| This is scan of a postcard sent from John Filipek to his mother from Ontario in the summer of 1909. A transcription is as follows: Prescott, Ontario Mrs. Jas Filipek On our way to Montreal. We saw all these beautiful spots. Your loving son. On the side is written: Save all of these postcards for us. People mentioned in this postcard are:
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This is one of a sequence of postcards where it appears that John and Mary Filipek took a trip east during the summer of 1909. John was 26 and Mary 19 that summer. While it is difficult to see all the dates, a proposed sequence is Niagara Falls, then Thousand Islands, New York, then Prescott, Ontario, then Montreal, and finally Ashland, Massachusetts where they visited Katie Jana. Both the Niagara Falls and Prescott postcards cannot be postmarked July 15 but that is the best estimate of the approximate timeframe. Thousand Islands is now part of St. Lawrence Islands National Park. It is near Alexandria Bay and Clayton, New York. There is a bridge to Canada now at Route 81 which is likely where the railroad crossed in 1909. Going east toward Montreal is the town of Prescott, Ontario which is where it appears this postcard was mailed. This postcard was discovered in Rose Filipek's home in Sarasota, Florida in the year 2002. Terry Nelson a g-granddaughter of Vaclav and Katerina Filipek has the original. If you would like to add information about this picture, please contact Dave Jordan, a g-grandson of Vaclav and Katerina Filipek. The Letter Reference Number is TNN31. |