EphemeraSearch
Your ancestors had mail
EphemeraSearch launched on April 23, 2023 with 79 votes, #942 of 4,853 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches. The site was not reachable when checked in September 2026.
What it does
EphemeraSearch is an online database of old mail. We're on a mission to digitize the world's old postcards, letters, telegrams, and other ephemera so genealogists can search for their ancestors' correspondence.
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