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“Elva Said to Send a Card” – Shamokin, PA (1915)

June 24, 2026 No Comments

Fannie Romig lived in Milroy, a census-designated place in the Kishacoquillas Valley of Mifflin County in central Pennsylvania. This area is defined by ridges of

“The Schuylkill River Canal” – Pottsville, PA (1912)

July 30, 2025 No Comments

Miss Frances Judge lived in Lancaster, the prosperous and historic city in southeast Pennsylvania. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lancaster,_Pennsylvania Frances’ home is on Marion Street, one of the narrower

The Baby and the Anthracite Mine – Wilmington, Delaware (1911)

August 25, 2022 No Comments

Mrs. Richard Webb lived in Wilmington, Delaware and she had a baby. In May of 1911, Mrs. Webb received a postcard from Alma in Scranton,