Comments on: Postcards Chronicle Fascinating History of the House of David

By: rudra

rudra — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 10:15:00 +0000

Thanks for sharing such great and Historical information about House of David.

By: Mick McGillion

Mick McGillion — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 01:57:13 +0000

Hi Bonnie,

Thanks for your reply. You make a good point about cards in 1930s, before many people had cameras I guess.

Those HoD cards I’ve seen on the Web (eg eBay) do not seem to have messages ‘pushing’ their beliefs, so I’m guessing it was more commercial than otherwise. Of the 2 postcards for HoD in Sydney, one was produced in B.H, the other by the local Sydney HoD community.

Regards, Mick

By: Bonnie Wilpon

Bonnie Wilpon — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 04:39:51 +0000

Hi Mick -

I don’t have a definitive answer to your question… but my guess is that it’s a combination of both. Sending postcards was much more common before 1930 than it is today. Many of the HoD cards (here in the US) offer the receiver to contact them at Eden Springs for more information. So I think the postcards were a commercial venture in their own right, a way to attract more visitors to their Eden Park attraction and to baseball games… and perhaps pick up some converts along the way. Just my best guess!

By: Mick McG

Mick McG — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 22:52:32 +0000

Hi Kevin,
I am researching HoD history in Australia. I have seen 2 postcards of HoD places in Sydney, Aust.

My Q: why were HoD so keen to publish postcards of their various activies? Was it purely commercial, or was it to promote their beliefs?

Cheers,
Mick

By: Bonnie Wilpon

Bonnie Wilpon — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 16:46:48 +0000

Hi Kevin -

I’m a very amateur historian and collector of intentional community postcards (among other things!) – House of David, Shaker and Amish postcards included. Arcadia Publishing has a nice pictorial history of the House of David. You might try a MI University Press that specializes in local histories, and pitch your book. I’d buy it!

By: Kevin Clutter

Kevin Clutter — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 04:30:42 +0000

Loved the House of David article. I have all of the postcards except for the ladies band. Have some like it though. I am a historian with with an interest in the House of/City of David. In fact, i AM Friends with Brother Taylor at the City of David. Have been trying to get a book published about House of David postcards. But, so far, no luck in finding a publisher

By: Barbara Jersey

Barbara Jersey — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 15:08:21 +0000

Great story with lots of factual history

By: Roxie Boyd

Roxie Boyd — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 18:20:56 +0000

This article was fascinating. What grabbed my attention first was the title the “House of David”, not that it was about postcards. Perhaps you could tag it with ‘religion’, or something like that. Thanks for the history lesson!