I, too, collect postcards and understand the want to know more about either the subject of the card or the writing on the reverse side that lends itself to history happening at the time the card was written.
It’s really wild to realize how low people will go .
Drunken orgies aside.. I know that’s bad..
But I think the more insulting thing is the person who created a toll road and was charging people for entrance to her grave!
I can’t even imagine the brass.
Such actions still flabbergast me even though we see similar obtuse behavior time and time again when looking at historical records in general.
Firstly, congrats on the tour - I’m sure it was fantastic!
And lastly, I love your willingness to go deep and keep asking the questions after the postcard - what was her connection to indigenous populations? Where was she buried? Why was she moved? What was going on? A lot of us would have stopped before the newspaper article, which is, in many ways, the best part of the story 😉
Thank you. I love trying to come at things from different angles--what does this source tell me versus that one? Discrepancies are where the stories often are.
I really wonder what she would have thought of the parties!
I so enjoyed this.
I, too, collect postcards and understand the want to know more about either the subject of the card or the writing on the reverse side that lends itself to history happening at the time the card was written.
It’s really wild to realize how low people will go .
Drunken orgies aside.. I know that’s bad..
But I think the more insulting thing is the person who created a toll road and was charging people for entrance to her grave!
I can’t even imagine the brass.
Such actions still flabbergast me even though we see similar obtuse behavior time and time again when looking at historical records in general.
Old postcards are such a fun window into history. Glad you enjoy that hobby too!
Absolutely they are!
Front to back at times as you know lol
Firstly, congrats on the tour - I’m sure it was fantastic!
And lastly, I love your willingness to go deep and keep asking the questions after the postcard - what was her connection to indigenous populations? Where was she buried? Why was she moved? What was going on? A lot of us would have stopped before the newspaper article, which is, in many ways, the best part of the story 😉
Thank you. I love trying to come at things from different angles--what does this source tell me versus that one? Discrepancies are where the stories often are.
Nice! Are you going to start doing the tours regularly?
I hope so. I'm trying to partner with some local organizations to offer them. I really love spending time with people in cemeteries.