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“Mollie Enjoyed Her Vacation” – Wayland, Massachusetts (1908)

March 28, 2026 No Comments

Mrs. Harry Mann lived in Walpole, a town in Norfolk County of east-central Massachusetts. The first European settlements in this area (18 miles south of

“Sister Emma Will Remain with Cal” – Hartford, Connecticut (1910)

November 25, 2025 No Comments

‘Mrs. John Loucks lived in York, the historic city and county seat of York County in south-central Pennsylvania. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/York,_Pennsylvania The home of Mrs. Loucks, at

“Launching” on the Black River – South Haven, Michigan (1910)

July 15, 2022 No Comments

South Haven is a port city in southeast Michigan, where the Black River flows into Lake Michigan. A center of transportation of passengers and freight,