If you're one of those people who remember when you could mail a postcard for one penny, then you'll need to take a look at the display case outside the Bullis Room.
(And even if you can't remember back that far, we think you'll enjoy spending a few minutes at the same place.)
The postcards displayed there were ones sent to Nettie Bullis from friends who were vacationing in: New York state; New York City; Boston, Massachusetts; and Canada. Most of them have very short messages, the "wish you were here" kind. All of them have beautiful photography on sturdy matte paper that seems to be just a cut above most contemporary postcards.
So please add "stop by MPL and look at Bullis postcard display" on your to-do list. They are a reminder of what we miss out on today, with text messages and selfies.
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Monday, August 17, 2015
Wednesday, October 9, 2013
WORLD POST DAY
Did you know that today, October 9, is officiallyWorld Post Day? (We didn't! Until a few minutes ago.)
Universal Postal Union (UPU) was established way back in 1874 in Bern, Switzerland, at the start of the global communications revolution. In 1969 at the UPU Congress in Tokyo, October 9th was declared World Post Day, and it's been recognized internationally ever since.
Here in the Bullis Room today, we silently paid homage to World Post Day as we looked over the statistics for this blog. We are privileged to have visitors from Lithuania, Germany, Ukraine, Canada, China, United Kingdom, Russia, Kazakhstan, Poland ... and so many other countries as well as countless villages, towns, cities and states within our own borders.
So to all of our readers, near and far, we say "thank you" for visiting us here on this blog. And let's all be grateful for the global communications revolution back in 1874 as well as all the advancements in this field over the past 139 years.
Universal Postal Union (UPU) was established way back in 1874 in Bern, Switzerland, at the start of the global communications revolution. In 1969 at the UPU Congress in Tokyo, October 9th was declared World Post Day, and it's been recognized internationally ever since.
Here in the Bullis Room today, we silently paid homage to World Post Day as we looked over the statistics for this blog. We are privileged to have visitors from Lithuania, Germany, Ukraine, Canada, China, United Kingdom, Russia, Kazakhstan, Poland ... and so many other countries as well as countless villages, towns, cities and states within our own borders.
So to all of our readers, near and far, we say "thank you" for visiting us here on this blog. And let's all be grateful for the global communications revolution back in 1874 as well as all the advancements in this field over the past 139 years.
Thursday, June 18, 2009
THE BULLIS FATHERS
This week we honor Nettie's father (Abraham Rogers Bullis III) and her Bullis grandfathers.
1. Philip Bullis, born circa 1630 in England. Philip was a mariner who immigrated to Boston, Massachusetts. He served in Major Savage's Company under Lieut. Gillam from 1675 to 1676 on the Connecticut River, during King Philip's War.
2. Thomas Bullis, born 1671. Thomas was granted parcels of land in Greenwich, Connecticut. He deeded this land to his sons.
3. John Bullis, born circa 1695. John married and had eight sons. Some of his sons went to Canada, some stayed on the Bullis Homestead in Dutchess County, New York, and one went to England. One of these sons was a general in the French and Indian War.
4. Charles Bullis, born 1723 in Greenwich, Connecticut. He later moved to Manchester, Vermont. Charles served in the Revolutionary War in Captain Gideon Brownson's Company, Warner Regiment, Vermont Militia. Charles and his son Henry helped organize the First Episcopal Church in Manchester.
5. Henry Bullis, born 1749 in Amenia, New York. Henry was an invalid, a condition caused by a dog bite. Henry and his wife Hannah Purdy Bullis had ten children.
6. Charles Henry Bullis, born 1786 in Manchester, Vermont. Charles, his wife Eleanor Carbone (Rogers), and their two children Abraham Rogers Bullis and Amy (aka Emma) Bullis moved to Macedon, New York in 1837.
6. Abraham Rogers Bullis, born 1815 in Greenwich, New York. Abraham attended Geneva Medical College, Geneva, New York and became one of Macedon's first medical doctors. He also maintained offices in Farmington, Ontario County. Abraham married Lydia Porter Lapham and they had seven children.
7. Abraham Rogers Bullis, III, born 1854 in Farmington, New York. His mother died when he was eight years old and he went to live with his Grandfather Bullis at the family homestead in Macedon. He attended Cornell University and graduated with a degree in Civil Engineering in 1881. He worked as a surveyor in Wayne County, New York and married Josephine Breese in 1884. They had two children, Charles Rogers Bullis (born 1891) and Jeannette Aurelia Bullis (1893), our Nettie.
1. Philip Bullis, born circa 1630 in England. Philip was a mariner who immigrated to Boston, Massachusetts. He served in Major Savage's Company under Lieut. Gillam from 1675 to 1676 on the Connecticut River, during King Philip's War.
2. Thomas Bullis, born 1671. Thomas was granted parcels of land in Greenwich, Connecticut. He deeded this land to his sons.
3. John Bullis, born circa 1695. John married and had eight sons. Some of his sons went to Canada, some stayed on the Bullis Homestead in Dutchess County, New York, and one went to England. One of these sons was a general in the French and Indian War.
4. Charles Bullis, born 1723 in Greenwich, Connecticut. He later moved to Manchester, Vermont. Charles served in the Revolutionary War in Captain Gideon Brownson's Company, Warner Regiment, Vermont Militia. Charles and his son Henry helped organize the First Episcopal Church in Manchester.
5. Henry Bullis, born 1749 in Amenia, New York. Henry was an invalid, a condition caused by a dog bite. Henry and his wife Hannah Purdy Bullis had ten children.
6. Charles Henry Bullis, born 1786 in Manchester, Vermont. Charles, his wife Eleanor Carbone (Rogers), and their two children Abraham Rogers Bullis and Amy (aka Emma) Bullis moved to Macedon, New York in 1837.
6. Abraham Rogers Bullis, born 1815 in Greenwich, New York. Abraham attended Geneva Medical College, Geneva, New York and became one of Macedon's first medical doctors. He also maintained offices in Farmington, Ontario County. Abraham married Lydia Porter Lapham and they had seven children.
7. Abraham Rogers Bullis, III, born 1854 in Farmington, New York. His mother died when he was eight years old and he went to live with his Grandfather Bullis at the family homestead in Macedon. He attended Cornell University and graduated with a degree in Civil Engineering in 1881. He worked as a surveyor in Wayne County, New York and married Josephine Breese in 1884. They had two children, Charles Rogers Bullis (born 1891) and Jeannette Aurelia Bullis (1893), our Nettie.
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