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Story so far: Grandma Cecile had reached her relatives back in her home village of Nieder-Mohrau, Czechoslovakia, after a trip across the continental USA and the Atlantic Ocean. Settling in, she had written some letters back home.
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One of the notes Grandma Cecile wrote was a postcard sent to her daughter Betty. The notes that Betty and her cousin Stella Lulay wrote on June 9, 1936, had arrived in Europe, and she was responding. While Grandma did not date the card, the postmark indicates she mailed it on June 23, 1936.
Here is the postcard and its message:
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| front of postcard |
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Dear Betty: -
I have received yours and Stellas letter yesterday & was certainly tickled, I had to translate it and read it to both my Sisters & children. They were all interested how american girls write. Keep yourself well & happy till I return.
Mama
To see the letters that Betty and Stella wrote, check blogpost 26.
Notice that the card is titled "Grusse Aus Karlsdorf", or "Greetings from Karlsdorf". Grandma must have already visited Grandpa Alois's hometown of Karlsdorf by the time she sent this card. It would not have been hard as it is not far away from Nieder-Mohrau, only a few miles.
A little more about the pictures on the card -
the top picture has the word "Bodega" in the corner, according to the internet, that is a Czech word for tavern
The second scene is labeled as "Villa Olbrich" - Joseph Olbrich (1867-1908) was a famous architect in then Silesia. My guess is this was a building in Karlsdorf that Olbrich designed.
The third picture is labeled "Schule" - must have been the school in Karlsdorf.
For a closer view of the postcard, front or back, simply click on it.
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Story to be continued......
To read Post "47 - Val. J. Peter Travel Bureau Letter to Grandma - 31 May 1936 Click Here
