Month March 2025
When the team of the Experimental Station of the Hawaiian Sugar Planters Association needed a break, they jumped into a putt-putt out of Honolulu and flew to Mapulehu, Molokai for fishing, BBQ, fresh fruit off the trees, beer, and hanging… Continue Reading →
“Absolutely fireproof bath house in hotel” That’s it, I’m sold, let’s go! Best envelope ever. I guess bathhouse fires were a concern in 1915? Also, the list of diseases cured is incredible. This letter was sent to Albert J. in… Continue Reading →
To: Albert John Mangelsdorf, c/o Seedman, Atchison, Kansas From: Duke, Pleasant Hill, Missouri Dear Al, No, I’m not sick. Neither do I want any great favor. What I want to know, what you folks can lay down at this time… Continue Reading →
In 1921 the seed company was named The Mangelsdorf Seed Company, changed from Mangelsdorf Bros in 1917. Family members, including many of co-founder Ernst August’s seventeen children, played a role in the company. He had retired from the seed company… Continue Reading →