Penny Postcards - New Ipswich

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The New Ipswich Historical Society has a number of postcards in their collection. In most cases they were used to tell family and friends of a safe arrival and future departure plans. It was probably the only way to communicate without a smart phone and Facebook.

There are exceptions, such as the message about smoke from forest fires that was shared in another post. This postcard from August 1908 includes the timeless phrase "Wish you were here".

Dear Burt, Pam and I going to climb Mount Monadnock in morning. We go to Temple tomorrow and having  a fine time wish you were here with your wife Hannah(?) 

NIHS catalog 92.148
Photo on front was the corner store in New Ipswich

In my own collection of postcards are a few generic cute {your town here} messages. These date from 1913.

Grandma P. asked her grandson to be her valentine (Feb 17, 1913)

Sent Feb 14, 1913
Illegible handwriting, mailed to Springfield MA
I believe the photo is Water Loom Pond in New Ipswich

Send Aug 1912
Another message from Grandma P to her grandson Martin
She missed him

Sent Feb 13, 1913
Illegible message sent to Springfield, MA
Location: New Ipswich, NH 03071, USA

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