Mr. Bernard Kahn lived in Camden, the busy port and transportation hub on the Delaware River in southwest New Jersey. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camden,_New_Jersey In June of 1908,
Miss Elizabeth Remster lived in Alloway, a census-designated place within Alloway Township of southwest New Jersey. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alloway_Township,_New_Jersey (I am not certain of the spelling of
In other postcard stories, we have seen comic or romantic themes illustrated by the publishers, Bamforth & Co: “Under the Umbrella”, “The Male is Late”,
Iva Botsford lived in Livingston, a town in southwest Montana that began as a railroad town on the Yellowstone River amid the local ranches. Today,
Mr. Lewis Harrison lived in Matthews, a small town on the Mississinewa River in north-central Indiana. (The town was laid out with very wide streets,
This postcard was never mailed, so there is no personal story attached to it. On the face, we see a gleaming and haloed figure of
Haddonfield is a picturesque and historic borough of Camden County in southwest New Jersey. The first European settler in the area was Francis Collins, an
The early twentieth century saw larger numbers of women working outside the home. The growth of industry and commerce required clerks, typists, and other office
Jesse Dyson lived in Oil City, the town on the Oil River in northwest Pennsylvania that became an early center of the oil industry. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_City,_Pennsylvania
Mrs. S. Zea lived in Gloversville, the center of glove-making in the Mohawk Valley of central New York State. For most of the 19th century,
Miss Velma Magley lived in Hillsdale, a town in the hills of Columbia County in southeast New York. Hillsdale is close to the border of
For this very warm Sunday in late summer, a look at one of the phrases of the Lord’s Prayer. In earlier postcard stories, we saw
Mr. George Smyser Agnew lived in Philadelphia, PA. In September of 1907, Mr. Agnew received a postcard from a friend known only by the initials,
Mrs. Arthur Nelson lived in Ellington, a town formed around sawmills in Chautauqua County of southwest New York. (The town’s population in 1850 was greater
Savin Rock is a rocky outcropping of the shorefront in the city of West Haven, of southwest Connecticut. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Haven,_Connecticut In the 1870’s the trolley line
Miss Celesly Webb (Sally) lived in Baltimore, Maryland. (The name may be an erroneous spelling of “Cecily”.) Soon after the arrival of the New Year
Mr. Norman Swartz lived in Topeka, the capital city on the Kansas River in the State of Kansas. Originally, Topeka was a ferry point for
Miss Audie Beninger lived in Greenwood, West Virginia. Alas, there are three unincorporated communities by that name in West Virginia. There is also an abandoned
We met Josephine Burkhard in an earlier postcard story: Josephine, the daughter of Egnatz Burkhard, lived in St. Nazianz, Wisconsin. St. Nazianz had been settled
Master Harold Stackhouse lived in Hightstown, a borough in west-central New Jersey. Hightstown, near the Delaware River, is equidistant from Philadelphia and New York. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hightstown,_New_Jersey
The Beecher family, the formidable dynasty of literary and ecclesiastical achievement, was formed in New England and flourished throughout the 19th century in Boston, Hartford,
In August of 1910, Brick was in Cleveland, Ohio. On one afternoon, two remarkable things occurred. Brick witnessed aviation pioneer Glen Curtiss take off on
The threat of fires hung heavily on cities throughout the early twentieth century. Investment in fire-fighting equipment and in a force of fire-fighters was a
In the early years of the twentieth century, Ansonia was an industrial powerhouse on the Naugatuck River – 12 miles northwest of New Haven. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ansonia,_Connecticut
The area of Mineral Springs, in Reading, has a fascinating history. A textile mill was established there in the very early 19th century, but it
Anna Mary Mann was a student at the Prospect Hill School. Her teacher was George W. Gamble. Sometime around 1910, Mr. Gamble presented a postcard
Roy Mill was living in Philadelphia, PA where he received a birthday postcard from his young nephew. In June of 1909, “Little Richard” was having
Norfolk has been an important port city since the beginning of the 18th century; it hosts the largest naval base in the world and is
Mr. Felix Sturm lived in Viropa, an unincorporated coal town in Harrison County, West Virginia. The town is located in the northwest corner of the
It was still November of 1908 when Mr. G. V. Musser received a Christmas postcard from his friend, Vera McFarland. Vera, like Mr. Musser, lived
Elwood was a conscientious nephew who remembered the birthday of Aunt Anna. For the occasion, Elwood selected an exceptionally well-made postcard, beautifully colored and gilded.
Alice Cleaver lived in York Springs, a resort community in Adams County. (We met Alice in an earlier postcard story about attending the York Fair.)
Mr. Oliver Riehl lived in Voganville, a very small community in Earl Township – east of Farmersville and north of Groffdale. John Vogan, the Irish
In January of 1909, Marita mailed a postcard to her friend Mayme. The postcard, printed in Germany, is embossed and gilded. Two doves greet one
Mother sends a postcard to Anna in Bausman – 1909 On October 27, 1909, Mother mailed a postcard to her daughter, Mrs. Anna Rambo, at
“Come away with me, Lucille, In my merry Oldsmobile…”. Circa 1908 The automobile changed the lives of Americans in dramatic ways. While some made fun
Miss Stevie Moxley lived in Kingston, Canada. Kingston, the first capital city of Canada, lies at the eastern end of Lake Erie- at the mouth
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,
Foster Herman lived in Sunbury, PA, a city on the Susquehanna River in central Pennsylvania.Foster had a sister, May, who gave him a beautifully-illustrated postcard.The
Mrs. C. Lawrence was in Chautauqua, the town and lake resort in southwestern New York. Because thousands of visitors vacationed in Chautauqua for the cultural,
John Jacob Dreibelbis immigrated from Germany to Pennsylvania in 1732. His descendants, sometimes with variant spellings of the last name, can be found in many
The Guardian Angel of the Trolley Track – Marietta, PA (1908) The concept of a guardian angel or tutelary being is found throughout the ancient
Tellings stories from the past.