Mrs. Muder lived in Greenville, Pennsylvania, a town in western Pennsylvania, northwest of Pittsburgh, but south of Erie.
Mrs. Muder had a friend, Mrs. Little, who lived in Center____.
(Pennsylvania had at least 40 post offices beginning with Center___ in 1911.)
There is a Centerville in Crawford County, Pa, the county in which Greenville is located, so I will place Mrs. Little there.
Mrs. Little had recently given birth to a baby, and she expressed her hope that Mrs. Muder could see the child. "I wish you could see our dear little boy", Mrs. Little wrote to Mrs. Muder.
The Christmas postcard featured a calendar page of December 25 and large sprig of snow-draped holly.
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Postmark
Center----, PA
December 22, 1911
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Address
Mrs. M. E. Muder
Greenville
Pa.
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Message
Dear Mrs. Muder, -
Wish you could see our dear little boy,
and that we might see you all.
Hope you are all well.
Wishing you all a merry Xmas.
Your friend,
Mrs. T. A. Little (?)
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Comments: 27
These cards seem a little stark (This one and yesterday's) compared to many in your collection, but still charming and I love the sentiment on this one.
I could not agree more, Stephanie.
Thanks, Nurse Nancy
It was, Debbie. I am glad you noticed.
For a time, the Post Office made a postmark at the sending post office and the receiving post office.
Most of my postcards from the early years of the 20th century have two postmarks (if they were mailed).
Way to go, Kate!
In 1911, Alice Muder was a 30-year old spouse of a clergyman. She had three children of her own.
She will get a "late present" from New York - and you will not have to contribute for the postage!
I also found three more cards related to Elloree Davis.
The woman must have been a great postcard correspondent; the latest cards were in a different lot of cards that I bought recently from a dealer I met on-line.
So, the cards of Elloree were acquired by different dealers in old paper!
They've been taking the Christ out of Christmas since 1911. Outrageous!
The Church has used this abbreviation since (at least) the tenth century A.D.
I have no patience with the ignorant ranting that occurs about this innocent practice.
This is a town southeast of Pittsburgh, not near Greenville/Centerville.
Did Rev. Muder get a new parish?
I also wonder how these Pennsylvanians got to Vermont. I guess Milton had a Church there.
Emily Promises to Tell Kate What Santa Brings - 1910
I should probably find something to eat.
I kept writing it as "Mudder", as in Mutter.
I asked, in a comment, if this was Boston, Mass - and then deleted it because there is a Boston, PA.
It would be great to know what was going on in this family.
Many travelers agree with you, Stephanie.
I see the e-readers on planes quite often.
What a delightful bonus, Stephanie.
Many classics are now available freely on line through the Gutenburg project.
Do you offer to trace the genealogy of your fellow passengers, Kate?
:-)
These are fantastic, Kate.
I love to find the assembled papers of an individual.
To which institution shall I leave "The Wimsey Papers?