Old Point Comfort is the extreme tip of the small peninsula that is the eastern extremity of Virginia. It was named for an incident involving
Accustomed as we are to all manner of flying airships, it may be hard to imagine the mania that gripped the country with the appearance
Miss Annie Evans lived in Scranton, the booming industrial city in northeast Pennsylvania. (We looked recently at another postcard related to Scranton – the “Electric
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
Some weeks ago, we looked at the Train Station in Norwood, Massachusetts- from which friendsdeparted after a visit to that town.Westfield is a community, adjacent
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
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
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,
Mr. G.H. Walton lived in Factoryville, a borough of Wyoming County, in northeast Pennsylvania. The town was named for a woolen factory that once operated
Mrs. Bruce Wagner lived in Dillsburg, PA – a borough in northwest York County, very close to the borders of Adams County and Cumberland County.
Evelyn Writes to Grandma – Hametown, PA in 1910 This postcard traveled between two towns in York County, PA in the summer of 1910. Evelyn
Traveling to York from Brodbecks in 1910 Sometime in 1910 (the postmark is distorted), Edna wrote from Brodbecks to her sister, Mrs. Ivan Butcher, in
Summering in Mount Gretna – 1910 I have posted several postcard stories related to the beautiful town of Mount Gretna. This postcard photograph of the
How did Blanche Respond in 1910? Long before dating became a digital parade of photos to which you swipe right or swipe left, ardent suitors
April Fools – 1910 This novelty postcard was printed in the United States, the image was copyrighted in 1909. Mailed from Harrisburg on March 31,
Birthday Greeting with Swastika – Hanover, PA (1910) In other postcard stories, I have noted the common use of the swastika as a “good luck”
Tellings stories from the past.