Take Your Turkey to the Courthouse
The first "Farmers’ Institute," was a three-day event held in December,1902 at the County Courthouse. This event was like the county fair, but without rides or ‘fried anything’. Attendance was limited to county exhibitors, admission was free, and enthusiasm was apparently unlimited. The Lawrenceville Republican ran several front-page articles leading up to the event, and the December 11 issue proudly published the winners in the various classes. Conservative estimates (which
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Happy Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving from the Pat Jenny Collection at the Lawrence County Historical Society
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41 Train Car Loads of Melons
October 15,1880 Eighteen days until the Presidential election. More mudslinging in the newspapers. The decrease in local news articles...
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Early Farm Implements
When the farmers first arrived in Lawrence County in the early 1800s, their farm implements were generally made and repaired by...
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Two Old Maids
The Rural Republican , an eight-page newspaper, was published once a week on Friday by Miss Mary Buntin. The cost per year was $1.50...
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Cure for Wayward Husbands
June 25th, 1880 Lots of folks around Lawrenceville had mumps. Henry A Clubb was acting as postmaster during the illness of Nellie...
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