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
(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
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
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. 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
Mr. George C. Fike lived in Smithville, a village along the Sugar Creek in Wayne County of northeast Ohio. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smithville,_Ohio In September of 1910, George
Mrs. Harland Pearson lived in Strong, a town perched in a vale above the Sandy River in central Maine. In 1920, the town of 800
Mrs. Moffatt lived on a rural route outside Limerick, NY. Limerick, a hamlet in Jefferson County of northwest New York, lies near the northern end
Mr. George S. Page lived in Munsonville, an unincorporated community of Cheshire County in south-central New Hampshire. Until the 1990’s, the major east-west highway from
Iva Botsford lived in Livingston, a town in southwest Montana that began as a railroad town on the Yellowstone River amid the local ranches. Today,
Mr. C. H. Humphreys lived in Morrisville, a borough in Bucks County of southeast Pennsylvania. Interestingly, Morrisville was first established as a trading post of
Mr. Norman Cooper lived in Chaneysville, an unincorporated community in Bedford County of south-central Pennsylvania. An on-line history of Bedford County at the end of
Charles Diehm was boy growing up in Lititz, the charming borough founded by Moravian immigrants in Lancaster County of southeast Pennsylvania. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lititz,_Pennsylvania In September of
Mrs. Alice Farrington lived in Spartansburg, a small borough in Crawford County of northwest Pennsylvania. (The population in 1920 was almost twice that of the
Mrs. Charles Smith lived in Wallkill, a hamlet on the Wallkill River in Orange County of southeast New York State. (Not long ago, we looked
Edna Mead lived in Camden, the busting city on the Delaware River in southwest New Jersey. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camden,_New_Jersey In January of 1908, Edna received a postcard
Miss Phena Gottschalk lived in Quincy, a village in Branch County of south-central Michigan. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quincy,_Michigan In July of 1910, Phena received a postcard from M.
On Christmas Day of 1909, Mrs. Westfall was celebrating her 91st birthday. Mrs. Westfall lived in Weldon, a small city on a railroad line in
Mrs. Mary Lehenbauer lived on a rural route outside Hannibal, the Mississippi River town made famous by Mark Twain. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannibal,_Missouri In November of 1910, Mrs.
Mr. Charles Orman lived in Lexington, the “Horse Capital of the World” in the Bluegrass region of central Kentucky. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexington,_Kentucky In May of 1923, Charles
Mr. Will Parker lived on a rural delivery route outside Urbana, a city (41 miles west of Columbus) in west-central Ohio. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urbana,_Ohio It seems that
Mrs. Elmer Kipp lived in Riders Mills, a small village in Columbia County of east-central New York. This community, built around mills on the Kinderhook
Miss Blanche Shughart lived on a Rural Delivery Route outside the borough of Carlisle in south-central Pennsylvania. Carlisle, at the intersection of several indigenous trails
Mrs. S. J. Angleberger lived in Lewistown, a census-designated place about 10 miles north of Frederick, Maryland. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewistown,_Maryland In October of 1920, Mrs. Angleberger received
Mrs. George Ferguson lived in East Orange, a city on the Passayak River in Essex County of northeast New Jersey. East Orange (originally settled in
Elmer Johnson lived in Monterey, a small town on the Tippecanoe River in northwest Indiana. The abandoned depot of the Erie Railroad has been preserved
Mrs. Alice Merrick lived in Newark Valley, a town in Tioga County of south-central New York State. This area, northwest of Binghamton, was settled around
Miss Fannie Gamber lived on a rural delivery route outside the city of Lancaster in southeast Pennsylvania. Lancaster, the county seat of Lancaster County, is
Clinton Naugle lived in Hooversville, a small borough of Somerset County in southwest Pennsylvania. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hooversville,_Pennsylvania In January of 1911, Clinton received a postcard from Chester.
