miss Helen Austin was in Sparks, a city in western Nevada. Sparks was a small settlement near Reno until 1904, when the Southern Pacific Railroad
Miss Bessie Duglass (also, Douglas) lived in Anselma, a populated place in Chester County of southeast Pennsylvania. Anselma was an early European settlement and retains
Mrs. Carroll Wilhelm lived in Westfield, a town of Union County in northeast New Jersey. Westfield is about 16 miles southwest of Manhattan. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westfield,_New_Jersey In
Mrs. Clarence Beck lived in Easton, the city that Thomas Penn established at the confluence of the Lehigh River and the Delaware River in east-central
Miss Katherine Quinn lived in Chicago. In March of 1912, Katherine received a postcard from her friend, Mayme. Mayme was making an extended trip. The
Mr. Everett J. Daniels was at home in Danvers, Massachusetts. Danvers is a town on the Danvers River near the northeastern coast of Massachusetts. The
Miss Mary B. Meyers lived in New Bloomfield, a borough of Perry County in central Pennsylvania. The borough was named for fields of clover that
Sister Eulalia Greene belonged to the Convent of the Visitation in Washington, DC. The story of this religious establishment, founded in 1794, is worthy of
Miss Frieda Rohrig lived in Mauch Chunk, a borough on the Lehigh River in east central Pennsylvania. Mauch Chunk (the name is derived from indigenous
Miss Nell Hunnicutt lived in Athens, the beautiful college town northeast of Atlanta. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athens,_Georgia In June of 1910, Nell received a postcard from her friend,
Miss Hortense Myers lived in Knapp, Wisconsin. Knapp, a village in west-central Wisconsin, was once part of a flourishing lumber industry. (Today, Knapp has almost
The American Revolution opened to settlement the lands west of the Appalachian Mountains, especially the Northwest Territory (now the Midwest east of the Mississippi) that
In August of 1910, Brick was in Cleveland, Ohio. On one afternoon, two remarkable things occurred. Brick witnessed aviation pioneer Glen Curtiss take off on
In the early 20th century, Bromo-Seltzer was a popular antacid; it was widely-advertised as a remedy for heartburn, headaches, and indigestion. It achieved a kind
Mrs. J. C. Waldren lived in Hamilton, a village within a town, in central New York State. The village is the home of Colgate University,
Miss Gertrude Sadler lived in Brunswick, the historic city on the Androscoggin River in southeast Maine. The small city was a flourishing center of the
Whitefish Bay was a German-American enclave near Milwaukee, in southeast Wisconsin. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitefish_Bay,_Wisconsin In 1898, the brewing magnate, Frederick Pabst, developed a resort on the shore
Camden is a village in southwest Ohio. The community was laid out in 1818 and had two other names before becoming “Camden” in 1835. In
Lizzie Kreider lived on a rural mail delivery route near Lancaster, PA. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lancaster,_Pennsylvania In September of 1906, Lizzie received a postcard from a fellow member
In February of 1922, Henry and Addie visited California. They stayed with Mr. Taylor, and Mr. Taylor’s son and his wife, at the Taylor home
Before the proliferation of hotel chains, finding agreeable public accommodations could be unpredictable for travelers who were wary of public drinking. Many public houses and
The Singer Building, home of the world’s largest manufacturer of sewing machines, was the world’s tallest building for a brief period of 1908-1909. Located in
In 1926, the city of Philadelphia hosted the sesquicentennial celebration of Independence (150 years). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sesquicentennial_Exposition For this celebration, the US Department of the Interior, (which
In July of 1926, Ruth was in Buffalo – the great manufacturing center and port city on Lake Erie. Ruth had “a lovely trip”, but
Mr. Frank Zinkie lived in Aurora, a city in northeast Illinois, now within the Chicago Metropolitan District. In August of 1912, Frank received a postcard
In December of 1920, Frances was teaching school or attending school in Otego. Otega is a town in Otsego County, in central New York State.
