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. Kyle.
The postcard was mailed from Huntingdon, a borough and the County seat of Huntingdon County along the Juniata River in central Pennsylvania.
Huntingdon County was dotted with iron furnaces in the early 19th century and was an early stop on the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Juniata College was founded in Huntingdon in 1876.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huntingdon,_Pennsylvania
Trumbauersville is 181 miles east of Huntingdon.
The face of the postcard displays a medallion drawing of a rural home and a bright bunch of forget-me-nots.
To emphasize the meaning of the blossoms, printed letters in red beseech, “Forget me not”.
The corners of the face are embellished with deeply embossed designs.
At the time the postcard was mailed, the postcard design was not new – the art was copyrighted in 1900.
On the reverse, Mrs. Kyle thanks Lena for her card.
Mrs. Kyle was “pleased to hear you are impressed with your new house.”
We do not know the history of Lena’s living arrangements, but the comment suggests that the “new house” was a significant event for Lena.
The message ends with a “hope you are all well” and an invitation to “write again”.
Lena preserved the postcard in good condition throughout her life.
One hopes that she continued to enjoy the new house and that she and Mrs. Kyle remained friendly correspondents for many years.
GENEALOGICAL NOTE
In October of 1889, Lena Grace Norris was born to Thomas McClellan Norris (1865-1931) and Mary D. Hoover (1869-1935).
Thomas and Mary were married in Huntingdon in 1888.
Lena had three younger brothers, all of whom lived to the last quarter of the 20th century.
In the US Census of 1910, Lena and her family are living in Bucks County, PA.
On September 6, 1916, Lena married Harvey Murray (1894-1970).
The couple had an unnamed daughter who died in infancy, and then had a boy and a girl who lived to adulthood.
Lena and Harvey lived in Chester County through the US Census of 1930 and 1940.
After Harvey died in 1970, Lena lived as a widow for 19 years.
She died at age 96 in 1986 and is buried beside her husband in East Coventry Mennonite Cemetery in Chester County.
Interestingly, the “Find a Grave” website has a photograph of Lena and Harvey.
