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“Louise Has a Birthday” – Covington, Kentucky (1917)

October 19, 2026 No Comments

Miss Louise Watkins lived in Covington, a city at the confluence of the Licking and the Ohio Rivers in Kenton County of north-central Kentucky. Covington

Annie Remembers Mother’s Day – Thomas, Oklahoma (1917)

May 26, 2024 No Comments

Mrs. Belle Delaney lived in Thomas, a small city in west-central Oklahoma. A small store was established in the area when it was still Indian

Mrs. Douglas Receives a Photograph of St. Mary’s Convent – Taunton, Massachusetts (1917)

January 4, 2023 No Comments

Taunton was founded in 1637 by settlers from the Plymouth Colony; it is one of the oldest towns in the US. On land along the