Fields of Dreams
Mordecai Brown's passion for baseball was so great that even after his retirement from the major leagues he could not leave the game and...
Lawrence Lore
Jul 3, 20251 min read
Circus Fame at Poor Farm
“Samuel Armor , 94, died August 25, 1937, at the County home (Poor Farm) near Bridgeport. Deceased was born in Kentucky March 12, 1842,...
Lawrence Lore
Jul 1, 20251 min read
doctors vs fisikins
I found this essay that a little boy had written for the Lawrence County News in 1931 . (My computer kept wanting to auto correct all...
Lawrence Lore
Jun 24, 20251 min read
Business in Russellville
Mills Russellville like all other early towns, had a saw- and a grist-mill. As seen earlier in the history of the town, August, Andrew...
Lawrence Lore
Jun 13, 20254 min read
Accidents at George Field
Flight training was a dangerous operation. There were many planes in the air at once and they did a lot of night flying in all kinds of...
Lawrence Lore
Jun 5, 20251 min read
Time to Get your Bathing Suit On. . .
From the Madding collection circa 1940s
Lawrence Lore
Jun 3, 20251 min read
C.C.C. of Lawrenceville
Thankis to Norbert Brown for sharing this photo.
Lawrence Lore
May 19, 20251 min read
Worst Train Wreck in Lawrenceville's History, 1945
Two Killed and Six Injured in Worst Train Wreck in the History of Lawrenceville November 10, 1945 The most disastrous train wreck in the...
Lawrence Lore
May 5, 20253 min read
Where Can I Park My Car?
in 1939 Indian Refining Company decided they needed parking for their employees' cars.
Lawrence Lore
Apr 25, 20251 min read