A Postcard’s Worth a Thousand Words By Jim Potter I can imagine teaching history by showing PowerPoints of digital postcards to my students. Recently, I purchased several postcards at the annual Wichita Postcard Show. From my haul, I’ve selected six cards for “show and tell” in this blog post. As a collector of reward (or wanted) postcards, I favor cards with identifiable suspects. As a result, I’m often able to learn the criminal's personal history from online research, especially when … [Read more...] about A Postcard’s Worth a Thousand Words
Wichita Postcard Show
My Weekend
(To listen to the audio of this blog post, use the purple play button.) · Postcards, Poetry, and Food · This past weekend in Wichita, Kansas, was all about postcards, poetry, and eating. When you hear the word “postcards” you may recall a slower time than today’s world of instant communication. Were you traveling on a family vacation when you stopped at a service (gas) station and purchased a postcard while you waited for the rest of the family to get a bathroom … [Read more...] about My Weekend
