Burch Honored as Kansas Rural Letter Carriers' Association Outstanding Member of the Year
An emotional Kelma Burch accepts her Outstanding Member of the Year award at the Kansas Rural Letter Carriers' Association convention in Wichita.
Accordi n g t o the Wikipedia entry for the National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association, free mail delivery in American cities began with a limited scope in 1863. Shortly afterwards, rural citizens began petitioning for equal consideration. Postmaster General John Wanamaker first suggested rural free delivery (RFD) of mail in the United States in his annual report for fiscal year 1891. It began in…
