Happy Valentine’s Day!
This sweetheart postcard was written to “Grandma,” who lived in Dobson, N. C. Grandma’s granddaughter or grandson sent this postcard in July 1909, from King, N. C. The name that was signed was just...
Category: Red Letter Dates
Wayback Wednesday: Happy New Year!
This postcard was mailed from Winston-Salem on December 31, 1917. It was sent to “Grandma,” who was living in Pinnacle. The message was that the writer was thinking of “Grandma” and hoped that she...
Wayback Wednesday: Merry Christmas Greetings!
Merry Christmas from the Winston-Salem Time Traveler!
It’s Looking Like Christmas In Winston-Salem
The Christmas season brings beautiful decorations to landscapes and buildings and homes. Some of the decorations have graced the city for several years, while others are new to the Christmas scene. The many-figured and...
Wayback Wednesday: Happy Thanksgiving Greetings!
This Thanksgiving postcard was mailed to a Winston-Salem woman in November 1907. The postcard came from a relative in Washington State. The postcard is embossed and has the word “postcard” written in many languages...
Happy Easter. Christ is risen! He is risen indeed!
This Easter looks and feels different from other Easters, but some things are the same. Each year we look forward to bringing flowers to decorate the cross in front of Ardmore Baptist Church at...
Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day
Betty Key, a student nurse at Baptist Hospital, posed for Winston-Salem Journal photographer, Jim Keith, for this St. Patrick’s Day photo. The photo appeared in the Winston-Salem Journal on March 17, 1962, page 10....
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Postcard greetings on Valentine’s Day! This postcard was mailed in February 1908 from Farmington, Washington to a woman in Winston-Salem. The postcard is embossed and it was printed in Germany, as were many of...
Postcard Greetings: Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas from the Winston-Salem Time Traveler. This is a reproduction of an original antique Christmas postcard, 1874-1895.
Postcard Greetings: Happy Thanksgiving!
The greeting on this holiday postcard is: “A turkey I bring you for Thanksgiving Day, with wishes that plenty may e’er with you stay.” Best wishes for a healthy and happy Thanksgiving from Winston-Salem...