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Bok Tower Gardens, located near Lake Wales, Florida, is a not only a garden, but also a bird sanctuary. It is also a Natural Historic Landmark. The front of the postcard has flamingos near the reflection pool but if you visited today, you would not spot any. According to the gardens’ website (https://boktowergardens.org/), there were
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Part 1 – Lars Gullickson (my 3rd great-grandfather) My moms side of the family has been pretty well documented not only by my Uncle Joe (my moms brother) but also those that came before him. Unlike my dads side of the family, there are many stories that have been passed down from generation to generation
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I think this postcard has been the most fun since starting this project. I was able to find the recipient through census reports and yearbooks. In this post, I will take you through my process a little bit. It’s rare that I find pictures of the sender/recipient when I working on these postcards so I
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This postcard gave me very little information to go on. I could not find Mrs. H. M. Looker, and I wonder who Joe is to her. Postcard Transcription: Dear Madam. I thought you were coming here this winter but have not seen you yet. Yours, Joe. (write box 712). The post card was dated the
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To a probable Mr./Mrs. W.W. Robinson in New York from a Mrs. “R”. I was unable to identify the sender but it was sent from Atlanta, Georgia. The front of the postcard shows the State Capitol building. It hasn’t changed much. The hand writing was a little difficult to read and I spent quite a
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I wanted to try to stay ahead of the game as far as weekly posts come and I’m very thankful for the post scheduling feature on WordPress; but there are times where I get excited about a discovery that I can’t help but share. This post is a little sad. I don’t think the recipient
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To: Mr. George Caley; Columbia, PA We are in Oregon tonight. Spent 1st night in a cute little cabi in Mt. Rainier. The towns and cities seem hot and crowded after the cool mountains. My Mexican Address is: Hotel Geneve, Londres St., Mexico City, Mexico From: Bette Salem, Oregon 6/29/1951 There are several things that
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When I tell people that my hobby is Genealogy, I tend to get a whole lot of family stories. This is one of the weirdest and most interesting ones so far. This is only a small bite into this families journey through time which I will be posting in several parts. It’s amazing how much
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I recently purchased a collection of used postcards from Ebay on a whim with no real plan in mind but it has ended up becoming a very enjoyable process. Scanning the postcard in, editing, organizing, deciphering some of the most unique handwriting, and learning all sorts about people, places, and things that you normally wouldn’t
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