- WASHINGTON -- Scott McMurrys mother sent him a postcard from Chicago in 1957 (or 1958 -- accounts vary). It arrived at his Northern Virginia home last month. (Huffington Post)
- CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Toting a two-cent stamp, a Shedd Aquarium postcard sent by two loving parents to their teenage son during a trip to the Windy City in 1957 arrived last week to its rightful recipient, Scott McMurry. (StreetInsider.com)
- CHICAGO (AP) — A postcard mailed from Chicago in 1958 has finally reached its intended recipient, but not without a little help from Facebook. (Hartford Courant)
- That post card was addressed to Scott McMurry who now lives in Vienna, Virginia. Mr. McMurry joined us with more about the amazing discovery. (Myfoxdc.com)
- The Chicago Sun-Times reports that a postcard depicting Shedd Aquarium recently arrived at Scott McMurrys Virginia home, more than five decades after his mom mailed it. The 71-year-old says he immediately recognised his mothers handwriting. (NDTV)
- Fulcher posted a picture of the postcard on her Facebook wall, and then her friends helped her track down McMurry, who is a historian for the Justice Department and lives in Virginia. (YAHOO!)
- The West Virginia Department of Commerce is offering free reunion kits for people coming home to the Mountain State in 2012. (WVNT-TV)
- She didn't know how right she was. The postcard depicting the Shedd Aquarium finally arrived at McMurry's Virginia home on Tuesday — 53 years after his mom mailed it. (Chicago Sun-Times)
- The Chicago Sun-Times reports that a postcard depicting Shedd Aquarium recently arrived at Scott McMurrys Virginia home, more than five decades after his mom mailed it. The 71-year-old says he immediately recognized his mothers handwriting. (click orlando)
- Postcards were invented about 1905 Well have more on that in a coming episode of Virginia is for Legends. The term lynching is said to actually go back to 1400s Ireland and a hanging there by a man named Lynch. (WSET)
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
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