Don't forget to register for Thursday morning's opening program (November 6 10:00 at the History Center) featuring 'Stories from the Wardrobe: The Dresses and the Ladies who Wore Them', by Curator, Nancy King. Admission $10 Goodie bags will be provided.   Seating is limited to 25 people.  Reservations required and can be made by calling 908-208-2372. October 29 1880 JE Black carried off a great many prizes at the Vincennes Fair including the first premium on ewe and lamb cla

October 15,1880 Eighteen days until the Presidential election. More mudslinging in the newspapers. The decrease in local news articles...

October 1 1880 The Rural Republican The paper was still filled with political news. Orators were imported many miles to speak at...

National election news dominated the newspapers for September 17th and September 24th, 1880 .  Most of the front-page columns were...

Not many people iron clothes anymore, never mind whether it is Tuesday or not. It would be interesting to know just how many households...

When the farmers first arrived in Lawrence County in the early 1800s, their farm implements were generally made and repaired by...

The September 3 rd  and 10th, 1880 editions of the local newspapers noted that the beauty of the thoroughfares were hidden and the...

Vincennes Daily Commercial Aug 13, 1886 Jumped Off The Bridge Into The Middle Of The Wabash River. The Daring Leap Made By A Fugitive To...

Moses Stivers took out a full-length column in the Vincennes Western Sun to extol the virtues of his ‘resort’ known as Stivers Springs....

Note to Readers: The following post integrates two weeks of Lawrence County News due to an increased focus on campaign discourse...