Cupid’s Wheelbarrow – circa 1909
August 12, 2023
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This colorful postcard may have been presented as a Valentine, although there is no printed greeting on the face and the postcard was not mailed
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Christmas Apology from Aunt Kate – Hallowell, Maine (1909)
March 30, 2023
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Mrs. Inez E. Bickford lived in East Dixmont, one of the communities comprising Dixmont, Maine This area of steep hills in south-central Maine was once
Marshall’s First Birthday – Burlington, Massachusetts (1909)
March 18, 2023
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Marshall Skelton lived in Burlington, a small city in northeast Massachusetts. In 1909, this area had been by-passed by the railroad and the local businesses
The Waitress Has An Admirer – New York City (circa 1909)
May 16, 2022
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Miss Addie Hamilton was working at Smith & McNells – the hotel restaurant that pioneered 24-hour, high-volume, dining since the mid-19th century. Smith & McNells
Monument to General Reynolds
February 14, 2022
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The Battle of Gettysburg was a turning point in the American Civil War, and the largest military engagement that has ever occurred in Pennsylvania. One
Centennial of Abraham Lincoln Birthday
February 14, 2022
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Last year, I posted recollections of my childhood years during which we celebrated a separate birthday for Lincoln and for Washington. In Elementary School, ,
Bertha Sends Love to Grandma
November 15, 2021
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Bertha Sends Love to Grandma – Walden, NY (circa 1910) Mrs. J. Hardy lived in Walden, NY, a village in southern New York State, northwest
Birthday of Abraham Lincoln
July 9, 2021
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Birthday of Abraham Lincoln Many of us can recall celebrating a separate birthday for Lincoln and for Washington in my childhood. In Elementary School, we