In the early years of the twentieth century, Ansonia was an industrial powerhouse on the Naugatuck River – 12 miles northwest of New Haven. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ansonia,_Connecticut
Because most of them have disappeared, the sanitarium is not well-known to most people today. In the early 20th century, tuberculosis or “consumption” was a
Norfolk has been an important port city since the beginning of the 18th century; it hosts the largest naval base in the world and is
Gertrude Duff lived in Jersey City, a city on the Hudson River (west of New York City) in northeastern New Jersey. Gertrude exchanged postcards with
In September of 1912, Rebecca visited New York City. As she prepared to leave for home, Rebecca mailed a postcard to her friend, Florence Ashton,
Mr. George W. Johnson lived in Red Bank, a borough on the Navesink River in northern New Jersey. This area was settled by Dutch and
Miss Evelyn Richardson lived in Fawn Grove, a borough in southern York County, on the Mason-Dixon Line. (I was unfamiliar with this place name and
If you were a youngster who collected coins, you learned to scan dates for the tiny mint letters that denoted the origin of the coin.
In March of 1925, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Cole were still awaiting the coming of Spring in Hackettstown, New Jersey. (Hackettstown is a town in
Charlotte was visiting Chebeague Island, one of two hundred islands in Casco Bay, 10 miles northeast of Portland. Since the late 19th century, the area
In February of 1925, Alverta Meck was in Palm Beach. She was having “a nice time”, but found the weather “awfully warm”. Alverta mailed a
Hazel Penoyer lived in Palmyra, a village on the Erie Canal, just south of Lake Erie and east of Rochester, NY. An early transportation and
Aunt Gertie lived in Pittsfield, the city in the Berkshire Mountains of western Massachusetts. By 1934, this agricultural area of streams and mills (once a
Miss Stevie Moxley lived in Kingston, Canada. Kingston, the first capital city of Canada, lies at the eastern end of Lake Erie- at the mouth
Wilmington is a small town (with a wonderful historic district) in the Deerfield Valley among the Green Mountains of south-central Vermont. In the winter, this
The Wylie Camping Company was the first (and the longest-lasting) enterprise that accommodated tourists in rustic camps within Yellowstone Park. Mr. V. L. Berryman was
In the summer of 1819, a group of Anabaptist refugees from Sonnenberg, Switzerland settled a tract of land in northeast Ohio. The group of families
The Catskill Mountains of Ulster County, hunting grounds of successive tribes of indigenous peoples, were not settled by Europeans until the mid-18th century. The best
Aunt Jennie lived in Red Oak, a small city in southeast Iowa. The city was founded when the Burlington & Missouri River Railroad arrived in
Mr. David W. Van Houton lived in Prescott, Iowa. Prescott is a small city in southwest Iowa. Mr. Van Houton had mailed several postcards to
The second Madison Square Garden was a beautiful Beaux-Arts structure designed by Stanford White at Madison Square. (Not the tasteless monstrosity now atop Penn Station
Charles Blakey lived in Kingfisher, a small city in central Oklahoma. Today, Kingfisher is mostly a “bedroom community” for workers in Enid and Oklahoma City.
Before motor-powered boats crowded the sea lanes near New Jersey, there were sailboats in the marinas that still line the bays and inlets of the
Miss Annie Evans lived in Scranton, the booming industrial city in northeast Pennsylvania. (We looked recently at another postcard related to Scranton – the “Electric
Although I have lived most of my adult life in cities, I love the tree-lined streets of mature suburbs. Roselle Park is a borough in
One learns interesting facts from the collecting of vintage postcards – in this case, that central New York State was the nation’s leading producer of
In January of 1925, Martha Randall was on her Christmas Break from school. Unexpectedly, Martha had received a postcard from another young woman she had
Mrs. H. Stryker lived in Chicago, Illinois. In June of 1907, she received a postcard greeting from her niece, Fannie. Jammie mailed the postcard from
Before South Dakota became a state, a group of Presbyterian leaders founded a college in Pierre. In 1883, this was the first college to grant
Bessie lived in Hazlehurst, a small city south of Jackson, the capital of Mississippi. (Hazlehurst was developed as a stop on the Jackson-New Orleans Railroad,
Ruth Yocum lived in Temple, which was once a borough in Berks County, PA, but was disincorporated in the 1990’s. The small community is now
There have been successive entertainment palaces constructed on the edge of Utah’s Great Salt Lake. The first and the most splendid was erected in 1893;
Oklahoma was admitted to the Union in November of 1907. Sometime thereafter, this postcard was printed in celebration of that milestone. Unfortunately, the card lacks
Mrs. Abbie Eshelman lived in Strasburg, the charming town southeast of Lancaster, PA. In July of 1913, Abbie received a postcard from Zillah L. who
The Knickerbocker Hotel was built by John Jacob Astor IV at the corner of 42nd Street and Broadway between 1901 and 1906.This area is now
Miss Viola Jones lived at 37 East Philadelphia Street in York, PA.On May 21, 1931, Viola received a postcard from Sam who was in New
In the summer of 1938, Marie attended the NEA convention in New York City and took a long road trip to return to her home,
Grand Junction, 247 miles southwest of Denver, is the largest city in western Colorado.The ancient home of the Ute people, this area was not settled
Dr. Harry W. Ryman lived in Summit, New Jersey, a prosperous city on a ridge within the Raritan Valley and Rahway Valley of northern New
Soon after Christmas in 1909, Miss Ermina Schroeder received a postcard from her friend, Hallie.The postcard photograph of Corning, New York was published by S.H.
