Episcopal Church 03

It's a shame that the year on the postmark is missing, because that's the surest way I usually have of dating postcards. This is probably from around the 1920s but I can't be sure.

The postcard was mailed from Conewango, NY to Cherry Creek, NY. – about 10 miles apart from each other in upstate New York near lake Erie. A railroad runs between the two towns. The two sisters might have taken a train to see each other.

The message makes this a decidedly "un-Macon" card. But that's not entirely unheard of. It's possible that Eva and her sister had family in Macon, which would explain how they obtained the postcard. But it's also possible that they just collected postcards from other places. It was a common practice of the time to send postcards from far-away places, just to share a little variety in life. It's interesting to think that Macon could be an exotic, far-away place in the minds of somebody from New York!

With the little work I've done in forensic handwriting analysis, I've noticed that people tend to be very sloppy when signing their own name. The assumption is that the receiver of the message already knows who it's from. My best guess is that the signature says "Eva", but I'm open to other possibilities.

I sure hope Eva got her cleaning done.

The picture of the church is a closeup, which eliminates the problem of seeing through the trees. A couple of brand new small seedlings that were planted near the building can be seen. One lone power or telephone line cuts across the center of the picture. This picture shows the best view of the large stained glass window in the front with their intertwiniing circles at the top of the window. I think the stonework around the windows and around the front door is interesting.

Subject:	Episcopal Church
Caption:	10662 St. James Episcopal Church, Macon, Mo. The Rotograph Co., N. Y., City. (Germany)
Date:	June 3, ????
From:	Eva (?)
To:	Mrs. Delia Husted Cherry Creek, NY
Message:	Dear Sis. If nothing happens and it is plesant Thursday Anna and I will be up there to spend the day I hope it will be plesant. I want to finish cleaning today if I can. By by. Love and Kisses, Eva.
Notes:	It's a shame that the year on the postmark is missing, because that's the surest way I usually have of dating postcards. This is probably from around the 1920s but I can't be sure. The postcard was mailed from Conewango, NY to Cherry Creek, NY. – about 10 miles apart from each other in upstate New York near lake Erie. A railroad runs between the two towns. The two sisters might have taken a train to see each other. The message makes this a decidedly "un-Macon" card. But that's not entirely unheard of. It's possible that Eva and her sister had family in Macon, which would explain how they obtained the postcard. But it's also possible that they just collected postcards from other places. It was a common practice of the time to send postcards from far-away places, just to share a little variety in life. It's interesting to think that Macon could be an exotic, far-away place in the minds of somebody from New York! With the little work I've done in forensic handwriting analysis, I've noticed that people tend to be very sloppy when signing their own name. The assumption is that the receiver of the message already knows who it's from. My best guess is that the signature says "Eva", but I'm open to other possibilities. I sure hope Eva got her cleaning done. The picture of the church is a closeup, which eliminates the problem of seeing through the trees. A couple of brand new small seedlings that were planted near the building can be seen. One lone power or telephone line cuts across the center of the picture. This picture shows the best view of the large stained glass window in the front with their intertwiniing circles at the top of the window. I think the stonework around the windows and around the front door is interesting.