Fall Festival Tragedy 1963
FUNERAL TOMORROW FOR PART-OWNER OF BARBEQUE RIG As reported by an Indiana paper on October 1, 1963, George Rice, 45, died from injuries...
Lawrence Lore
May 29, 20251 min read
"10 Laziest Men"
The Rural Republican, published in Lawrenceville, Illinois on Friday, May 14th, 1880 The rain in the middle of May 1880 made the wheat...
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May 13, 20255 min read
Dog gone. . .
May 7th, 1880 The strawberry crop promised to be abundant . Justus Struble sold two large draft horses cheap. B L Cunningham purchased...
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May 7, 20256 min read
Salvation's Free
April 23rd, 1880 On Sand Ridge, wheat was thriving after the rain. The weather was warm. Peach trees were blooming as were apple trees....
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Apr 28, 20256 min read
Dirty Cups and Saucers
April 16th, 1880 Rural Republican and Vincennes Weekly Sun The editor of the Rural Republican advised her readers to “Lay the overcoat...
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Apr 22, 20253 min read
April 2 1880
Old winter had almost “marched” out in April of 1880. Sumner News: Business improved as the roads got better. The surplus wheat that...
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Apr 3, 20255 min read
Stone Pillars Mystery
The stone pillars shown below were likely placed to mark the original property boundaries of the Dowell Greenhouse property on Lexington...
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Mar 11, 20251 min read
Businesses After the Civil War
From the Vincennes Weekly Gazette published January 31, 1867, a writer describes the businesses in Lawrenceville at that time. ...
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Mar 5, 20253 min read
News of January 1880
The year 1880 was to be an eventful one. The census of the United States would be taken, a new President elected, and it was a leap year....
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Jan 29, 20256 min read
House Indentification
We are trying to identify these houses that were pictured in the newspaper in 1938. Perhaps someone can "Google map" them and send us a...
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Jan 24, 20251 min read