Miss Iva Botsford lived in Livingston, a small city in south central Montana. Livingston was a railroad town, developed with the coming of the Northern
Mrs. James Moffat lived in Limerick, a hamlet near the northern end of Lake Ontario in northwest New York State. The Post Office in Limerick
Miss Viola Weeks lived in Camden, the bustling city across the Delaware River from Philadelphia, PA. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camden,_New_Jersey In a year around 1908, Viola was celebrating
Eugene Field, the colorful writer, poet, and newspaper man, is not praised today with the same fervor that his reputation enjoyed at the turn of
Sometime around 1910, Mrs. G. F. Latimer was living in Woodsfield – a village in Monroe County of southeast Ohio. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodsfield,_Ohio Mrs. Latimer was celebrating
Miss Margie Humphreville was living on West Vine Street in Lancaster, the lovely and historic city in southeast Pennsylvania. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lancaster,_Pennsylvania We have seen another postcard
Mr. George C. Fike lived in Smithville, a village in Wayne County of central Ohio. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smithville,_Ohio Sometime around 1918, George was celebrating a birthday. (The
Mrs. John Bittinger lived in Oberlin, an unincorporated community in southwest Dauphin County of south-central Pennsylvania. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oberlin,_Pennsylvania In March of 1911, Mrs. Bittinger received a
Miss Nellie Butler lived in Barnesville, a village in Belmont County of east-central Ohio. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnesville,_Ohio In April of 1912, Nellie received a postcard from her
Mrs. Maggie Musser lived in West Union, a small city in a rural area of northeast Iowa. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Union,_Iowa In May of 1911, Maggie received a
Mr. Galen V. Etter lived in Dayton, the city on the Miami River (50 miles north of Cincinnati) in southwest Ohio. In the early 20th
Private Ray L. Andrew was stationed at Camp Meade, a US Army cantonment established between the cities of Baltimore and Washington, DC, in July of
Miss Addie Woodruff lived in Long Island City, a commercial and residential neighborhood along the East River in the Borough of Queens in New York
Miss Oacle Marsh lived in Seaman, a village on the Cincinnati & Eastern Railroad line in southwest Ohio. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seaman,_Ohio In October of 1933, Miss Marsh
Mrs. W. H. Long lived in Wooster, the commercial center and college town in northeast Ohio. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wooster,_Ohio We have seen other postcard stories related to
Mrs. M. Rettig lived on West 40th Street in Manhattan, now a gentrifying neighborhood once known a “Hell’s Kitchen”. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hell%27s_Kitchen,_Manhattan In February of 1911, Mrs.
There are postcard stories that allude to personal trials and difficulties and so draw our sympathy. This postcard message describes the anxious waiting of a
Mr. Norman Maust lived in Jerseytown, a census-designated place of farmland and forest in northeast Pennsylvania. The college town of Bloomsburg is about ten miles
Mrs. Louise Cavanagh lived in Canton, the city on branches of the Nimishillen Creek in northeast Ohio. In the early 20th century, Canton was a
Mrs. Elizabeth Goetz lived in Tiffin, a city on the Sandusky River about 55 miles southeast of Toledo in north-central Ohio. In the early twentieth
Mr. Herbert Fisher lived near Martins Creek, a census-designated place in the Lehigh Valley of east-central Pennsylvania. Through the first half of the 20th century,
Mrs. L. Tritschler lived on the High Street of Germantown, now a neighborhood within Philadelphia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germantown,_Philadelphia Germantown, as the name suggests, was a very early
Mr. B. F. Hartman was a school teacher; I have postcards addressed to him in several places of central Pennsylvania, including Shippensburg and Harrisburg. We
Elam Kennel lived in Atglen, a borough of Chester County in southeast Pennsylvania. Before the first European settlers arrived in 1717, the place was a crossing
Because they were plentiful and ubiquitous, postcards illustrate the changes in culture and the popular enthusiasms of the early 20th century. In other postcard stories
Mrs. Thomas Kelley lived in Roslyn, a populated place (near Pikesville) in Baltimore County, Maryland. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pikesville,_Maryland In September of 1908, Mrs. Kelley was celebrating a
This charming postcard was exchanged between two boys, each named “Ralph”. I believe that both correspondents are boys as the sender notes, “I go to
We were introduced to the town of Honey Grove in an earlier postcard story; a postcard featuring a horse-drawn reaping machine was mailed from this
In May of 1910, Gertrude was in St. Petersburg – the sunny city on the Pinellas Peninsula between Tampa Bay and the Gulf of Mexico.
