Lawrence Lore2 days ago1 minBILLETMaking 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...
Lawrence Lore6 days ago1 min1900-1924Dog in Photo of County Officers 1905In the summer of 1905, county officers and other courthouse personnel posed for this photograph. (l to r) Standing: John Inmon,...
Lawrence LoreMar 221 minSumner 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...
Lawrence LoreMar 201 min1850-1899Railroads and Railroad TownsThe first railway charter granted by the Illinois General Assembly was to the Chicago and Vincennes Railroad in 1835. The demand for...
Lawrence LoreMar 182 minLCHS NEWSPinkstaff InventorsTwo researchers recently contacted the Historical Society about two inventors from the Pinkstaff area in the 1900s -Mark Bowman and...
Lawrence LoreMar 161 minLCHS NEWSMiles 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...
Lawrence LoreMar 144 minPEOPLE"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...
Lawrence LoreMar 137 minPEOPLEHi 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!...
Lawrence LoreMar 101 minAGRICULTUREAn 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...
Lawrence LoreMar 84 min1850-18991880-1883 Several years ago, David Foote, a volunteer, transcribed the news from Lawrence County as printed in the Robinson newspapers. Since...