Attention: Program by Nancy King scheduled for February 5, 2026 at History Center, Ladies' Lingerie through the Decades, has been cancelled due to weather. Thomas Perkins was born February 10,1832, near Sumner. He was the son of Alfred Perkins and Susan Shidler Perkins. At age 20 he moved west to the territories of Oregon, Washington and California where he stayed for almost forty-four years. Around 1854, he joined the U.S. military to assist in the Indian Wars in Washington.

Attention: Program by Nancy King scheduled for February 5, 2026 at History Center, Ladies' Lingerie through the Decades, has been cancelled due to weather. Daily Record J anuary 11, 1945 "Citations to accompany the medals awarded posthumously to PFC John E. Crewell and Sgt Devere I. Means, two Bridgeport boys who were killed in action, have been made public by Capt. T.R. Lovett, in charge of arrangements for the presentation ceremony to be held Friday afternoon at 2:45 at

Attention: Program by Nancy King scheduled for February 5, 2026 at History Center, Ladies' Lingerie through the Decades, has been cancelled due to weather. The Population Center is not determined numerically; it's the geographic point at which the U.S. would balance if each of its residents (currently over 342 million) weighed the same. February 1st, 1923, the Saint Louis Chamber of Commerce announced that Lawrenceville was the center of population according to the census ta

During the late 1950s and early 1960s the local newspapers frequently reported international news of the Dalai Lama, spiritual head of Tibetan Buddhism and political leader of Tibet. Because the People’s Republic of China, a communist country, considered Tibet to be a part of the Republic, the Dalia Lama fled his country and took up residency in India hoping to establish an autonomous Tibetan state. The national symbol of Tibet was the Lhasa Aspos dog, a breed that origin

Born in Richland County, Illinois on March 8, 1908, Virgil Henry was the son of E Clinton and Rosa Shick Henry. He came from a family of schoolteachers; his father was a teacher; his brother Omar taught in schools in Lawrence County and his sister Fern was a teacher at Sumner High School. While a student in 1924, Virgil Henry of Sumner was awarded the prize in the home lighting contest conducted by the Central Illinois Public Service Company. The prize was a radio outfit

January 28, 1881: Still the winter held on with snow and ice, and the sleigh bells sounded merrily in the county’s villages. The weather was disagreeable, the roads were slippery, but health was good. While A W Leech of Sand Barrens was out sleighing, his sleigh turned over and threw him and his lady fiend out. The editor admonished him to drive with both hands next time. Mart Drake received an increase in his war pension of $12.00 per month, and the reporter noted that

The Normandy invasion on June 6, 1944, known as D- Day was one of the turning points of twentieth century history. The Western Allies were finally able to deliver their greatest blow of the war, the long delayed, cross channel invasion of northern France, code named Overlord. General Dwight D Eisenhower was supreme commander of this operation that ultimately involved the coordinated efforts of 12 nations, 175,000 allied troops, and 50,000 vehicles as well as numerous ships a

The annual Lawrence County Historical Society Meeting previously scheduled for Monday Night January 26, 2026 is CANCELLED. In addition, the Research Library will NOT be open on Monday January 26, 2026.

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF LAWRENCE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY The annual meeting of the Lawrence County Historical Society will be held on Monday, January 26, 2026, 7:00 p.m. at the History Center in Lawrenceville. The agenda will include the election of officers, a treasurer's report and a report from the board of directors on current activities and projects. All members are invited to attend. Because of predicted inclement weather, this meeting may be cancelled. Watch f