Mrs. L. Bowers (Bowerers?) lived in Effingham, a city in south-central Illinois. Effingham was an important conjunction of highways and railroads. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effingham,_Illinois In October of
Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Collins lived in Belmont, a village on the Genesee River in southwest New York State. In 1910, the village was
Miss Minnie Petersen (possibly, Pedersen) lived in Rapidan, a community in Blue Earth County of south-central Minnesota. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapidan_Township,_Blue_Earth_County,_Minnesota Sometime near 1908 (the postmark is obliterated),
Ada Brandt lived near Elizabethtown, a college town in western Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabethtown,_Pennsylvania In July of 1912, Miss Ada Brandt received a postcard from
Miss Grace Rhodes lived in Long Island, a very small city in northern Kansas – not far from the border of Nebraska. A thriving agricultural
Miss Mame Shuman lived in Carlisle, the colonial city that remains a center of education and commerce in south-central Pennsylvania. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlisle,_Pennsylvania Something unfortunate had occurred
Miss Ritta Nickles lived in Rowlandsville, a community that grew up around iron works in the 19th century. (This may be “Rita Nichols”. Spelling is
I believe that this postcard was exchanged between youngsters. Miss Esther Coffman lived in Edinburg, a town in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edinburg,_Virginia Today
Mr. Jacob Crough lived in Altoona, the city in central Pennsylvania created by the Pennsylvania Railroad. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altoona,_Pennsylvania In December of 1909, Jacob received a postcard
Howard Hetrick lived in Linglestown, a “Census Designated Place” in Dauphin County of central Pennsylvania. This community, at the foot of a mountain, was initially
Jennie Davis had taken a trip to Newcastle, and she was not sure how long she would stay before returning home. Newcastle is a small
Miss Pearl Washington lived in Monticello, the village in the Catskills of south-central New York. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monticello,_New_York In February of 1910, Pearl was celebrating a birthday.
Mrs. James Smith was in Saranac Lake, the beautiful town in the Adirondack Mountains of New York State. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saranac_Lake,_New_York It is possible that Mrs. Smith
Mrs. C. J. Sykes lived in Scranton, the bustling industrial city of northeast Pennsylvania. At the turn of the 20th century, Scranton was a prosperous
Mrs. W. J. King lived in Newport, a town on the Christina River in northern Delaware. In the Colonial era and the early 19th century,
Laura Sangrey lived in Millersville, the college town in Lancaster County of southeast Pennsylvania. Millersville was the site of Pennsyvania’s first “Normal School” -which became
Miss Lottie Thomas lived in Rhodes, an unincorporated community within the township of Bentley in the Great lakes Bay region of east-central Michigan. The community
We met Josephine Burkhard in an earlier postcard story: Josephine, the daughter of Egnatz Burkhard, lived in St. Nazianz, Wisconsin. St. Nazianz had been settled
Mrs. Jennie Healey lived in Homestead, a borough on the Monongahela River, southwest of Pittsburgh, PA. This was an agricultural area until the last decades
In November of 1912, Lola Valentine received a postcard from her Aunt, E.G.M. Lola lived in Walkersvile, a town of Frederick County in north-central Maryland.
