“A Happy Easter to Margaret” – 1913
May 25, 2022
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On March 23, 1913, Margaret was given an Easter postcard by Aunt Lizzie. The postcard, made in Germany, features a girl (with feathered bonnet slung
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Zillah Reaches California – Los Angeles (1913)
May 20, 2022
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Mrs. Abbie Eshelman lived in Strasburg, the charming town southeast of Lancaster, PA. In July of 1913, Abbie received a postcard from Zillah L. who
Claude Learns About the New Baby – Elmira, NY (1913)
February 22, 2022
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In June of 1913, Claude Mapes was hospitalized in Elmira, New York. The Arnot-Ogden Hospital (now the Arnot-Ogden Medical Center, and a part of Arnot
The Club Convention on Mackinac Island – Galesburg, Illinois (1913)
January 31, 2022
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In April of 1913, Hiram Morey received a postcard reminder of the upcoming Club Convention on Mackinac Island. The address is typed. Perhaps a secretary
The New Union Station in Baltimore – 1913
January 11, 2022
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This handsome Station in the Beaux Arts style was erected in 1911, so it was the “new” station when this postcard was mailed in 1913.
The Great Flood of Dayton
November 11, 2021
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The Great Flood of Dayton – March, 1913 Dayton, in southwest Ohio, lies at the juncture of three tributary rivers flowing into the Great Miami
Leinbach’s Daylight Department Store
August 20, 2021
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Some time ago, this establishment was noted on one of the Lancaster history sites. The store closed in 1949, years before I was born, and
Wilt Thou Be Married
July 9, 2021
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Wilt Thou Be Married? Circa 1910 I cannot guess why Miss Barringer of Schenectady, NY received a postcard that urged one to memorize marriage vows.
Roger Markey on the Cradle Roll
July 9, 2021
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Roger Markey’s Birthday 1913 Roger Eugene Markey was born in 1910 and added to the “Cradle Roll” of the United Evangelical Church in Jacobus. In
Union Depot in Erie, PA
July 9, 2021
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Harry Kendig Writes to His Mother in Safe Harbor, PA – 1913 In September of 1913, Harry Kendig was in Erie, Pennsylvania and “so busy
Pearl Dreads the Grammar Exam
July 9, 2021
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Pearl Dreads the Examination in Grammar – January, 1913 In January of 1913, Pearl sent a postcard greeting to her cousin, Grace, who lived in