The cliche ideas of Valentine’s Day the roses, chocolates, and construction paper cards are not what this collection is about. The history of Valentine s cards is rich: they are the love letters of culture’s past.
Jolene Sliwka, of Burlington, was searching through a thrift store for vintage t-shirts and used records 35 years ago when she picked up a “scratch-off-and-sniff” Valentine’s Day card. That card set off a scavenger hunt that has now become a collection of several thousand vintage valentines.