Mr. E. Graver lived in Union Hill, a former town that lies on the lower Hudson River and forms a gateway to the New York
Miss A. V. Clark lived in New York City, but she did not forget her brother back in Iowa. Henry C. Clark lived in Milo,
We met young Charlie Zimmerman in an earlier postcard story – his Papa sent loving greetings on a postcard with an illustration of deer grazing
Master Walter Denlinger lived in the household of Christ Denlinger – presumably, the father of Walter. The Denlinger family lived in Vintage, a village on
Louisa H. Lived in Kiel, a city on the Sheboygan River in east-central Wisconsin. Although settled by German emigrants in the 1850’s, Kiel became the
Mrs. D. C. Chapman lived in Ventura, the beautiful coastal city in Southern California. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ventura,_California In September of 1932, Mrs. Chapman received a postcard from
Mrs. Mary Hopkins lived in Kearney, Nebraska. Kearney is a city in south-central Nebraska; the city developed as the first transcontinental railroad crossed the plains
I believe that this postcard was exchanged between friends and cousins who were also Friends -members of the Quaker fellowship. Helen Kirk was living near
Ina Rhodes lived in New Holland; The borough of New Holland began as a small agricultural village, but is now the home of several large
Spring must have arrived early in central Pennsylvania during 1910. On March 18, 1910, Miss Esther Zeiders received a postcard. The face of the postcard
Walter Weidman lived in Manheim, the borough which produced famous glassware in Colonial Pennsylvania. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manheim,_Pennsylvania Sometime around 1910, Walter received a birthday postcard from his
Arthur Switzer lived in Bryant, a town in eastern Indiana. Bryant was founded when the railroad was extended through north-central Indiana. In 1910, the town
Mark Z. McGill lived in Washington, DC, but members of his family resided in central Pennsylvania. In March of 1913, Mark received a postcard from
Miss Hattie Dale lived in Grand Rapids, a center of industry and commerce – and of the Dutch Reformed Church. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Rapids,_Michigan In August of 1909,
Odessa Mendenhall lived in Berkeley Springs, the resort community in northern West Virginia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkeley_Springs,_West_Virginia On a Sunday in early April, she was given a postcard
This whimsical postcard greeting was exchanged between friends in communities of northern Lancaster County, PA. In March of 1922, Miss Jennie Sweigart was celebrating a
Miss Mary Bickford lived in Brooks, a town in south central Maine. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooks,_Maine Mary had celebrated a birthday, but had not received a greeting from
Young Harold Jackman lived in Chicago, Illinois. On April 2, 1915, Harold received a postcard from Julius Baum. Julius may be a neighbor, as the
In March of 1913, Mrs. Mott was celebrating a birthday. At her home in South Haven, she received a postcard from her friend- Mrs. Emerson.
Mrs. Abram Herr lived in Parkesburg, the charming village that one sees from the windows of Amtrak trains crossing Chester County in southeast Pennsylvania. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkesburg,_Pennsylvania
This postcard puts us in the middle of a family drama – of which we know very little. In October of 1911, Lillian sends a
Mr. James Carey lived in Larue, a village in Marion County of central Ohio. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaRue,_Ohio In September of 1907, James received a postcard greeting from
We met “Auntie Smith” in another postcard story. Mrs. Margaret Smith lived on Madison Street in Wilmington. In 1907, she reached her 100th birthday, and
Mrs. Margaret Smith lived on Madison Street in Wilmington. In 1907, she reached her 100th birthday, and her many friends and fellow-parishioners celebrated with a
Victor Berry lived in Galt, a small city in north-central Missouri. The town was platted in 1881 when the railroad reached the area. Unfortunately, the
