Lawrence Lore
- 10 hours ago
- 1 min
The Easter Bunny Cometh
Dan Shearer presented an excellent program on the history of the Lawrenceville Greenhouse this past Monday night for the Historical...
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Lawrence Lore
- 1 day ago
- 2 min
News of Sumner 1902
** We will be cleaning tombstones at Moffett Cemetery 8:00 am Saturday morning Oct 30th. Please come down and help us preserve history...
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Lawrence Lore
- 2 days ago
- 3 min
Last Class of BHS
The Bridgeport High School Class of 1973 graduated this past spring-- fifty years ago. Some highlights of their year from their...
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Lawrence Lore
- 3 days ago
- 3 min
"Lost in the Woods"
(Correction: Despite what the blog inferred yesterday, George Zwilling is only 63 years old...Sorry George.) Asahel Brines was a 19th...
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Lawrence Lore
- 4 days ago
- 3 min
Sumner Elevator
We asked George Zwilling to write a history of the Sumner Elevatorand today we are proud to publish it with some photographs. Thanks to...
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Lawrence Lore
- 5 days ago
- 1 min
Volunteers Do It Again
Saturday September 23 the volunteers were cleaning stones at Moffett Cemetery. With 300 plus stones to clean, we need all the volunteers...
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Lawrence Lore
- Sep 22
- 3 min
The Black Gold of Lawrence County
******Saturday morning September 23 2023, we will be selling our extra school yearbooks for BTHS, LTHS and some RHHS for only $20! We...
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Lawrence Lore
- Sep 21
- 1 min
Lawrenceville Greenhouse
******Saturday morning September 23 2023, we will be selling our extra school yearbooks for BTHS, LTHS and some RHHS for only $20! We...
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Lawrence Lore
- Sep 20
- 2 min
Law and Order 1890 Style
February 13, 1890 Sumner Press Bridgeport News Some two weeks ago City Marshal James Steward received word from Sheriff Woodyait of...
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Lawrence Lore
- Sep 19
- 2 min
Steamboats. . really?
"In 1836", according to a statement by Mr. Cauthorn," as many as 800 steamboats passed by Vincennes by actual count." From 1840-1845 more...
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