Family Postcards From The Early 1900's

We have a pile of old postcards exchanged between my paternal grandparents when my Grandfather immigrated to Canada around 1910.(My maternal family line goes back to the 1600's and the first permanent settlers.)

My Grandfather spent time establishing himself and then sent for my Grandmother Nellie (Mary Ellen) and young son James, who lived in Machester, England. My dad was a late in life child born here in Canada 15 years later.

Other postcards, like the ones below, were exchanged when my Grandmother spent time at the seaside in the summers, with young Jim.

Love the period costumes!

And others are postcard type greeting cards for birthdays.

This one would be between my grandfather William "Jack" John and his sweetheart at the time, my grandmother Mary Ellen "Nellie" Pittaway.

In the box were also postcards that were collected but not written on, and these three are a series.

My nephew has these cards now as he likes genealogy but he sent me scanned copies to enjoy. Amazing that they are 100 years old or more! It is fun seeing them again, especially as Valentine's Day approaches. 

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