November 1950 The 355th Engineer Depot Company at Bridgeport, Illinois was activated and sent to Fort Leonard Wood Missouri for...

1952 Ernest l Roan shows off his two hunting dogs in front of the brooder houses of the Lawrence County Sportsmen's Club quail-raising...

In 1962 the Arabs from Sumner High School were District Champions for the first time in 35 years and advanced to the semi-finals in the...

The Sumner High School team of 1948-1949 posted a fine record and turned out one of the finest ball players in Sumner’s history, Jack...

This is a photograph of the "old" Thompson house that was located on Allison Prairie. The picture used as a Christmas card in 1953.The...

February 15, 1962 Bridgeport Leader Local Athlete is Signed by Pittsburgh Pirates The Pittsburgh Pirates baseball squad will be...

Johnny Carson said the worst gift was a fruitcake. "There was only one fruitcake in the entire world, and people kept sending it to each...

The Bridgeport High School Class of 1973 graduated this past spring-- fifty years ago. Some highlights of their year from their...

“After several catastrophes had occurred in Lawrence County during the 1920s and early 1930s the importance and availability of a...