I do not know if Christian Moyer was exceptionally handsome, good-natured, or kind-hearted, but I know that he received many postcards during his life. In
Ralph S. Clark lived in Academy Corners, a settlement in Tioga County of north-central Pennsylvania. In 1913, the village was served by two railroad lines
Miss Maudie Swartzlander lived in Globe Mills, a center of flour manufacturing in Snyder County of central Pennsylvania. (A grist mill for grinding local grain
In the summer of 1914, May was in San Francisco. She sent a postcard to Miss Marie Hoffman in Santa Cruz – the city about
Bertha Crawford lived in Trevorton, a “census-designated place” in Northumberland County of east-central Pennsylvania. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trevorton,_Pennsylvania In January of 1909, Bertha received a postcard from her
Mayme lived in New Salem, a city near Bismarck in south-central North Dakota. (New Salem has been a center of dairy production since its founding
This is a confusing postcard; the face proclaims, “Greetings from Vale, Oregon”, but the postmark is from Orth, Texas. The message on the reverse helps
Miss Ada Cobb was living in Brooklyn, the most populous borough of New York City. (Because Brooklyn had been an independent city, the use of
This postcard was not mailed. Because the card was printed near Leola, I assume that Bertha lived nearby. Leola is a “census-designated place” in central
Mr. Semons was in the army, and stationed at Fort Riley in north-central Kansas. The large Army Base had been established in the mid-19th century
Miss Blanche Overman lived in Wichita, the city on the Arkansas River in south -central Kansas. Now a center of airplane design and manufacturing (and
In October of 1909, Miss Miriam Guhl was living in Florin, PA. Florin is a small community, northwest of Lancaster, that once boasted a stop
In June of 1907, Miss Mabel Hackman was living in Neffsville, Pennsylvania. At the time, Neffsville was a thriving village, much more than the place
Miss Clara Greer lived in Battle Creek, the city in south-central Michigan that had been a center of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church and then the
Mr. And Mrs. Henry Goers were thrilled with their new baby, and they sent postcard announcements to their friends. The Goers family lived in Dundee,
Sometime in December of a year near 1910, Miss Bertha Myren received a postcard from her sister, Clara. Clara lived nearby, within the distance that
Mr. Volgarth Christensen was living in Akron – a growing industrial center in north east Ohio. In March of 1911, he celebrated his birthday. Volgarth
Roy Mill was living in Philadelphia, PA where he received a birthday postcard from his young nephew. In June of 1909, “Little Richard” was having
In February of 1905(?), Bessie Hill (Hile?) was in Orillia, Washington. Bessie sent a postcard to her friend, Josephine Resch, in Marietta, PA. The postcard,
Milford Logan lived in Royal Center, a town in northwest Indiana. The town was formed when the first railroads reached the territory in 1846. In
Mrs. Henry Fiedler lived in Winona, the lovely city on the Mississippi River in southeast Minnesota. In 1910, hundreds of steamboats landed at Winona each
Miss Luella McDonald lived in Hastings, a city in south-central Nebraska. Hastings had grown up around the juncture of two railroad lines, but experienced a
Mother & Grandmother Send a Birthday Gift This postcard-sized greeting accompanied a gift to an unnamed son and grandson on his 35th birthday. The card
There were an estimated four billion chestnut trees in the US at the turn of the 20th century. The nut was a source of food
Mrs. James Houser lived in Port Trevorton, a census-designated place of northern Snyder County in central Pennsylvania. Port Trevorton had once been a small city
Mrs. M. A. McCann lived in Ladora, a very small city (population less than 300) in east-central Iowa. In April of 1914, Mrs. McCann received
Miss Bessie Criswell was celebrating a birthday. She received a postcard greeting from her friend, Sarah. Bessie lived in Emlenton, a borough in northwest Pennsylvania.
