written by Kathy Engel, SWCHC Librarian
Over the years, many greeting cards have been donated to the South Wood County Historical Museum. Here are some examples I have compiled.
Card #1: This Christmas card, from Claude and Ruth Aniol, dated 1929, the beginning of the Great Depression, depicts what was on the minds of many during that time. A quick search for Claude and Ruth Aniol in city directories and online showed Claude and Ruth had lived in and eventually were buried in San Antonio, Texas. Who in Wood County received this card is unknown.
Front
Back
#2: A card with a copyright date of 1908 states on the back that it was from Grandma Spade.
#3: “A Merry Xmas To Fred From Mother Lessig” dated September 1920. This homemade card was possibly created by Eliza Lessig for her son Fred. It shows the Lessig family home in the town of Rudolph, where the Lessig family ran a brickyard.
Handmade card
#4: Season’s Greetings from George W. Mead (Florida).
Greetings from George Mead (Florida)
Merry Christmas from the South Wood County Historical Museum!
