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 was fleeing religious and political persecution, and found this rural area of low hills and meadows suitable for dairy farming.

The original settlement is the replication of a Swiss village.

The village of Sonnenberg is now largely a historical museum site; the addresses of Kidron and Apple Creek apply to most homes and businesses in the area.

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Mr. Albert Baumgartner was living in Apple Creek when he received a postcard from a friend.

The postcard was mailed from a railroad station in April of 1919.

(The second postage stamp reflects the war-time increase in postal rates.)

While the postcard illustration of a bucolic summer scene is probably generic, it closely resembles the actual landscape of the area around Sonnenberg.

We don’t know if the postcard was meant to mark a special day or condition – Albert might be having a birthday or be experiencing an illness.

The anonymous friend writes only, “Wishing you well”.

One hopes that Mr. Baumgartner and his correspondent enjoyed many years of friendship.