Treasure Chest Thursday – Postcards from Great-Grandma, Part 8

Fountain of Youth, Saint Petersburg, Florida

4/12/59
Hi Mary, Its another hot day its 83 degrees out now. We will start home next Friday night Will get home sometime Sunday. Love Grandma + Grandpa

Treasure Chest Thursday – Postcards from Great-Grandma, Part 7

Bandshell in Bayfront Park, Miami, Florida

Here is an interesting article titled “Caesar LaMonaca: A Remembrance of the Bayfront Park Band Shell Concerts, 1929-1977” about the bandshell with what looks like the photograph that this postcard is based on.

3/28/1959 Hi Mary, This is where we go every Wed. + Friday night to hear good music. We are having some hot weather. We received Easter cards Will write letter later. You will be all dress up for Easter Hope it don’t rain. Love, Grandma

Treasure Chest Thursday – Postcards from Great-Grandma, Part 6

3/16/59 Hi Mary, Talk about warm its 81 degrees now 2:30 going to 85 before night. Theirs always a breeze that’s cool. Hope all are well. I will write a letter to Mama later. Love Grandma + Grandpa

Treasure Chest Thursday – Postcards from Great-Grandma, Part 5

Front: Airplane view of business section, showing part of Lake Eola Orlando, Fla. “The City Beautiful”

3/9/59 Hi Mary, We went to an Orchid Show Sunday. It was beautiful all colors you would want to see hundreds of them. We enjoyed it very much. Love Grandma + Grandpa

 

Treasure Chest Thursday – Postcards from Great-Grandma, Part 4

March 6, 1959 – The Singing Tower in Lake Wales, Florida

3/6/59 Hi Mary We went to this tower and Cypress gardens and to another park was gone all day Received Mothers letter Will write later. Love Grandma + Grandpa

 

Treasure Chest Thursday – Postcards from Great-Grandma, Part 3

Postmarked 2-27-1959. Shows Sunshine Park in Orlando, Florida.

Hi Mary, We have a nice apt. not far from this nice park. The roses are in full bloom and its really warm 70 degrees right now. Wish you could be with us. Its a very clean city. Love Grandma Grandpa

Treasure Chest Thursday – Postcards from Great-Grandma, Part 2

Here is the next in the series of my great-grandma Mae Johnson’s postcards to my mother from 1959.

Postmarked 2-26-1959

Hi Mary, We have a nice hotel to stay overnight. Have to get up tomorrow at 5 o’clock to get out 6:15 bus to Jacksonville. Love, Grandma

Treasure Chest Thursday – Postcards from Great-Grandma

I have a few postcards that my Great-Grandma Mae Johnson wrote to my mother during the winter of 1959 when Mae and her husband Alfred traveled to Florida for their annual trip.  These are truly a treasure to me.  I never knew Mae and never heard her voice, but reading these postcards helps me to hear her.  I will post one a week for the next several weeks on Treasure Chest Thursday.

The first postcard from West Virginia on their way down to Florida. (Front of card)

Dear Mary,
Had a nice trip not too cold down here
Love
Grandma + Grandpa
(postmarked 2-25-1959)