April 12, 2026
Tag: Berkendæl Medical Institute
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Edith Cavell: a Postcard Caused Her Murder
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It seems that the stories of war live forever. One such story is the tragic death of Edith Cavell who died in October 1915 by a German firing squad. The story is related to us by at least three sets of postcards. Read on ….
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May 18, 2022 5 Comments
Postcard History lessons often come from what one contributor calls a “Rodney Dangerfield” postcard – one that gets no respect. The card in question is dirty, smeared with cancellation ink, and has four broken corners and two serious creases, but its image tells the only tale left to be told – and that is just a memory.