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“California in June” – Reedsville, Wisconsin (1929)

June 16, 2025 No Comments

Miss Anna Kolerus lived in Reedsville, a village in Manitowoc County of east-central Michigan. The town was platted in 1854 when the only inhabitants of

A Few Scratches – Petaluma, California (1905)

November 18, 2022 No Comments

Miss Sarah Kelley lived in Spring Forge (now Spring Grove), a borough on the Codorus Creek in York County – between Hanover and York. This

Mary Sends a Box of Oranges

October 21, 2021 No Comments

Mary Sends A Box of Oranges – Elizabethtown, PA (1914) From the early 20th century, one can find an abundance of memorabilia celebrating the tropical

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