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“The Spirit of 1776” – Lancaster, PA (1917)

September 13, 2025 No Comments

Miss Harriett Mann lived in Lancaster, the charming and historic city in southeast Pennsylvania. Harriett’s address on West King Street is no longer a residential

“Suffering from Colds at the New Year” – Gibsonburg, Ohio (1917)

July 20, 2024 No Comments

Mrs. Sidney Angleberger lived in Lewistown, a census-designated place about 10 miles north of Frederick, Maryland. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewistown,_Maryland (We met Mrs. S. A. Angleberger in

Christmas in Wartime – Harvey, Illinois (1917)

November 6, 2022 No Comments

I have a large collection of postcards and greeting cards sent to Mary Reeser; her album of saved greetings was sold by a dealer in