Children with Guns
Ten-year-old Walter Byrley, grandson of Mr. and Mrs. James Byrley 1711 Fourteenth street, was fatally wounded when he was shot by his...

Lawrence Lore
Mar 21, 20241 min read
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A Perfect State of Preservation
When the Historical Society offered a tour of Sumner Cemetery in 2013 they discovered many interesting stories. Some of these can be...

Lawrence Lore
Mar 19, 20241 min read
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German Pioneer Settler
Peter Scherer Sr, a pioneer settler of southern Lawrence County, Illinois was a native of Germany, being born in Rein-Byron about 1809....

Lawrence Lore
Feb 12, 20242 min read
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"summer complaint"
Grace Osborne was the daughter of William Hazzard and Judith/ Jude Brausa Osborne. She was born February 23, 1902, and died September 4,...

Lawrence Lore
Jan 31, 20242 min read
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Wright Gaddy Cemetery by Marilyn Wagner
Wright/Gaddy cemetery is in the far southwest corner of Lawrence County, just off County Road 000 and Berryville Road. When the corn is...

Lawrence Lore
Dec 14, 20233 min read
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Rest in Peace"
Old newspaper articles are often filled with information that capture our attention. This particular article captured Larry Curry’s...

Lawrence Lore
Oct 6, 20232 min read
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Attention: Ruark's
William F Ruark has been reported as the son of John C and Mary Smith Ruark born about 1815. While the Native Americans had vacated the...

Lawrence Lore
Oct 4, 20233 min read
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Volunteers Do It Again
Saturday September 23 the volunteers were cleaning stones at Moffett Cemetery. With 300 plus stones to clean, we need all the volunteers...

Lawrence Lore
Sep 25, 20231 min read
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Thanks Again Volunteers
Once again a group of volunteers met at Moffet Cemetery, Saturday morning at 8:00 a.m September 16, and cleaned stones for about 1 1/2...

Lawrence Lore
Sep 18, 20231 min read
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Cleaning Tombstones Again Saturday
We will be cleaning tombstones again this Saturday September 13, 2023, at 8:00 am at Moffett Cemetery again. Directions from...

Lawrence Lore
Sep 14, 20232 min read
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