History in the Mail

Postcards and Historic Papers

April 25, 2026 No Comments

This postcard was mailed from Bergen, Norway on June 30, only 60 days before the German blitzkrieg against Poland ignited World War II (on September

March 31, 2026 No Comments

Miss L. W. Ripley lived in Farmington, a town and county seat of Franklin County in south-central Maine. Founded in the late 18th century around

January 27, 2025 No Comments

Miss Margaret Mink lived in Wilmington – the busy port, and a cultural and commercial center in northern Delaware. Wilmington is the largest city in