February 1888 News Gleaned from Rural Republican Chas. Parkinson, merchant St. Francisville, carried the best thread on the market--...

February 1889 News Gleaned from the Sumner Press A Chapter of the O. E. S. (Eastern Star) instituted with fourteen members. Mrs. Rose...

These two glass items are from the Essie and James Gillespie Collection. They are labeled Chicago 1900. The curators at first thought...

January 1989 Gleaned from the Rural Republican Grand jurors for February term 1889 Allison: William Warner and Levi Watts; Russell: James...

January 1889 Gleaned from Sumner Press New Year’s gift to Mrs. M. Coffman a daughter. Francis M. Burget to Mary E. Shick married in...

January 10, 1879 Rural Republican Around and About by the Editor: Cold weather. Beautiful snow. Wild game is plentiful and cheap....

Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Roberts located in Lawrenceville about 1866, where Mr. Roberts engaged in a general merchandising business across the...

An article published in the Lawrence County News published December 11, 1918, gave a short biography of Dr Israel Asahel Powell, quite...

If you are planning a family reunion in Lawrence County next year, let the Historical Society know how we can help. Do you need research,...

An early writer and preacher, T. T. Holton wrote about Joseph Wilson and his wife, Ann who preached at all the big Christian meetings. He...