

"Tri-Weekly Railroad"
In the 1990s the Lawrence County Genealogical Society published a newsletter. The following article is from the October 1995 publication;...

Lawrence Lore
Oct 19, 20233 min read
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Trains and Mail
Editor's note: I think we often forget what a difference train service made in travel and in mail delivery. Lawrenceville Republican...

Lawrence Lore
Oct 18, 20232 min read
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The Austin Coupe,The Volkswagon of the Depression
August 9, 1930 Daily Record Considerable excitement and congestion of traffic at the City Hall corner (11th and State, Lawrenceville)...

Lawrence Lore
Oct 12, 20231 min read
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Steamboats. . really?
"In 1836", according to a statement by Mr. Cauthorn," as many as 800 steamboats passed by Vincennes by actual count." From 1840-1845 more...

Lawrence Lore
Sep 19, 20232 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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On the River
Photos from the Griggs/Cunninham collection

Lawrence Lore
Aug 15, 20231 min read
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Automobiles Must Have Lights
Driving on the right hand side of the road and having headlights on our cars are common place to drivers today, but that hasn’t always...

Lawrence Lore
Aug 11, 20232 min read
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Visiting by Airplane
Olen King was a flight instructor at Scott Field near Belleville during World War I. He was allowed a two-day leave of absence to fly his...

Lawrence Lore
Aug 3, 20231 min read
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1st Plane in the County
Recently LCHS received a postcard image (see below) labeled “1st Plane to Come to Lawrence County “. A researcher, specifically John...

Lawrence Lore
Aug 1, 20232 min read
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