From the days before email.
These cards are from my aunt to her little brothers, one of whom was my dad. She was attending high school in Portland. The postage was one cent.
Dear brother: How are you? I guess you thought I wasn’t going to answer your card. How are you getting along at school? I don’t [...]
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St. Patrick’s Day - 1911
Posted in early days, farm life, tagged farm history, found objects on March 15, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Found objects
Posted in easily amused, farm life, tagged farm dogs, farm history, found objects on February 28, 2008 | 2 Comments »
History is everywhere if you take the time to look. Living on a homestead that has been continually farmed for over 125 years yields surprises. I am the last child of the second to last child, so quite a bit of time has passed since my paternal grandfather first laid eyes on our place. I am only [...]
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