Family History in a Postcard
The above images are front and verso of a postcard I purchased recently at an antique store. For the last couple of years now, I have developed a habit of looking for interesting postcards in local shops that I frequent as a small hobby. I often look for cabinet card photographs that were taken by local photographers in the area back in they day. At least that's what started my antiquing adventures. This has morphed into looking for interesting postcards as I said, as well as any other photographs or ephemera that I might be able to connect with families using records websites such as familysearch.org. I purchased this particular one because it shows the campus of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia and I have visited that campus in times past. Philadelphia is also home to one of my most beloved family members and therefore has a place in my heart. I did not think it had enough details to identify the recipient or sender but I was pleasantly surprised ...