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Join the Akron Postcard Club

Rachel Whinnery, creator of Everyday Akron

One of Akron’s more niche, yet welcoming, clubs is the Akron Postcard Club. Hosted by the University of Akron’s Institute for Human Science and Culture, the Akron Postcard Club highlights the David P. Campbell Postcard Collection and all things pertaining to postcards. 

Keep reading to find out how you can get involved with this unique organization.

Everyday Akron Postcard Club Takeover
Join Akron Postcard Club and Everyday Akron on Wednesday, August 30, 2023 from 6pm to 7:30pm at the Cummings Center for the History of Psychology for an Everyday Akron Postcard Club Takeover event!

This event is free and open to the public.

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How did the Akron Postcard Club get started?

Akron Postcard Club was founded in July 2021 by Cris Shell, a two-time graduate of the University of Akron, and Dr. Jennifer Bazar, Assistant Director of the Cummings Center for History of Psychology. They are both passionate about postcard history and want to share the David P. Campbell Postcard Collection with the community.

Akron Postcard Club members in front of the Euclid Beach Park Grand Carousel at the Cleveland History Center during a special offsite Akron Postcard Club meeting.

When does the Akron Postcard Club meet?

Akron Postcard Club meets on the last Wednesday of the month from 6pm to 7pm, except for the months of November and December. A special Saturday meet-up is scheduled during these months, the Postcard Write-a-Thon benefitting local area residents. Meetings are typically held at the Cummings Center for the History of Psychology, but there are occasional offsite meetings, so be sure to check their website for meeting information.

Akron Postcard Club members write postcards to Akron area residents during the Postcard Write-a-Thon event hosted at Hale Farm & Village.

What are Akron Postcard Club meetings like?

All Akron Postcard Club meetings are free and open to the public, and each month’s meeting is different. Past meetings have included postcard writing for the annual National Postcard Week, learning about and making certain types of postcards, postcard show and tell, and more!

Akron Postcard Club celebrated its first anniversary in July 2022 by playing postcard bingo.

Some memorable meetings for Dr. Bazar have included Naddia Dhalai offering a Q&A session about the USPS; Sam Hurst talking about the Olive Mudge album; Cassidy Kuhar “playing” the musical postcards on her cello; and Jennifer Davis’ embroidery postcards and photo-multigraph postcards.

 An Akron Postcard Club member wins best costume as an Akron Postcard Club postcard at the October 2022 Akron Postcard Club meeting.

Written by Melanie Mohler | Photos courtesy of Akron Postcard Club