Friday, February 5, 2021 - 14:29 (UTC -5)
Hello, All!
Greetings from the Delaware Valley (the border between New Jersey and Pennsylvania) in the Mid-Atlantic Region of the USA.
Am happy to share with you a two-part article published in The Bucks County Herald (“BCH”), our region’s premier weekly newspaper, about Postcrossing on Thursday, February 4, 2021.
After a number of emails back and forth and a couple of phone calls with me, the owner/general editor of the BCH, Bridget Wingert, wrote and published these articles herself. Her weekly column, “Happy to be Here”, profiles Postcrossing and the graphics page on the front of the Living Section shares a number of cards I have sent and received with Postcrossers around the world. I hope you enjoy this window on our communities (Postcrossing and the Delaware Valley).
I first approached Bridget last October, 2020, by sending her one of the 1st World Postcard Day cards, followed up with a local historical site, and finally the PaperSisters “Typical Postcrossing” card. I then emailed her, introducing myself and pitching the idea of an article on Postcrossing. She agreed that receiving the postcards from me was a rare treat and was intrigued that Postcrossing could offer that experience on a regular basis.
Part of my pitch was that I had sent over 120 postcards of the Delaware Valley in particular and New Jersey and Pennsylvania in general over the last two years. I prepared a gallery of those postcards for her to review. In the end, Bridget asked me for eight and I obliged, explaining why I picked each one. Much of the material for the articles comes directly from my emails, including the captions for the postcards shown.
I shared with Paulo that this article was in process and, to his credit, he asked me to feature some cards that I had received to give BCH readers a feeling for both sides of the Postcrossing equation. I now thank again Postcrossing Member domiriel for card PT-635830 and Member airda for card SK-190857. Both of those cards are featured prominently in the article.
Below are links to the articles in various forms and the gallery of the cards I first shared with Bridget on Shutterfly. Please feel free to share those links, and this Post, with anyone you like.
Also feel free to email Bridget herself (Bridget Wingert at bridget@buckscountyherald.com) to let her know if you appreciate her articles, especially if you are one of the many Postcrossers who live in and around the Delaware Valley.
Enjoy!
Happy Postcrossing,
Michael
Member AMDGIHS2019
https://buckscountyherald.com/ Click on “Digital Editions” => “The Herald” and look for the February 4, 2021 edition. When you bring up the February 4, 2021, Edition, scroll to Page 9 and Page 21.
https://bchpostcrossing.shutterfly.com/pictures This is the gallery of Delaware Valley, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania postcards that I have sent out since January, 2019, and which Bridget and I reviewed for inclusion into her articles.
I would not be surprised to be sending to Bridget “officially” one of these days. 