Mrs. Julia McLaughlin lived in Rhinelander, a small city in the North Woods of northeast Wisconsin. The building of a railroad spur in 1882 enabled
Mrs. B. F. Fry lived in Green Springs, a village in north-central Ohio. Green Springs takes its name from a large mineral spring in the
Mrs. Belle Delaney lived in Thomas, a small city in west-central Oklahoma. A small store was established in the area when it was still Indian
Mrs. David Neely lived in Newport, a borough on the Juniata River in Perry County of central Pennsylvania. The name of the borough relates to
Chester E. Piell lived in Pittstown, an unincorporated community in west-central New Jersey. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittstown,_New_Jersey At Easter in a year near 1910, Chester received a postcard
Miss Polly Pembridge lived in Spring Brook, an unincorporated community of Lackawanna County in northeast Pennsylvania. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spring_Brook,_Pennsylvania In April of 1909, Polly received an Easter
We met Daisy Pickel in earlier postcard stories. When she received this postcard, Daisy was living on a rural delivery route near Safe Harbor, a
Mr. Joseph Irwin lived in Bart, a township in southeastern Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. This rich agricultural area remains rural; more than 50% of the residents
Mrs. Derwood Killock lived in Wilton, a town in south-central Maine. Founded as a mill town, Wilton became known for the manufacture of shoes (Bass
Miss Cora B. Landis lived in Bird-in-Hand, an unincorporated community in the rich agricultural area of eastern Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird-in-Hand,_Pennsylvania In March of 1910,
Mrs. J. Brown was in Miami, the Atlantic coastal city that grew rapidly after Henry Flagler extended the railroad to the area in the mid-1890’s.
Miss Nellie Lehman lived in Landstreet, a very small community that is no longer organized. Landstreet was located in the mountainous area of Somerset County
Miss Emma Humphreville lived in the charming and historic city of Lancaster, PA. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lancaster,_Pennsylvania On February 10, 1909 Miss Humphreville received a Valentine postcard. Emma
Frank Fox lived in Hollidaysburg, a borough on the Juniata River and the county seat of Blair County in central Pennsylvania. This town, laid out
Miss Ella White lived in Sellersburg, a town in southeast Indiana. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sellersburg,_Indiana In February of 1911, Ella received a lovely Valentine postcard from Rossie (I
Master Horace Rutherford was a boy growing up in Jamison, a village in Bucks County of southeast Pennsylvania. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamison,_Pennsylvania In February of 1910, Horace received
Mr. William Shaw lived in Utahville, a populated place in Clearfield County of central Pennsylvania. Utahville, founded as Mount Pleasant, no longer has a post office
Jesse Dyson lived in Oil City, the town on the Oil River in northwest Pennsylvania that became an early center of the oil industry. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_City,_Pennsylvania
Miss Matilda Reiser lived at 915 East Orange Street in Lancaster, the charming and historic city in southeast Pennsylvania. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lancaster,_Pennsylvania Matilda’s home was erected in
Mrs. Elisha Rambo lived in Cochranville, a lovely town in Chester County of southeast Pennsylvania. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cochranville,_Pennsylvania (We have seen other postcard stories related to folks
Mrs. Abbie Phelan lived in Huntington, a sparsely-populated township of Lorain County in north-central Ohio. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huntington_Township,_Lorain_County,_Ohio In December of 1913, Mrs. Phelan received a New
Alfred Jr. lived in Oxford, a borough in Chester County, PA. In 1912, Oxford was a booming town known for its candy and confectionery business.
