Valentine's Day is behind us, sadly. Now you're faced with those cards that you've received. What to do - toss them or save them? Consider this before you choose the recycling bin. What if all of the generations before us had thrown away their Valentine's Day cards? Can you imagine a world bereft of those frilly, crowded, and seductive vintage Valentines? Nah, don't bother. Thanks to a newly-published online exhibit at the
Maine Memory Network, you can peek at the earnest yearnings of yore.
Valentines online joins the mind-boggling array of Maine's historical resources available to us digitally.
The Maine Historical Society writes "Postcard valentines were fashionable in early America, often collected and pasted into albums. More elaborate valentines became popular in the mid-1800s. This exhibit explores the evolution of valentines. Perhaps you will be inspired to make your own!"
So hang on to those Valentines you've received; maybe some day they'll emerge from a dusty box, inspiring a future amorist to take heart (pardon the pun).
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