“Charles Writes to His Dearest Wife” (1914)
May 22, 2025
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Charles found that he must be away on his wife’s birthday, so he selected for her a postcard of exceptional quality. The face of the
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“A Valentine Beetle for Carolyn” – Gap, PA (1908)
January 17, 2025
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Miss Carolyn Worst lived in Gap, an unincorporated community in eastern Lancaster County of southeast Pennsylvania. Gap was named for a pass through Mine Ridge,
“Grandma is Ninety-One” – Weldon, Iowa (1909)
June 30, 2024
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On Christmas Day of 1909, Mrs. Westfall was celebrating her 91st birthday. Mrs. Westfall lived in Weldon, a small city on a railroad line in
Abbie Has a Lot to Tell – Honey Grove, PA (1907)
September 15, 2023
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We were introduced to the town of Honey Grove in an earlier postcard story; a postcard featuring a horse-drawn reaping machine was mailed from this
Daisies for Volgarth – Akron, Ohio (1911)
December 2, 2022
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Mr. Volgarth Christensen was living in Akron – a growing industrial center in north east Ohio. In March of 1911, he celebrated his birthday. Volgarth
Basket of Flowers for Mrs. Schaum – Lancaster, PA (1909)
March 15, 2022
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Mrs. Schaum lived at 108 South Prince Street, which would have been close to the historic St. Mary’s Church. The house in which Mrs. Schaum