Postcards+Received!

Images of postcards we've received:

Our very first postcard, from Dr. and Mrs. Franz in Maine. They are originally from our city of Buhler, KS:

These postcards are from the Dominican Republic. One of the cool side effects of this project is that we've received/seen postcards from other countries as well! These 2 are from the aunt of one of our students who went to the D.R. on vacation - the best thing is that they have coins attached!



Daufuskie Island** is a residential "sea island" between [|Savannah, Georgia] and [|Hilton Head Island, South Carolina] about 2.75 miles offshore. The total island surface is just 8 square miles. Daufuskie has a full-time population of around 250. There are two resorts, a private residential community, and a large undeveloped tract of lands identified as residential property. Daufuskie Island was the home to many freed slaves following the Civil War. The people were called the Gullah people.
 * This card led to one of our coolest geography lessons so far. It is from Daufuskie Island, which we had never learned about before!**

We also received a postcard from Washington, D.C. We've been studying our nation's capitol (and the fact that it is actually our THIRD capitol!) so this is a perfect fit for what we are learning!

This next postcard is also from Washington, D.C., but with a Kansas connection. This one was sent by Jerry Moran, who is a U.S. Senator from Kansas. My class was SO excited to receive this postcard from him!