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A Silver Canopy for Mrs. Warner – Minneapolis, MN (1922)

August 19, 2025 No Comments

Mrs. E. C. Warner lived in Minneapolis, the thriving city of mills and food processing plants on the Mississippi River in southeast Minnesota. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minneapolis The

“Picking Oranges” – Jacksonville, Florida (1913)

September 18, 2024 No Comments

Miss Alice Funk lived in Washington Boro, the picturesque community overlooking the Susquehanna River in south-central Pennsylvania. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Boro,_Pennsylvania In April of 1913, Alice received a

The Approaching Storm – Jacksonville, Florida (1929)

August 25, 2022 No Comments

Miss Mollie Scott lived in Brooklyn, New York. In September of 1929, she received a postcard from friends in Florida. The postcard was mailed from