March 17, 2026
Tag: Ruth Perkins Safford
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Tragedy of Being Forgotten
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It is happening more often these days. We who work at Postcard History are discovering that a postcard may be the last remnant of the scene on the card. Homes, schools, churches, public buildings like city halls, libraries, court houses; they are all gone. New has replaced the old. Urban renewal is the catch phrase;…
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July 4, 2023 2 Comments
George Meade wanted to attend college and study law. Instead he enrolled at West Point and with the exception of a few years, became a career military officer. Truly a man of many talents, Meade was a role model for many except for the demerits he got for lack of shine on the brass buttons on his West Point uniform.