• Kykuit

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    Westchester County, just north of New York City, has always served as the summer retreat for wealthy New Yorkers.  In the Gilded Era, at the end of the Nineteenth Century, many of those merchant princes who had amassed wealth as a result of the enormous industrial growth that occurred in the United States after the

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  • Three Old Churches in Virginia

    Three Old Churches in Virginia

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    If you learn history from books or Postcard History, that’s fine, but in person is better. Here is an itinerary for a two-day (244 miles) drive in Virginia, visiting old churches in some of our nation’s most beautiful countryside. Enjoy! And, if you go send a postcard to a friend.

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  • The “Fresh Air Program” Kids

    The “Fresh Air Program” Kids

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    The Fresh Air Fund, established in 1877 was one of America’s most successful programs devoted to the welfare of children. Read about its history and marvel at the great postcards that form a wake of children at play.

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  • My Three Favorite Postcards

    My Three Favorite Postcards

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    Some years ago – likely twenty of more – when asked if I had a favorite postcard, no answer came to mind. I have thought about it. Here is my answer!

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Past Article

Ray Hahn
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This story is about a cave exploration that went horribly wrong. The news of Floyd Collins’s plight spread quickly, and a rescue operation was launched but failed despite the best efforts of many. Collins was never freed from the cave, and died from exposure and starvation, but he wasn’t the only victim of this calamity.

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