Miss Annabelle Deatrick lived in Martinsburg, the largest city in the West Virginia panhandle that extends eastward toward Hagerstown, Maryland. This gateway to the Shenandoah
(If you read to the end of the story, you will see that the Guardian Angel may have been very busy.) Mr. Karl Schlosstein, Jr,
Oscar Herbert Rixford lived in East Highgate, a town on the Canadian border in Franklin County of northwest Vermont. The Post Office in East Highgate,
In December of 1909, Robert was in London – the largest city in the world at that time. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London Robert sent a postcard to Miss
Mr. James Stansbury lived in Coney Island, a peninsula extending into New York Bay in southern Brooklyn. Since the mid 19th century, the area was
Mrs. Cutts lived in Richmond, the stately city on the James River of central Virginia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richmond,_Virginia After Christmas of 1909, Mrs. Cutts received a New
Mrs. A. L. Hare lived in Holly, a small community in southeast Colorado -at the border with Kansas. Holly began as a ranching town, but
Mr. Jacob Crough lived in Altoona, the city in central Pennsylvania created by the Pennsylvania Railroad. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altoona,_Pennsylvania In December of 1909, Jacob received a postcard
Upon first glance at the title on the face, I thought that this might be a comic postcard – there are many postcard variations on
Laura Sangrey lived in Millersville, the college town in Lancaster County of southeast Pennsylvania. Millersville was the site of Pennsyvania’s first “Normal School” -which became
I do not know if Christian Moyer was exceptionally handsome, good-natured, or kind-hearted, but I know that he received many postcards during his life. In
Nathan Groff lived in Bareville, a small rural community northeast of Lancaster, PA. In December of 1909, Nathan received a postcard greeting from Lottie, in
Tellings stories from the past.