Miss Ida Shugart lived in Carlisle, once a frontier fort, now an academic center in the Cumberland Valley of south-central Pennsylvania. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlisle,_Pennsylvania In January of
Miss Velma Magley lived in Hillsdale, a town on the border of Massachusetts in east central New York. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillsdale,_New_York We have seen other postcards from
Master Henry Stager lived on College Avenue, a handsome street that borders the campus of Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, PA. The brick townhouse
Gerard Curran lived in Quinsigamond, a village adjacent to the city of Worcester – about 50 miles west of Boston, Massachusetts. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quinsigamond In February of
Mrs. May B. May lived in Carnegie, a borough in Allegheny County that is now part of the Pittsburgh Metropolitan area. In the early twentieth
Mrs. Carrie McGuire lived in Syracuse, the thriving metropolis in central New York State. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syracuse,_New_York In December of 1922, Mrs. McGuire received a New Year
Mr. William Haurey lived in Elizabeth, the historic city that became an industrial powerhouse of northeast New Jersey. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth,_New_Jersey In December of 1915, Mrs. Haurey
Mrs. Morris Luther lived in Gray, a populated place near the boundary of the Adirondack Park in Herkimer County of central New York State. https://newyork.hometownlocator.com/ny/herkimer/gray.cfm
Mr. C. E. Spofford lived in Malden, a city in the hilly region along the Mystic River – near Boston, Massachusetts. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malden,_Massachusetts On the last
Miss Georgia Mann lived in Saco, a city in southeast Maine that was a center of lumbering in the 19th century, and of cotton mills
Master Sherman Linton was a boy in Rockville, a city developed at the meeting of rivers and creeks near Washington, DC. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockville,_Maryland We know that
Miss Blanche Wilson lived in New Danville, an unincorporated agricultural community in southern Lancaster County of southeast Pennsylvania. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Danville,_Pennsylvania After Christmas of 1922, Blanche received
Mrs. J. Park Roderick lived in Juda, a small, unincorporated community in south-central Wisconsin. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juda,_Wisconsin In November of 1913, Mrs. J. Park Roderick received a
Mrs. Richard Webb lived in Wilmington, the manufacturing, commercial, and transportation center of the State of Delaware. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilmington,_Delaware In November of 1907, Mrs. Webb received
Dorothy Drefahl lived in Milwaukee, a bustling industrial and commercial city – and a melting pot of European immigrants. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milwaukee In November of 1914, Dorothy
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lockhart lived in Providence, the old and beautiful city which is the capital of Rhode Island. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Providence,_Rhode_Island On New Year’s Day
In other postcard stories, we have noted the outpouring of patriotic correspondence commemorating the birthday of George Washington throughout the years of the early 20th
Mrs. Cutts lived in Richmond, the stately city on the James River of central Virginia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richmond,_Virginia After Christmas of 1909, Mrs. Cutts received a New
Miss Daisy Pickel was living in Highville, a populated place on the River Road which borders the east bank of the Susquehanna River in southeast
Mr. Alvin Reed lived in Harper’s Ferry, the historic town at the confluence of the Shenandoah and Potomac Rivers in the easternmost part of West
Miss Daisy Pickel lived in Safe Harbor, an unincorporated community at the confluence of the Conestoga River and the Susquehanna River in southeast Pennsylvania. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safe_Harbor,_Pennsylvania
Miss Essie Dellering lived in Hellam, a township in eastern York County, PA. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellam_Township,_York_County,_Pennsylvania This area, on the western bank of the Susquehanna River, was
Mr. Bruce Bingaman lived in Millmont, an unincorporated community in Union County of central Pennsylvania. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millmont,_Pennsylvania In November of 1907, Bruce received a Thanksgiving postcard
We met the schoolboy, Benjamin Stauffer, in earlier postcard stories. Benjamin attended school somewhere near Millersville, PA where his family lived on a large farm.
Master Frank Dite lived in Milwaukee, the bustling city on Lake Michigan in south-east Wisconsin. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milwaukee From the form of address, we can assume that
Miss Grace Latham lived in Albany, the capitol city on the Hudson River in central New York. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albany,_New_York We have seen other postcards related to
Miss Mae Simpson lived in Leesburg, the charming city 35 miles northwest of Washington DC in northern Virginia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leesburg,_Virginia In April of 1911, Mae received
Mr. Miles Bingaman lived in Rock Island, an unincorporated community in southeast Texas. Rock Island was platted as a land development scheme of the Texas
Easter came early in 1913; the holiday fell on March 23. On March 21, Elizabeth mailed an Easter postcard from Kansas City, Missouri. Kansas City,
