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“Grandma Hears About Great Granddaughter” – Huron, Ohio (1939)

July 27, 2025 No Comments

Mrs. Caroline Pfeifer lived in Galion, a city on the Olentangy River in Crawford County of north-central Ohio, Galion lies on a watershed divide –

Forrest and the Baby – Cadet, Virginia (circa 1910)

September 23, 2023 No Comments

Virgia was a new mother living in Cadet, a small community in southwest Virginia. https://mapcarta.com/21846396 In August of 1910(?), Virgia sent a postcard to her

Claude Learns About the New Baby – Elmira, NY (1913)

February 22, 2022 No Comments

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

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