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“Christmas Joys from Santa” – Newport, Maine (1922)

December 28, 2025 No Comments

Mr. William Shay lived in Newport, a town on Sebasticook Lake in Penobscot County of southeast Maine. Founded in 1808 a center of agriculture, Newport

“Holding My Own” – Hagerstown, MD (1906)

January 27, 2025 No Comments

We met the McCleary family in earlier postcard stories: “Plan Your Work” (1907) and “Political Possums for Elizabeth” (1909). Herbert McCleary worked for the railroad

“Big Brother Has a New Friend” – Art Postcard (circa 1910)

July 29, 2024 No Comments

Ethel Nash lived in Wismer, a tiny community at a crossroads in Bucks County of southeast Pennsylvania. The community was named for members of the