Mrs. Weatherall lived in Albion, Pennsylvania, a small town southwest of Erie and near to Lake Erie.
During the cold damp weather in February of 1908. Mrs. Weatherall was glad that her Mother came to visit.
The women enjoyed their time together, until Mother had to return home.
(I cannot read the postmark of Mother's home - it might be Lineville, which is on the rail line about 20 miles south.)
When Mother reached home, she sent a lovely post card to her daughter to announce her safe return.
The well-made card, featuring a Dutch girl, appears to have been printed before 1907, as the "divided back" (for message and address) was approved in that year.
This card was signed by Mother on the front - becase the design of the card did not accomodate messages on the reverse.
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Postmarked at Albion, PA (receipt) in Februry 1908
"Home safe. All well. Mother"
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Addressed to Mrs W.G. Wetherall, Albion, Pa
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Good morning, Dorine.
I think that this is likely to be true, and Mother might not have adjusted to the "new" way of writing on cards.
People were not as quick to throw things away in 1908, either.
Kacy has a very full life, parties, murder mysteries, theater.
I am envious.
:-)
This was not uncommon, Ron.
The Postmaster or Postmistress knew EVERYONE.
If the wife is Della Gibson Wetherall, can we assume that "Mother" is Mrs. Gibson?
I'm not worried about kacy.
I have encountered some home-school zealots whose desire to 'protect" their kids does lead them to raise the children in virtual isolation.
Like any practice, fanatical observance might cause harm.
So, Guy and Della were newly-married when mother visited.
Thanks, Debbie. Kate works wonders.
Yahoo, Kate; great sleuthing!
So, Eliza Gibson did live in Linesville, she did visit her daughter Della (newly-married) in Albion in 1908.
About 15 years later, Della and Guy are divorced, and Eliza (mother) is dead.
One hopes that this card reflected a happy time in the lives of all three persons.
Kate has given me the genealogy bug so I now have a long list of names to watch for.
Andrea, if you give me some family names (like the Entz, Boutwell, Dayton, White, McCann, Fellows, Fyock, Eberly, etc. names we have explored in postcards), I will look for them.
The card is lovely, Mary Louise.
After 100 years, it woul be surprising if any of the correspondents were still alive!
It is a melancholy thought, however.
Where I lived as a teen in the 1960s, Souderton, PA (upper Montgomery Co., and still very much PA Dutch farm country in those days), letters sent with only your name and town--and no zip code even though they were new then--would get to you. Souderton had a population of about 5000 at the time, and was the "city" for the surrounding farm communities.
Kate, you are truly better than television, for providing romance, tragedy, and family drama, one cliffhanger at a time.
I recall the same thing, Dorine, although not in Souderton.
I don't recall seeig any of those familynames, Dorine.
But, I am still acquring cards!
Someday, I hope to have an electronic index of my cards for quick referece.
It does look that way, Beaker.
Perhaps the guys in the background were "Homeland Security".
I used to drive past Albion often and know somebody who lives near there.
She does look preoccupied, Aniko.
I used to drive past Albion often and know somebody who lives near there. "
Thanks, Dave.
:-)
How big a town is Albion?
Not very. Wikipedia says that it had 1,607 people in 2000. I probably wouldn't recognize the name except that it has an exit sign off of I-79 (I believe it shares it with Edinboro). I knew I was within about 15 minutes of Erie once I saw that sign.
Linesville must be quite small, unless I was misjudging the Mapquest dots.
I wonder if this area was more-populated around 1900?
Many parts of western PA have lost population since WW II.
Glad to hear it, Dave. Thanks for satisfying my curiosity about the towns mentioned i the postcard.
Albion sounds picturesque. Perhaps some photgraphy buff from Gather will take a few shots som day!