Stanley "Pete" Vandament, 1st Motorcycle Cop
Stanley Berget Vandament, better known as Pete, was born January 22, 1888, in Lawrenceville, Illinois, to Burgett and Belle Vandament....
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W. Virgil Vandament, Boy Scout Leader
Willis Virgil Vandament was born in Lukin Township on October 17, 1898, to Wiley and Matilda Vandament. As a child, he attended...
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2 days ago2 min read
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The Game of 15 vs 20
Don't forget the prgram tonight 7:00 Secret Service The snow was two inches deep in Lawrence County in the last week of March in 1880....
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3 days ago5 min read
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Program Monday March 24 7 pm
Scott Scherer, former officer of the U.S. Secret Service, will be the guest speaker at the meeting of the Lawrence County Historical...
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5 days ago1 min read
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Census Takers
For the Genealogists: The census of 1880 was to be made based on things as they existed on June 1, 1880, and the census takers only had...
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6 days ago2 min read
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First Women on Jury 1939
Women may have gotten the vote in 1920, but they didn't get to become jurors in Lawrence County until 1939. The first time women's...
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7 days ago2 min read
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Class in Bike Riding
Because many students could not afford a bike in 1938, their teacher Marguerite Hawkins at Holiday School in Allison township brought...
Lawrence Lore
Mar 191 min read
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Central Wabash Archaeology Chapter
Explore the Historic Trails from Purgatory Swamp to the Five Mile House Robinson, IL – The Central Wabash Archaeology Chapter (CWAC)...
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Mar 182 min read
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“Aw’ dern it”
March 12, 1880 , from the Rural Republican and the Weekly Western Sun The Sand Ridgers were about to build a new church east of Gilmore...
Lawrence Lore
Mar 175 min read
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Andy Gainer BTHS Athlete
Andy Gainer Andy Gainer started Bridgeport High School in the fall of 1955. He played football, basketball, baseball and ran track the...
Lawrence Lore
Mar 142 min read
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