Grandma’s Family Postcards

This is one of a series of Real Photo Postcards (RPPC) passed down from a grandmother I never knew. Most of the RPPCs are from M. J. Hoover Studios, Carlisle & Newville, PA. The photocard stock is from AZO and was manufactured between 1904 and 1918.

I have collected the most interesting (to me anyway) ones into a photoset on my Flickr photo sharing site. You can see them by clicking on the image to te left.

My grandmother was Bessie Geedy of Newville, PA. She passed away in 1947. Her dad, a veteran of the 126th Regiment PA Infantry, was wounded at the Battle of Chancellorsville.

The people in the photos are her family and friends. Most of the pictures are unmarked and the people unidentified.

Grandma

Today is Grandma's birthday, April 8, 1894

I can still recall the smell of the sand tarts she baked when I was a kid.

....and the grandfather clock circa 1973.

Grandma passed away in June of 1978

101 Dalmatians

Congratulations to Cynthia Gross, Cast and Crew for a terrific show

Clicking on the photos will take you to my Flickr PhotoSet of pictures from the show where you can see the full size images or view the set as a slide show. For any family or friends of the cast who might happen by, the original images are large enough to identify the cast members. You are welcome to download them if you like.