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...

September 1890   Sunday while the family of Joseph DeBouef of St, Francisville were all away from home with the exception of two sons, a...