When students arrive in Holland, MI, the Dutch heritage is evident by actual windmills, windmill replicas, and windmill symbols dotting the landscape. One windmill is particularly important, as it stands in front of the Holland, Michigan Post Office serving …
In the Community, News & Events, USPS Did You Know & Tips
USPS business workshops designed to help rural businesses In 2014, President Obama created an initiative to help rural businesses grow and invest abroad. Made in Rural America involves a variety of federal agencies, including the United States Postal Service, which …
Hunger is a serious problem in America. The most recent government statistics on hunger show that in 2014, 48.1 million Americans lived in food-insecure households, including more than 15 million children. One in seven Americans struggles to get something …
Delivery, In the Community, News & Events, Uncategorized
Rare winter flooding socked the St. Louis area closing Post Offices in Missouri and Illinois. The flooding was the result of heavy rainfall in November and December that climaxed with more than 10 inches of rain over a three-day period …
Delivery, Heroes, In the Community
It was an everyday action that could have ended in tragedy if it wasn’t for the intervention of Fairland, IN Rural Carrier Michael Short. Brian Booth heard a noise coming from the exhaust of his Dodge Caravan, so he got …
Delivery, In the Community, Inside USPS, Uncategorized
In 1970, the Postal Reorganization Act transformed the Post Office Department into the United States Postal Service. The “standing” eagle was adopted as the Postal Service’s official seal. Eagles are powerful, stately, determined and undeniably American, which reflects …
On an autumn day in 1888, a shaggy pup took his first step toward becoming a postal legend when he crept into the Albany, New York Post Office. The postal workers soon took a liking to the dog’s friendly demeanor …
Meet the Keeper of USPS History, Jenny Lynch This year marks the Postal Service’s 240th anniversary. That’s a lot of history to keep track of – but luckily, USPS Historian Jenny Lynch is pretty incredible at her job. She has …
In the Community, USPS Did You Know & Tips
While the Postal Service has no official motto, the popular belief that it does is a tribute to America’s postal workers. “Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their …
Delivery, In the Community, Inside USPS
You’ve heard it before, the Postal Service’s unofficial mail delivery motto — Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds —but what exactly does it mean? It …