Lena’s Postcards #34

Postmark:
Connersville, Indiana, July 28, 1913, 9:00 AM

Addressed to:
Mrs. John Hackleman
Connersville
R.R. No. Indiana

Message:

Dear Aunt Lena: –
We are making up enough carpet to make Bertha a rug out of old ingrain C. Haven’t quite enough wondered if you had about a yard and a half to help finish it. Some scrapes will Do. Let me know soon.
Beulah

Connersville Evening News 1913-03-25 Great Flood

Front page of the Connersville Evening News, 25 March 1913 (Image courtesy of Newspaper Archive)

To learn more about the Great Flood of 1913:

The Great Flood of 1913: One Hundred Years Later

Floods of 1913

Indiana Flood of 1913 Remembered

The Floods of 1913 in the Ohio and Lower Mississippi Valleys…

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2 thoughts on “Lena’s Postcards #34

  1. davidmadison1942

    Those are amazing links! Funny how one little postcard can prompt research and uncover so much.

    Reply

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