Newsletter #48: July 2025.

Hello Letter Lovers...

Summer Snail Mail

Happy mid-year! This month's edition of the newsletter is a selection of letter stories handpicked just for you. There are podcast recommendations, charity updates and even a letter in a bottle plus much more.

Posting Peace

A new, special type of postbox inspired by the kindness of a 9 year old girl, has been installed in a Dorset cemetery. Visitors are invited to leave letters for their dearly departed. 

Photo: BBC

'Thanks' from Hanks

A Pittsburgh creative writing teacher assigned his students to type letters to Hollywood A-Lister and typewriter lover Tom Hanks...who then replied. 

Letter in a Bottle

How many of us wouldn't love to discover a letter in a bottle? It's like something out of a film! That's exactly what happened earlier this summer when a14 year old love letter in a bottle was discovered lakeside in Canada.

Photo: Kessa Desmarais

Tune In Today

"The Allgoods: Vietnam Through the Eyes of Love" is a project by Alisa Allgood, daughter of Dick and Sarah, whose 1970s letters are featured in the podcast series. Learn more about the podcast and story behind the project, here.

Photo: Jen Clancey

Letters Across Time

Michelle Liu, 18, and Sue Miller, 80, have been pen pals since Michelle was 9 years old. Click here to listen to their story and why letters matter to them.

Charity Cycle

Friend of the archive, Alison, iscycling for charity! If you can, please support Alison and Siobhan on their epic September cycle to raise funds for 'From Me to You'. 

Write More Letters

100% of the proceeds from our 'Write More Letters' campaign go to the charity 'Hope for the Warriors' which helps U.S. veterans and military families. To learn more about how to sport your own Write More Letters gear, click here.