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“Merry Christmas” to Aunt Em – Willink, NY (1908)
Mrs. Stephen Webster lived in Willink, a village that had been re-formed several times with new names since 1874 – but which survived as a
Mrs. Stephen Webster lived in Willink, a village that had been re-formed several times with new names since 1874 – but which survived as a
We met Charles Geary in earlier postcard stories – he worked as a telegraph operator for the Pennsylvania Railroad in southwest Pennsylvania, as a railroad
Mr. H. A. Carpenter lived in Glen Cove, now a city on the north shore of Long Island. In the early 20th century, Glen Cove
Master Leslie Caton was growing up in Rochester, the prosperous manufacturing center on the southern shore of Lake Ontario in western New York State. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rochester,_New_York
Miss Clara Jamison lived in West Farmington, a village in Trumbull County of northeast Ohio. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Farmington,_Ohio In December of 1908, Clara received a Christmas postcard
Miss Lynda Jessey lived in Brooklyn, the most-populated and bustling borough of New York City. In 1908, the Brooklyn side of the Hudson River was
Master D. W. Ranck lived on North 13th Street in Philadelphia. In the early 20th century, this was an area of brick row houses and
Mrs. Charles Geary lived in Rogers Park, now the northernmost part of Chicago, facing Lake Michigan. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rogers_Park,_Chicago In December of 1908, Mrs. Geary received a
Mr. G. Thieleman lived in Portland, the largest city in the State of Oregon. Portland, at the end of the Oregon Trail, grew on the
Miss Gertrude Sadler lived in Brunswick, the historic city on the Androscoggin River in southeast Maine. The small city was a flourishing center of the
n December of 1908, Dudley sent a postcard to his friend, Miss Grace Zepp. The postcard was addressed to Westminster, Maryland, but stamped as “Received”
Mrs. Maud Jacobs lived in Gobleville, a small city in south-west Michigan. The city was named for the Goble family who erected the first buildings
Mr. Oliver Riehl lived in Voganville, a very small community in Earl Township – east of Farmersville and north of Groffdale. John Vogan, the Irish
Annie Robidou was a lively young woman. I have a dozen postcards that were sent to her by friends, relatives, and admirers – all the
Tellings stories from the past.