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“An Angelic Greeting for Lizzie” – East Earl, PA (circa 1922)

December 13, 2024 No Comments

Miss Lizzie Weaver lived on a Rural Delivery Route in East Earl Township of Lancaster County, PA. East Earl Township remains a rich agricultural region

A Present for Viola Landis – Landis Valley, PA (1913)

December 29, 2022 No Comments

This is not a postcard, but another bit of memorabilia that has a remarkable story, Landis Valley is a small community in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

A Greeting of “Hope” – Lancaster County, PA (1907)

November 9, 2022 No Comments

(This image was first posted to another internet group on Christmas Day.) This postcard greeting was not mailed at Christmas, but it is a fitting

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