Post Office

Postal services will be halted from Monday except for communities near the Gaza Strip. More: continued here

NEMO | Sometimes a post office is more than just a place to pick up packages, mail a letter or buy stamps. Sometimes, as is the case in the tiny town of Nemo, the post office is the social hub of the community. More: continued here

Looking Back: Eras of post officesSioux Falls Argus LeaderThe post office served an important function for frontier communities in the 1880s. It provided a cheap way of keeping in touch with friends and relatives before the advent of telephone technology on the Plains. Here is a collection of three of …

Window to History: The Post Office and Franklin CountyChambersburg Public OpinionEach day when you open your mail, read your new magazine or just look through the advertisements, have you ever thought about how the United States Postal Service began? Pennsylvania's Governor William Penn established the state's first post office in … …

The post office in 1909 on Lincoln Way East. This is the present location of the Chamber of Commerce. The man to the left of the man with the black suit is David Zarger. More: continued here

Postal customers affected by the earthquake-related closure of the post office at 1015 Amador St. More: continued here

Some opposition to reducing James City Post Office hoursBradford EraAt a meeting held at the Highland Township Volunteer Fire Department's firehall, Stephanie Sponenburgh, the acting U.S. Post Office operations manager for Western Pennsylvania, announced the James City Post Office will reduce weekday operating hours … More: continued here

Guardian Liberty Voice History of Name Changes of Post OfficesGuardian Liberty VoiceSo far in August this year, President Obama has signed 21 bills into law. Seven of these bills concerned the naming of government-owned buildings and five buildings were post offices. Although infrequent in early history, legislation naming post… More: …

Napa post offices offer limited servicesNapa Valley RegisterNapa's two post office buildings remain closed after being badly damaged by Sunday's earthquake, while customers are being served out of a parking lot or annex. The main postal building on Trancas Street is partially red-tagged, said postal … More: continued here

KING5.com Slain Mount Rainier Ranger Margaret Anderson honored with post office…The Oregonian – OregonLive.comThe Eatonville Post Office will be dedicated in her honor at a ceremony next week on Friday, Sept. 5. Congressman Dave Reichert sponsored legislation to authorize the dedication, which will be marked with a plaque. Anderson's father, …