Master Aaron Frey lived in Millersville, the college town in Lancaster County of southeast Pennsylvania. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millersville,_Pennsylvania Sometime around 1906, the boy was given a Valentine
Ida May Bard lived in Columbia, the beautiful town sitting above the Susquehanna River in southern Pennsylvania. Since the early 19th century, the Pennsylvania Canal
Miss Ella Fuller lived in Catskill, the lovely village in the Hudson River Valley of south-eastern New York State. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catskill_(town),_New_York In November of 1911, Ella
Miss Addie Woodruff lived in Long Island City, a neighborhood in the borough of Queens, within New York City. Long Island City was an independent
Miss Irene Heilman lived in Cleona, a pleasant borough of Lebanon County in south-east Pennsylvania. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleona,_Pennsylvania In November of 1907, Irene received a Thanksgiving postcard
Mr. Oscar Johnson lived in Cushing, an unincorporated community in central Minnesota. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cushing,_Minnesota In February of 1911, Oscar received a beautiful Valentine postcard. The postcard
Mr. William Flanagan lived in Bakerton, an unincorporated community in the northeast corner of West Virginia – where an irregularly-shaped, narrow tendril extends toward Virginia
Mr. F. Pittenger (?) lived in Washington, a borough in Warren County of northwest New Jersey. The borough prospered from the connection to canals, later
Mrs. Ida Wright lived in Martinsburg, an old city in the eastern panhandle of West Virginia. As the gateway to the Shenandoah Valley, Martinsburg was
Miss Helen Baldwin lived in East Shoreham, a town on the shore of Lake Champlain, in western Vermont. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoreham,_Vermont In late December of 1920, Helen
Mr. Elmer Ohl lived in Pavonia, a populated place in central Ohio – between the city of Mansfield and the town of Ashland. https://ohio.hometownlocator.com/oh/richland/pavonia.cfm In
Miss Emily Neff lived in Newberry, once the city of “Newberrytown”, now Newberry Township in York County, Pennsylvania. This area of York County is located
Carroll Regar lived in of Denver, a borough of northern Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. This area was settled in 1735 by Swiss immigrants who built a grist
Mrs. Sarah Heath lived in Jonesdale, an unincorporated community in southwest Wisconsin. Jonesdale is now within the town of Waldwick. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waldwick,_Wisconsin In April of 1909,
Master Lloyd Fautz lived in Wrightsville, a picturesque town overlooking the Susquehanna River in central Pennsylvania. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrightsville,_Pennsylvania Sometime around 1905, the boy received a postcard
Mrs. Jacob Wolfgang lived in North Lima, Ohio. North Lima is a small, unincorporated community in northeast Ohio. It is believed that the community was
Laura May Klein lived on South Christian Street, one of the half-streets in the city of Lancaster, PA. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lancaster,_Pennsylvania On St. Valentine’s Day in 1907,
Mrs. George Eaton lived near Monroe, a city or town in Wisconsin. (One city and two towns in Wisconsin are named “Monroe”.) The city of
For Washington’s Birthday, Aunt Sadie mailed a commemorative postcard to her niece, Mrs. Walter Lease of York, PA, (RFD #8). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/York,_Pennsylvania The face of the
Master Edwin Wasson lived in Clearview, a mysterious place in Pennsylvania. There are several contemporary place names of “Clearview”, including a small subdivision in Lancaster
Miss Susan Wenger lived in Gap, the charming town that grew up at a pass through Mine Ridge in eastern Lancaster County, PA. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gap,_Pennsylvania On
Sometime around 1910, Inez presented to Ward a postcard in celebration of Washington’s Birthday. On the face, a large hatchet is framed by cherries –
Miss Mary Crook lived in Parkton, an agricultural area north of Baltimore and touching the Mason-Dixon line. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkton,_Maryland For Valentine’s Day in a year near
Miss Mary Stehman lived in Rohrerstown, a vibrant community a few miles west of Lancaster, PA. https://roadsidethoughts.com/pa/rohrerstown-xx-lancaster-profile.htm On St. Patrick’s Day, in a year near
Miss Ruth Flanders lived in Bangor, the city on the Penobscot River in south -central Maine. Throughout the 19th century, Bangor was the lumber capital
We met Mrs. Adam Borry in an earlier postcard story; she received a postcard from her young grandson, Russell, thanking her for the tie she
Mr. C. Zimmerman lived in Spring Grove, a community that was not served by a local Post Office since 1895. Based on business names that
Ruby Baker lived in Winchester, a village in southwest Ohio. Winchester was built on a trail to Cincinnati, 13 miles to the east. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winchester,_Adams_County,_Ohio Sometime
Mr. Elmer Oberholtzer was working in Orrville, Ohio in the Spring of 1910. (I have published another postcard from the Oberholtzer family collection of postcards.)
Mr. Norman Kropf lived in Spokane, a city in eastern Washington, along the Spokane River and adjacent to the Selkirk Mountains. In March of 1913,
Miss Hazel Kelly lived in Grand Rapids, the prosperous center of furniture manufacturing on the Grand River in west central Michigan. In April of 1916,
Miss Ella Von Stetton lived on Houston Street in Columbia, PA. Columbia was a transportation and commercial center on the Susquehanna River in central Pennsylvania.
