Doctors in Russellville
In the early history of Russellville, men with some medical expertise took care of the residents and those in the surrounding area....

Lawrence Lore
Apr 4, 20252 min read
April 2 1880
Old winter had almost “marched” out in April of 1880. Sumner News: Business improved as the roads got better. The surplus wheat that...

Lawrence Lore
Apr 3, 20255 min read
Brawlsome Broyles
February 25, 1877 “Struck with Ax Handle in Brawl” George Barker, age 29, was living with his wife, Lucinda Barker, and two small...

Lawrence Lore
Mar 31, 20257 min read


The Game of 15 vs 20
Don't forget the prgram tonight 7:00 Secret Service The snow was two inches deep in Lawrence County in the last week of March in 1880....

Lawrence Lore
Mar 24, 20255 min read
Census Takers
For the Genealogists: The census of 1880 was to be made based on things as they existed on June 1, 1880, and the census takers only had...

Lawrence Lore
Mar 21, 20252 min read
“Aw’ dern it”
March 12, 1880 , from the Rural Republican and the Weekly Western Sun The Sand Ridgers were about to build a new church east of Gilmore...

Lawrence Lore
Mar 17, 20255 min read
Foregoes
What was happening in Lawrence County during the first week of March 1880? Seed potatoes and garden seeds were for sale at Watts in...

Lawrence Lore
Mar 10, 20254 min read
Increased Sale of Liniment, a Self-satisfied Female and a Highly Elated Lot of Gossipers
The St Francisville reporter in February 1880 stated that the city of St Francisville should retire and give some other town a chance to...

Lawrence Lore
Mar 4, 20252 min read


I'll Take a Frisky One
News of Lawrence County February 20-29 1880 Gleaned from Lawrenceville and Vincennes newspapers. Some of the young folks evidently...

Lawrence Lore
Feb 28, 20256 min read


"Skivered Him into Atoms"
“Joseph Drennon was under the weather from the use of whiskey, and he undertook to walk the C & V Railroad below St Francisville. He had...

Lawrence Lore
Feb 26, 20253 min read

