CHRISTMAS POSTCARDS

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 I hope you enjoyed seeing some postcards from 100 years ago.  I have many, many Christmas postcards - they must have been very popular a century ago.  Several of these are my Christmas tree ornaments.  I placed them in 4 x 6 plastic recipe sleeves, punched a hole in the plastic and tied a ribbon to hang the postcard from a tree branch.  These are presented in no particular order, just as I scanned them in.  MERRY CHRISTMAS!


(date illegible) to Willie Churchwell from his brother Henry Richard


1907 to Willie Churchwell from cousin Jewel Durrett

1909 to Miss Iva Wallis from Edna


1909 to Miss Iva Wallis from her Uncle Rufus


1909 to William T. Churchwell from his sister Mona


1909 to Willie Churchwell from friend Rosie


1910 to Miss Iva Wallace[sic] from 


1910 to  Will Churchwell from his future wife Iva Wallis


1910 to Will from "Sis"


1910 to Will Churchwell from his "loving sis"


1912 Mr. Will Churchwell from sister Josie & Albert (Vawter)


1911 to Iva Churchwell from her cousin Loretta Smith


1913 to Mr. & Mrs. Will Churchwell from nephew John Henry Connaway



1914 to Willie Churchwell from his sister Beckie & Walter McCue

1915 to Mr. & Mrs. Will Churchwell from his brother Herman & Gertie


1914 to Mr. & Mrs. Wm. Churchwell from Polk, Sallie (Will's sister) & children 


1915 to Mrs. Iva Churchwell from Mary Allen


1915 to Mrs. (Iva) Churchwell from her cousin Loretta Smith


1916 to Mr. & Mrs. Wm. Churchwell from his sister's Mona & Rebecca


1916 to Will from sister Josie & Albert (Vawter)


1916 to Mrs. Iva Churchwell from her Grand Ma (her mother's mother)


1916 to Mr & Mrs. Willie Churchwell from brother John & Myrtle Churchwell


1916 to Master Francis Churchwell c/o Will Churchwell from his Aunt Irene Wallis (Iva's sister)

1917 "To Dear Francis from (cousin) Eleanor" (Wallis)


1925 to Mr. Rufus M. Wallis (Iva's brother)

undated to Mr. & Mrs. Wm. Churchwell from his brother Ben



no date (not mailed) "To Dear Willie from "Howie"  


undated to Mr. Willie Churchwell from unknown


[date illegible] to Mr. William Churchwell from his brother Johnie


1915 to Will from brother Ben



1961 to Willa Jean Larew from Grandma Churchwell




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