January 15, 2025
Year: 2021
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On the Line: The Canada-U.S. Boundary in Postcards
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For many Americans and Canadians alike, the border between our two nations is our first international border-crossing experience. I remember my first crossing; all I had to do was tell the agent where I was born. It’s more complicated today, but here is a postcard account of what it was like years ago.
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A Fifth Sunday Special – a look at some odd cards
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Postcard History also comes in small doses. Here are three, Tell us if you learned something.
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2021 Know-it-All Quiz Winners
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Postcard History 2021 Quiz score card Watch for the next quiz on June 7, 2021.
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The February 2021 Postcard History Quiz
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Editor’s Staff The Feburary 2021 Postcard History Quiz If you participated in the January 2021 Quiz, click here to see your score. The February 2021 Postcard History Quiz Postcard History welcomes you to February. This is the second in the 2021 series. Charles ChaplinThe deadline for this quiz will be 11:59 PM, Friday, February 19. CHAPLIN…
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Battleships: A World War Summary
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Young men, by the tens-of-thousands, came of age in the early 20th century dreaming that one day they would join the Navy to “See the World.” Service on American naval vessels is certainly an achievement to be proud of. Today Postcard History dedicates this article to our veterans who have served as officers and crew…
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The Met
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“How do you get to Carnegie Hall?” is the vaudeville way of asking what’s the secret to success. Success takes on a whole new meaning when the proper proportions of talent, skill, and tenacity are blended, after hours and hours of practice, practice, practice. The same question could be asked about The Met.
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Mystery Card #5
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Help us solve this mystery. It’s opening night at the Glen Theatre. The house is full, the people are waiting for the lights to dim. It’s all happening at 34th Avenue and Boulevard. The mystery is we can’t find the city. Good luck.
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The Windows of St. Louis Cathedral
New Orleans, Louisiana
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Mark Twain once said, “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it ….” With that in mind, we who travel have reasons which complement that essential, to wit: education and curiosity. This is a travel story for me and Saint Louis.
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Come On Postcards
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In an up-coming article Postcard History readers will discover, in an article about military post office operations that mail from the homeland to the battlelines was thought by military brass to be essential and it took priority – often in front of guns and bullets. It is safe to say any mail – even nonsense…
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A Postcard History of the Hippodrome
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Conceived by the creators of the Luna Park amusement area at Coney Island, and constructed in 1905, the Hippodrome Theatre for a time was the largest and most successful theater in New York.
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Homes of Our Presidents -Part One of Six -Franklin Delano Roosevelt
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Presidential landmarks can be found in 36 of our 50 states. Libraries and historic homes are places where history comes alive and frequently changes minds. This new Postcard History series will visit six presidential homes in five states. Tell of your experiences at these sites in our comments section.
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The Story of the Lorelei
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The major rivers of the world have profound effects on the lands they flow through. Any 5th grader can name some of them, but the Rhine River that raises in Switzerland and flows to the North Sea has influenced western civilization more than most. This bit of postcard history shows how.
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The Jim and Tammy Bakker Story
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Jim and Tammy Bakker were people who created a stage that paved a pathway to believe in something. To others that belief bordered on the outlandish. We pass no judgements here, but sometimes, Postcard History is not all rose petals and gum-drops.
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Homes of Our Presidents – Part Two of Six – Stephen Grover Cleveland
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Tourists love presidential homes and a surprising number (56) of them are open to the public for tours. These historical sites appropriately reflect the broad spectrum of population from which we Americans have elected our leaders. This Part Two episode is the only presidential home in New Jersey.
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Nee!
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Changing a name can be a complicated task, but many names are changed every day. Through the years some name changes have been necessary and amusing. Some are for good, some not. Postcards are the perfect medium to illustrate name changes.
