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Making Moonshine or Not?
Lawrence County News reported on August 3, 1921 that two men from Vincennes and Marion Briggs of Lukin were arrested 2 weeks ago by...
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- 6 days ago
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Dog in Photo of County Officers 1905
In the summer of 1905, county officers and other courthouse personnel posed for this photograph. (l to r) Standing: John Inmon,...
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Lawrence Lore
- Mar 22
- 1 min
Sumner Church over 100 Years Old!
Central Christian Church in Sumner began in 1850 when a revival meeting was held by Evangelist Cornelius Ades. Meetings were held in...
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Lawrence Lore
- Mar 20
- 1 min
Railroads and Railroad Towns
The first railway charter granted by the Illinois General Assembly was to the Chicago and Vincennes Railroad in 1835. The demand for...
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Lawrence Lore
- Mar 18
- 2 min
Pinkstaff Inventors
Two researchers recently contacted the Historical Society about two inventors from the Pinkstaff area in the 1900s -Mark Bowman and...
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Lawrence Lore
- Mar 16
- 1 min
Miles of Yellow Daffodils...
Ed Whittaker was instrumental in planting these daffodils 70-80 years ago and they have spread from the intersection of 1620 N Pollard...
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Lawrence Lore
- Mar 14
- 4 min
"Little George" aka "Skipper"
This is the story of George Lewis Maxfield written by Julia Randall. George Lewis Maxfield blessed his parents on July 11, 1956, when he...
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Lawrence Lore
- Mar 13
- 7 min
Hi Ho Silver!
Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear! From out of the past come the thundering hoofbeats and the sounds of gunfire!...
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Lawrence Lore
- Mar 10
- 1 min
An Apple a Day
Agriculture Report for 1888 · 37,578 acres of corn yielded 30 bushes per acre. · 26,849 acres of wheat or 4 percent less...
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