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“Grandpa Shares Birthday Wisdom” – Westmont, New Jersey (1915)

October 25, 2026 No Comments

Miss Janice Matlock resided in Westmont, an unincorporated community within Haddon Township – near the Delaware River in Camden County of south-west New Jersey. This

“Katie Returned Home Safely” – Toledo. Ohio (1915)

April 24, 2026 No Comments

Mr. and Mrs. Greenawalt lived in Lancaster, the historic city of southeast Pennsylvania. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lancaster,_Pennsylvania Their home at 343 West James Street is no longer standing,

“Mildred Sends a Turtle Dove” – Westfield, NY (1915)

February 21, 2026 No Comments

A short biography of Paul Weed is attached. Mr. Paul Weed lived in Edinboro, a borough on Edinboro Lake in Erie County of northwest Pennsylvania.