It's Mine, Not Yours
In the early 1800s a single woman enjoyed the same rights as a man to enter contracts and manage property. However, when a woman married,...
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Dec 10, 20242 min read
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Are You Hurt?
Daily Record January 27 1942 No, these are not group pictures of victims of an air raid on a beauty shop. They were made to demonstrate...
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Aug 9, 20241 min read
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There's No Crying in Baseball. . .
In the summer of 1940, the Lawrenceville Merchants softball team won the Wabash Valley Girls Softball tournament. The nonprofessionals...
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Jul 31, 20241 min read
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Elbert, Madge, and Robert Bailey
Elbert Bailey (1920-1990) was employed for 23 years with Girton Brothers Trucking in Lawrenceville. He also served four years as Lawrence...
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Apr 3, 20242 min read
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First Woman Hanged
The only enforcement of the death penalty in Lawrence County, Illinois was that of Elizabeth Reed. She was however not a resident of...
Lawrence Lore
Mar 1, 20242 min read
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Books by Mail
You may now order our newest book by mail. (If you didn’t get one for Christmas, go ahead and get one for yourself!) Unfortunately, the...
Lawrence Lore
Dec 31, 20231 min read
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Our New Book is Here!
There's still time to buy the newest Lawrence Lore publication for Holiday giving. Ladies of Lawrence is a book of stories about Lawrence...
Lawrence Lore
Dec 12, 20231 min read
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"Two Formals and Gold Sandals"
The following letter published in a Lawrence County newspaper from 23-year-old Army Nurse Bettie Jo Eaton sent home to her family in...
Lawrence Lore
Oct 6, 20234 min read
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More Women and Their Cars
From the Griggs/Cunningham Collection
Lawrence Lore
Aug 25, 20231 min read
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Women and Their Cars
From the Griggs/Cunningham Collection
Lawrence Lore
Aug 18, 20231 min read
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