Mabel Moyer was an infant when she was greeted with a postcard celebrating her arrival in 1919. The colorful illustration on face of the postcard
Mr. Oliver Riehl lived in Voganville, a very small community in Earl Township – east of Farmersville and north of Groffdale. John Vogan, the Irish
In January of 1909, Marita mailed a postcard to her friend Mayme. The postcard, printed in Germany, is embossed and gilded. Two doves greet one
Elizabeth Receives a Rose from her Mother – circa 1910 Sometime around 1910, Elizabeth Karr was living in Mount Nebo, Pa. Mt. Nebo is a
In July of 1907, Florence sent a postcard to her friend, Carrie Quickel, who lived at 1308 North George Street in York. Florence reported that
In January of 1919, Mrs. Mary Gingery was living in Shellsburg – a small city in east central Iowa, not far from Cedar Rapids. it
(I have shared this postcard to other sites because I cannot decipher the name of the town that is inscribed on the face -it ends
In September of 1909, young Mac Fryberger was living in Phillipsburg, PA, a borough in Centre County – not far from State College. Mac received
Put-in-Bay is a small village on South Bass island in Lake Erie, about 35 miles east of Toledo and 15 miles northwest of Sandusky. The
Ralph Johnson had written to his Aunt Lizzie, but had received no reply. At length, Aunt Lizzie responded with a postcard greeting to Ralph. The
The wings of a swan are embossed so deeply on this postcard that the postmark is not entirely legible. Addressed to Mrs. Herbert Baily (sic)
Miss Osborne had six more weeks of teaching in the school year at Rose Hill, Iowa. Rose Hill is a very small city (population 157)
Mrs. Henry Alloway lived in Muddy Creek Forks, a village in southern York County of central Pennsylvania. (Muddy Creek Forks was on the narrow-gauge railroad
Mr. And Mrs. William Sutherland lived in Reno, the city on the Truckee River on the border between Nevada and California. Reno began when subsistence
Miss Bessie Ruden lived in Jefferson Barracks, the historic military outpost on the Mississippi River, south of St. Louis. In April of 1909, Bessie received
Ethel Bradshaw lived in Oxford, a small town in western Indiana, northwest of Indianapolis and southeast of Chicago. Ethel received a postcard greeting from her
Miss Alice Martin lived in Kinzer, an unincorporated rural community in eastern Lancaster County, along the original Philadelphia & Lancaster Turnpike. In July of 1912,
Mr. Hampton Pullis was in Andover, a small borough near the northern-most tip of New Jersey. Andover once boasted an iron forge, but the industry
Mrs. James Irwin was celebrating a birthday at her home in Bart, Pennsylvania. Bart us a rural township in southeast Lancaster County. Louisa Graeff, a
Mr. W.G. Marks lived in Lafayette, a city on the Wabash River in west-central Indiana. Lafayette is about 60 miles northwest of Indianapolis. West Lafayette,
Miss Elizabeth McFarland lived at 319 North Lime Street in Lancaster. Her small brick house, built in 1865, is still occupied on the site. The
Mr. John Parker and his family lived in Westfield, a town in Chautauqua County, in the southwestern tip of New York Stare. Westfield borders Lake
Mr. Grant Snyder lived in New Paris, a small borough in Bradford County of south-central Pennsylvania. The borough lies on the west side of the
In August of 1913, Miss Lenora Grambach was celebrating her birthday. She received a postcard greeting from W. Weitzel who sent “best wishes” and a
Miss Opal Stout lived in Newtown, a small town in north central Missouri. (In 1910, Newtown had 261 residents; in 2019, the population had fallen
Daniel Craig lived in Rome, a city in central New York State. The city is located on a portage path made by the Iroquois people
Bertha Root lived in Manheim, the charming town laid out by Henry William Stiegel in 1762. “Baron Stiegel” founded the Manheim Glassworks which produced the
Miss Mary White may have celebrated a birthday in February of 1911; she received a beautiful postcard greeting from a friend. Miss White lived in
Mrs. Matilda Hill was a patient of the Maryland University Hospital in Baltimore. We do not know the cause of her hospitalization, but she continued
Mrs. Richardson was in Brewer, Maine – a small city on the Penobscot River on the Maine coast. Brewer is the sister city of Bangor,
On July 25, 1910, Mabel sent a postcard to her mother, Mrs. Henry Grider, of Columbia, PA. (The borough of Columbia, located on the Susquehanna
Miss Sophie Moore lived in Kleinfeltersville, an unincorporated community, east of Schaefferstown, in Lebanon County. (Kleinfeltersville is the second-longest unhyphenated post office address in the
Mr. Earl Hershey lived in Gordonville, an unincorporated community in the eastern part of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Gordonville lies in a rich agricultural area that
In October of 1907, Elizabeth Gallatin of Annville, PA was celebrating a birthday. Elizabeth received a postcard greeting from Esther F., also of Annville. Annville
John Jacob Dreibelbis immigrated from Germany to Pennsylvania in 1732. His descendants, sometimes with variant spellings of the last name, can be found in many
In October of 1908, Edith Hess of New Holland received a postcard from her cousin in Paradise, Pa. The face of the postcard is illustrated
Tellings stories from the past.