July 26, 2024
Tag: Folsom Prison
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A Story from Postcard Genealogy and the Value of Space-Savers in Your Collection
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A postcard from a century ago provokes a story of two unrelated people in towns thousands of miles apart who led lives of much different value.
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March 27, 2022 7 Comments
The young generations have no experience with coal. They don’t know that keeping warm with coal was demanding work. Because coal was a major U.S. source of energy for almost three centuries, it also found its way onto postcards. This account may not refresh your memory, but it will certainly make you happy that shoveling coal is not part of your daily routine.