Happy holidays from The Historical Society of the Somerset Hills (THSSH)! This year’s card was postmarked in Millington, NJ, around 1907 and sent to Madeline Koechlein (c.1905-1991) of Liberty Corner by her Aunt Lizzy. Madeline later ran Koechlein’s grocery store in Liberty Corner with her brother Phil.
The card has an undivided back which indicates it was printed before 1907, when the post office allowed a divider to separate the message from the address.
My line is through their daughter Mary who married John Patrey, Jr.
What is your lineage from Jacob and Margaret? I descend from their son Peter.
Stephen Hunt is my 6th great grandfather and Margaret Hunt and Jacob Van Doren are my 5th great grandparents.
What an interesting article. I had no idea they had to do so much creative fundraising for the FD.
This article makes me so happy that the historical society was able to research this bottle that my Mother (Ingrid…
