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“Miss Ward Receives the Groveway” – Beach Grove, Connecticut (1937)

September 30, 2026 No Comments

Miss Anna Ward lived in Poughkeepsie, an historic city and center of commerce. education (Vassar College), industry, and transportation in the Hudson Valley. The city,

“Sarah is Not Forsaken” – Poughkeepsie, NY (1910)

June 30, 2026 No Comments

Miss Sarah Petillon lived in Poughkeepsie, a city and a college town (Vassar College) on the Hudson River in Dutchess County of southeast New York

“Best Easter Wishes” from Aunt Margaret – Finderne, New Jersey (1912)

January 16, 2023 No Comments

Miss Margaret Bernhardt lived in Finderne, a populated place in central New Jersey. (In 1927, the post office in Finderne was closed.) In April of