Today, Manhattan’s primary shopping district lies in midtown; in 1900, however, shopping destinationswere further downtown, near 23rd street.The area bounded by lower Fifth Avenue, Sixth
We met members of the Bashore family in earlier postcard stories.Mrs. S.S. Bashore lived in Union Deposit, a community in southeast Dauphin County of centralPennsylvania.The
The Nightly Parade of “Rolling Chairs” – Atlantic City (1912)Thousands of vacationers descended on Atlantic City each summer day in the early years of thetwentieth
In January of 1906, Miss Ella Rohrer was living on a rural delivery route near Strasburg, Pennsylvania. Ella received a postcard from Cousin Enos who
Mrs. C. Lawrence was in Chautauqua, the town and lake resort in southwestern New York. Because thousands of visitors vacationed in Chautauqua for the cultural,
“Old Dartmouth” is the region on the south coast of Massachusetts that prospered, through the mid-nineteenth century, from whaling. New Bedford was the largest town
Catlettsburg is a small city on the Ohio River in northeastern Kentucky, where Ohio and West Virginia meet the border of Kentucky. The area was
Mrs. R.S. Giles lived in New London, a village in north central Ohio. (The name reflects the Connecticut roots of the early settlers, and the
Traveling in the Roadster – Portsmouth, New Hampshire (1911) We met Ermina Schroeder a few weeks ago; she was living in Hamilton Heights (Manhattan) and
Snow Prevents Dinner in East Petersburg – 1935 Mr. Daniel Good, Jr. of East Petersburg had invited friends from Maryland to dinner in January of
In August of 1912, Mrs. Rieber visited Wildwood, New Jersey – joining hundreds of thousands of other visitors who flocked to “the shore” on each
Jennie was traveling in the southern US, but she did not forget Norman Carpenter who lived in Rothsville, PA. While in Bethune, SC, Jennie mailed
For those who grew up reading the stories of Laura Ingalls Wilder, the town of Malone, New York is remembered as the childhood home of
In April of 1923, Mother was visiting New York City. She sent a postcard to her daughter, Miss Genevieve Jones, in Depauville, New York. (Depauville
In April of 1913, Hiram Morey received a postcard reminder of the upcoming Club Convention on Mackinac Island. The address is typed. Perhaps a secretary
Miss Freda Kunkle lived in Rohrerstown, PA, a small community west of Lancaster. I know that Freda had many friends, some of whom were well
Nashville – Shopping in 1922 I spent a lot of time in Nashville during the early years of the 21st century, and I have many
The Churches of Miss Emma Hankel – Galion, Ohio (1911) In 1911, Miss Emma Hankel lived in Galion, Ohio, a small city midway between Columbus
Threshing with Horses – Orillia, Washington (circa 1905) In February of 1905(?), Bessie Hill (?) was in Orillia, Washington. Bessie sent a postcard to her
The Underground Rathskeller – Cleveland, Ohio (circa 1940) Throughout the Midwest, wherever the Germans settled (later, the Poles, the Czechs, and others), there were beer
Middlesex Fells – 1907 Like New York City, Boston protected its fresh water reservoirs with a large nature preserve north of the city. The Middlesex
Grace is spending the Summer at Asbury Park – 1908 Asbury Park, the small city on the New Jersey shore, was developed by entrepreneurs from
Mary Sends A Box of Oranges – Elizabethtown, PA (1914) From the early 20th century, one can find an abundance of memorabilia celebrating the tropical
The Promise of the Great Dam – Hoover Dam (1941) There is a fascinating history of hope, ambition, and need that is reflected in the
Annie Sends Greetings from Attleboro, Mass. (1907) Annie Jette lived in Attleboro, a city in southern Massachusetts, closer to Providence, Rhode Island then to Boston.(Attleboro,
Tellings stories from the past.