July 1962
News from Lawrence County published in the Vincennes Sun Commercial July 1962 July 15 Lawrence County Circuit Court Judge, Roy O. Gulley,...

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May 28, 20243 min read
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How Many Did You Say?
Title: Population of Lawrence County Population of Lawrence County as given in The Blue Book of State of Illinois, Compiled by the Sec....

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Feb 16, 20241 min read
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St F's Drugstore
(Taken from an article written by George Abernathy for the Daily Record July 2, 1962, describing the St Francisville Drug Store.) St...

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Jan 12, 20242 min read
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Holsman Automobile
Dr Robert McMurray of St Francisville used to visit patients in his two-cylinder horseless buggy. It was bought about 1908 for $600. It...

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Jan 10, 20241 min read
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Vaccination by Bird Shot
The following story is part of an article written by Dr Tom Kirkwood from his own notes, and those gathered by Byron Lewis and Dr H V...

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Jan 9, 20242 min read
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St Francisville Doctors
Oak Lawn Cemetery in St Francisville is the final resting place for at least 5 physicians, Dr Robert J McMurray, Â Dr. Le Rory Ireland,...

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Jan 8, 20244 min read
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Balloonist Killed
August 20, 1914 Lawrenceville Republican “Friday morning at the Old Soldiers and Settlers reunion at St Francisville, hundreds of...

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Aug 14, 20232 min read
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Group Photo
This photo was taken in 1920 at the home of Ray Moore in St. Francisville, later occupied by Cozie Marcel. It was apparently some...

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May 31, 20231 min read
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St. Francisville Honor Roll
On October 4, 1942 a large Honor Roll containing the names of Denison Township men serving in the United Stated Armed Forces during World...

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May 15, 20231 min read
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Maps, Maps, and More Maps
From the Library of Congress “The Sanborn Map Collection consists of a uniform series of large-scale maps, dating from 1867 to the...

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Apr 25, 20231 min read
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