“Thanksgiving Cheer” to Berks County – Reading, PA (1921)
February 14, 2022
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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
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“Your True and Loving Friend” – Mountville, PA (1914)
February 14, 2022
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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 & St. Patrick
October 13, 2021
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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
October 13, 2021
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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 at New Year
October 13, 2021
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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
October 13, 2021
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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
A Valentine for Martha Oberholtzer
October 11, 2021
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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 9, 2021
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Daisy Stumph Sends a Postcard to Her Teacher – July 4, 1911 Daisy Stumph was fond of her teacher, Birdie Bricker. During July of 1911,
Celebration of February 22
July 9, 2021
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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
July 9, 2021
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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 Thanksgiving Greetings
July 9, 2021
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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
Peaceful Thanksgiving
July 9, 2021
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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