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Gilberts: More Tupperville stories from Melba Simpson

This week, we take another look at Tupperville From the Beginning, Melba Simpson's early 2000s town history

Last week, we started looking at Tupperville From the Beginning, Melba Simpson’s early 2000s town history. There were too many stories for one column, so I am having another go this week. Thanks to Jim, who helped me decide which stories to feature.

Simpson tells us a bit about the town’s post office, operated from 1883; for most of its years, it was located inside the JS Baker Store. Rural mail delivery began in 1913.  Like in other places, mail delivery changed over the years, and not necessarily for the better.

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“When I came to Tupperville in 1946 mail came in and out three times a day,” Simpson writes. “You could post a letter early in the morning and they could reply and you would get it the same day.” I guess these days, we can email or........

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