Marriages Conducted via Morse Code

Marriages were conducted via Morse code in the 1840s and 1870s, demonstrating the unique ways people found to overcome obstacles in getting married during those times. In one case, a businessman's daughter and her love interest were able to marry through a minister conducting the ceremony remotely via telegraph. Later, a telegraph operator stationed at a military base in the western United States married his fiance with the help of a minister officiating from a different location. The wedding was conducted online through a party line that connected various telegraph offices, with well-wishers from each office sending their congratulations, creating a virtual wedding experience for the couple and an interesting social interaction for the telegraph operators.