handwriting

  • Dear grandma…

    Dear grandma…

    This post card stuck out to me because the handwriting is so pretty and I imagine the writer, Mary, took her time writing it. If you look closely, you can kind of see pencil lines that were drawn, likely to help keep the words from slanting. Despite the lovely handwriting, the content of the card

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  • 4th of July, 1955…

    4th of July, 1955…

    I was sorting my postcards to find ones that I hadn’t transcribed this and this one emerged from the pile. I had a hard time transcribing some of this one but I really wanted to post it because it was sent 70 years ago today. What are the odds?! This is what I was able

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