In honor of the Valentine’s Day holiday, David Burchell will present a brief history of the wide variety of century old postcards in his collection with a special focus on the topic of Valentine’s Day.
The virtual talk, being presented by the Mercer County Library system, is set to be held on Thursday, Feb. 2, from 7 to 8 p.m. Burchell will discuss the common practice of daily communication with “postals”, the everyday e-mails of a century ago.
Burchell is a lifelong New Jersey resident and resides in Ewing with his wife, Marla. He is a career educator, and a graduate of the College of New Jersey with a degree in sociology and anthropology, and a master’s in history and geography.
Burchell retired after 30 years in Secondary Education as chairman of the Social Studies Department at Burlington City High School. He has taught for the past 15 years as a senior adjunct professor of history at Mercer County Community College.
Burchell is currently the librarian of the Washington Crossing Card Collectors Club where he developed his interest in Deltiology (postcard collecting).
Registration with an e-mail is required, for the event and a link to the talk will be sent out the approximately 24 hours before the program. For more information or to register, e-mail hopeprogs@mcl.org.