Miss Margaret Bernhardt lived in Finderne, a populated place in central New Jersey. (In 1927, the post office in Finderne was closed.) In April of
Miss Grace Butler lived in Swan, a very small city in Marion County of central Iowa. The population of Swan reached its zenith in 1890
Robert was in New York City, and he seems to have an important job that required him to be “on duty”. We do not know
Mrs. B. H. Baker lived in Ashtabula Harbor, a neighborhood within the port city of Ashtabula on LakeErie. (Ashtabula is in the extreme northeast corner
Miss Mildred Adams lived in Peoria, now an unincorporated community in central Ohio. Peoria had a post office from 1872 -1967; in the early years
Mrs. Melissa Shelly lived in Davenport, a hamlet in central New York State. (Davenport is east of Otego and Oneonto which were noted in earlier
We met Hampton Pullis in an earlier postcard story; he had received a postcard greeting from his Uncle John. In January of 1911 Hampton was
This patriotic postcard featuring a battle of the Revolutionary War was presented to a schoolchild in Lancaster County, PA. (We met the student, Benjamin Stauffer,
Eva was in Brooklyn, New York, when she sent a postcard to Miss Doris Farrell for New Year’s Day. Doris lived in Patchogue, a village
Mr. Charles C. Bigelow lived in Buffalo, New York. One suspects that Charles was employed in an office or performed some work requiring a typewriter.
Miss Flossie Flory lived in Topeka, the capitol city of the State of Kansas. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topeka,_Kansas On December 31, 1913, Flossie received a New Year’s Greeting
Mrs. George Furman lived in Great Bend, a town on the Susquehanna River in northeast Pennsylvania. Great Bend, named for a feature of the river,
Saint Patrick’s Day – 1908 Ethel must have been busy or forgetful as she mailed her St. Patrick’s Day postcard on March 19, 1908. Illustrated
Miss Susanna Ramsey lived near Gap, a community in eastern Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.in Gap was named for a pass through the Nickel Mountain ridge. The
In December of 1907, Miss Elsie Martin lived outside of Hanover, PA (Rural Free Delivery Route #4). Hanover is a prosperous town in York County,
On July 4, we recall the noble aspirations of our nation. We don’t always live up to the high standards we espouse, but we are
Martin’s Drug Store was located on East Chestnut Street in Lancaster, PA. (This handsome building has now been subdivided into eight apartments.) Miss Esther Martin,
The Thanksgiving postcard was far more common in the early twentieth century than it is today. Many postcard greetings, some blending patriotic and harvest images,
Many of us remember when the birthdays of Lincoln and Washington were celebrated as distinct national holidays. Our grade school classrooms were decorated with construction
Master Norbert Dittmer lived on Fond-de-Lac Avenue in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; his grandma and grandpa lived nearby. From the form of address, we may assume that
On December 31, 1907, “Edith” mailed a postcard from Philadelphia to Miss C. Edith Yoder at 322 Pine Street in Lancaster, PA. The writer, Edith,
Nathan Groff lived in Bareville, a small rural community northeast of Lancaster, PA. In December of 1909, Nathan received a postcard greeting from Lottie, in
This romantic tale straddles the Susquehanna River in south central Pennsylvania. Ada lived in Steelton, Pennsylvania, a borough in Dauphin County, not far from Harrisburg.
Mr. Roy Stouffer lived in Hanover, PA, a city southwest of York and not far from the border of Maryland. In 1910, Hanover was a
On this site, one can find a Christmas postcard given to Amanda Weaver by a classmate circa 1910. In December of 1912, Amanda received a
Melvin Myers lived in Thomasville, PA, an unincorporated community about 6 miles west of York, PA. His friend, Jennie, lived about 7 miles further west
Mr. and Mrs. H.H. Lindemuth were in Los Angeles. On March 30, 1920, they mailed an Easter postcard to Clifton Thomson. Clifton lived on West
Easter fell on the first of April in 1923. Sometime near that date, Lawrence Butt (Laurence Butts?) received an Easter postcard from Joseph Weber. The
Elizabeth Goetz lived in Tiffin, a city on the Sandusky River in northwest Ohio. Tiffin is the site of Fort Ball, a military depot of
In the Spring of 1911, Mr. Hugh Barman was living on Walnut Street in Painesville, Ohio. Painesville, a city on the Grand River, lies 27
Emma (Mrs. F. S. Davis) lived in Winthrop, a city at the entrance to Boston Harbor, just east of the city of Boston. In November
