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Old postcards lead woman on search through history

A woman finds a batch of old postcards addressed to a Fannie Sue Wilson and sets out to find her. Wilson is found - buried in a Yanceyville graveyard. So the woman tracks down Wilson's nearest relative and delivers the postcards to him.
Posted 2014-08-26T22:10:48+00:00 - Updated 2014-08-26T22:10:48+00:00
Yanceyville woman searches for owner of old postcards

A woman finds a batch of old postcards addressed to a Fannie Sue Wilson and sets out to find her. Wilson is found - buried in a Yanceyville graveyard. So the woman tracks down Wilson's nearest relative – a second cousin – and delivers the postcards to him.

The postcards are simple – the messages are about everyday life – but taken together they paint a picture of life lived a generation ago.

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