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George Remembers Aunt Alice – Newark Valley, NY (1914)
Mrs. Alice Merrick lived in Newark Valley, a town in Tioga County of south-central New York State. This area, northwest of Binghamton, was settled around
Mrs. Alice Merrick lived in Newark Valley, a town in Tioga County of south-central New York State. This area, northwest of Binghamton, was settled around
We met Benjamin Stauffer in earlier postcard stories – he was born in 1900 and grew up on the family farm on the Millersville Pike
Master Vernne Brant lived in Penbrook, a borough near the Susquehanna River in Dauphin County of central Pennsylvania. Penbrook is adjacent to the capital city
Mrs. Stephen Webster lived in Willink, a village that had been re-formed several times with new names since 1874 – but which survived as a
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.
Mrs. M. A. McCann lived in Ladora, a very small city (population less than 300) in east-central Iowa. In April of 1914, Mrs. McCann received
Wanamaker’s, the gigantic department store filling an entire city block near City Hall, dominated the commercial landscape of Philadelphia for several generations. I did not
Tellings stories from the past.