Emma (Mrs. F. S. Davis) lived in Winthrop, a city at the entrance to Boston Harbor, just east of the city of Boston. In November
Miss Julia Knorr lived in Poughkeepsie, the Hudson River city and town halfway between New York City and Albany, New York. Poughkeepsie is an old
Mrs. Sarah Eldridge lived in Plainfield, a village on the DuPage River in northeastern Illinois. In the 19th century, the village supplied lumber and other
On March 23, 1913, Margaret was given an Easter postcard by Aunt Lizzie. The postcard, made in Germany, features a girl (with feathered bonnet slung
Miss Edith McCarns lived in Newark, Delaware – a small city and college town less than a mile from the juncture of Delaware, Maryland, and
On January 1, 1910, Mrs. Charley Klinger received a New Year postcard from Philadelphia. Sent by her friend, Hattie, the postcard reached Mrs. Klinger with
Around 1915 (based on the design of the postcard), Emily Wolf lived at 649 Vine Street in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Several friends presented valentines to her
Mr. Paul Hale lived in Cornwall, now a borough in southeast Lebanon County, adjacent to Lancaster County. In 1909, Cornwall was comprised of several villages,
Miss Carrie Pfoutz lived in Brunnerville, PA, a populated place a few miles northeast of the town of Lititz, in Lancaster County. In the Spring
Miss F.L. Schade lived in Toledo, the port city at the western tip of Lake Erie in northwest Ohio.In 1918, Toledo was already an important
Miss Witwer’s School – Lancaster, PA Miss Humphreville, who lived on West Vine Street, taught singing at Miss Witwer’s School. (We met Miss Margie Humphreville
Clara Smith was in Buffalo, NY where she was “having a good time this winter” with “snow two feet deep”. Clara’s friend, Frances Stover, lived
Young Ralph Ludrick lived in Hummelstown, a borough (founded by two German brothers named Hummel in 1742) along the Swatara Creek in Dauphin County. This
Mrs. Philip Bard lived on a rural delivery route near Columbia, the lovely town above the Susquehanna River in central Pennsylvania. In February of 1921
What is the Matter with Edith? Edith Yoder lived at 507 West Walnut Street in Lancaster, PA. (The tidy, two-story brick home, built in 1900,
Miss Caroline Powell lived in Paradise, an unincorporated community in the “Pennsylvania Dutch” country of eastern Lancaster County, PA. On February 14, 1906, Miss Powell
Miss Esther Martin lived at 360 East Chestnut Street in Lancaster. (At this address is a large, handsome building, built in 1895, that now contains
Last year, I posted recollections of my childhood years during which we celebrated a separate birthday for Lincoln and for Washington. In Elementary School, ,
Mrs. Alice E. Frey lived in Dover, PA, a borough a few miles northwest of the city of York. In November of 1909, she received
A hundred years ago, Mrs. M. Emma Dunn lived in Reading. (Her address is 1510 Hawk Street; I cannot find that the house is still
One of the delights of reading vintage postcards is reading the frequent expression of friendship and affection. It is not uncommon to find references to
Beatrice Kennedy Receives St. Patrick’s Day Greeting from Grandma – 1912 Grandma was in Toronto, Canada when she mailed a St. Patrick’s Day postcard to
The Valentine Skater -1926 On February 12, 1926, Vera Wenzel sent a postcard valentine to her teacher, Miss Verna Graybill. Miss Graybill had been ill,
Clementine Wisner in the New Year – 1907 Miss Clementine Wisner lived in the first block of North Mulberry Street, not far from the famous
Lincoln’s Birthday – circa 1910 I did not know, until looking it up, that Lincoln’s Birthday was never made a federal holiday. Commemoration of the
On February 13, 1926, Martha Gill sent a valentine postcard to her cousin, Miss Martha Oberholtzer of Manheim, PA. The postcard, featuring an illustration of
Daisy Stumph Sends a Postcard to Her Teacher – July 4, 1911 Daisy Stumph was fond of her teacher, Birdie Bricker. During July of 1911,
February 22 I am engaged in a solitary crusade to restore separate birthday celebrations for Abraham Lincoln and George Washington. Here is a postcard, circa
Birthday of Abraham Lincoln Many of us can recall celebrating a separate birthday for Lincoln and for Washington in my childhood. In Elementary School, we
Wilford Sends a Thanksgiving Postcard to Grandma Olsen -circa 1915 Sometime around 1915, Grandma Olsen received a Thanksgiving postcard from her grandson, Wilford Nash. On
A “Peaceful Thanksgiving” in Florin – 1915 On November 25, 1915, Miss Miriam Guhl of Florin received a Thanksgiving postcard from N.L.V. The postcard, mailed
Tellings stories from the past.