
“New Year Roses for Aunt Josephine” – Buckingham, PA (circa 1910)
Miss Josephine Palmer lived in Buckingham, a township in Bucks County of southeast Pennsylvania. This area, east of Doylestown and near the Delaware River, was

Miss Josephine Palmer lived in Buckingham, a township in Bucks County of southeast Pennsylvania. This area, east of Doylestown and near the Delaware River, was

This postcard was not mailed, and lacks an address or any other clues to the identity of the sender or the recipient. Even the date

Mrs. Henry Christner lived in Baltic, a village at the junction of three counties in central Ohio. In 1914, Baltic had a population of about

Miss May Sucherman lived in Carlisle, a borough and county seat of Cumberland County in south-central Pennsylvania. (I have performed, without success, a genealogical search

Mrs. E. T. Ziegler lived in Columbia, the pretty town on the Susquehanna River in south-central Pennsylvania. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia,_Pennsylvania At the end of December in 1909,

Debbie Smith lived in Lakewood, a village in Chautauqua County of southwest New York State. Lakewood lies at the southern end of Lake Chautauqua. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakewood,_New_York

Willis Shertzler lived in New Holland, a borough within a rich agricultural area of Lancaster County, PA. This area, northeast of the city of Lancaster,

Miss Grace Dayton lived in Buffalo, the transportation hub and manufacturing center at the head of Lake Erie in western New York State. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo,_New_York I

Mrs. Sidney Angleberger lived in Lewistown, a census-designated place about 10 miles north of Frederick, Maryland. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewistown,_Maryland (We met Mrs. S. A. Angleberger in

Miss Marie Crouch lived in Roseburg, the county seat of Douglas County in the Umpqua Valley of southwest Oregon. In the early 20th century, Roseburg

Mrs. Julia McLaughlin lived in Rhinelander, a small city in the North Woods of northeast Wisconsin. The building of a railroad spur in 1882 enabled

This postcard photograph was not mailed and lacks any indication of the studio that printed the charming picture. An inscription on the reverse contains a

Mrs. Elisha Rambo lived in Cochranville, a lovely town in Chester County of southeast Pennsylvania. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cochranville,_Pennsylvania (We have seen other postcard stories related to folks

Alfred Jr. lived in Oxford, a borough in Chester County, PA. In 1912, Oxford was a booming town known for its candy and confectionery business.

Miss Ida Shugart lived in Carlisle, once a frontier fort, now an academic center in the Cumberland Valley of south-central Pennsylvania. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlisle,_Pennsylvania In January of

Miss Blanche Wilson lived in New Danville, an unincorporated agricultural community in southern Lancaster County of southeast Pennsylvania. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Danville,_Pennsylvania After Christmas of 1922, Blanche received

Mrs. Cutts lived in Richmond, the stately city on the James River of central Virginia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richmond,_Virginia After Christmas of 1909, Mrs. Cutts received a New

Mr. Alvin Reed lived in Harper’s Ferry, the historic town at the confluence of the Shenandoah and Potomac Rivers in the easternmost part of West

Miss Helen Baldwin lived in East Shoreham, a town on the shore of Lake Champlain, in western Vermont. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoreham,_Vermont In late December of 1920, Helen

On December 31, 1907, “Edith” mailed a postcard from Philadelphia to Miss C. Edith Yoder at 322 Pine Street in Lancaster, PA. The writer, Edith,

Nathan Groff lived in Bareville, a small rural community northeast of Lancaster, PA. In December of 1909, Nathan received a postcard greeting from Lottie, in

Mr. Roy Stouffer lived in Hanover, PA, a city southwest of York and not far from the border of Maryland. In 1910, Hanover was a

On this site, one can find a Christmas postcard given to Amanda Weaver by a classmate circa 1910. In December of 1912, Amanda received a