As the country’s foremost postcard historian, I have collected and read thousands of vintage postcards from 1890 to 1940. These are more than fleeting pieces of ephemera. Postcards are a written history of the events of people’s lives.
My personal collection has been sourced from across the United States, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand, but my passion is the Midrust, those places that are inextricably part Midwest and part Rust Belt.
The stories here are not just of fields and factories. The stories here are unexpected. Odd. Imaginative. Engaging.
The Midrust is the motivation and context for my novels, short stories, and works of nonfiction. This area has such a story to tell. So much has never been said, and the stories continue to take shape.
I hope you enjoy what I’ve created and discovered.
Start a story together – ken@kennethjweiss.com
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