Class Reunion Poem
Class Reunion poem written (2004) by Donna Presnell for her 50th Class reunion (LHS Class of 1958). "It was my class reunion, and all...
Lawrence Lore
Aug 71 min read
Put That in Your Pipe and Smoke It
News of the Week ending with August 6 1880 SP Barton shipped 14,000 bushels of wheat in July. Excursion tickets to Chicago were...
Lawrence Lore
Aug 66 min read
George Field Mechanics
A Photo of the George Field Mechanics Names listed on the back include: Opal Bye Waggoner (2nd from the right), Rachael Griffin, Robert A...
Lawrence Lore
Aug 51 min read
Program Tonight!
What: “Harold Washington: Roots, Branches, and Bridges Across Illinois,” When: Monday August 4 2025 6:00-7:30 Illinois time for Indiana...
Lawrence Lore
Aug 41 min read
Monday Aug 4 6:00 Special Program
Short Version to read if you are in a hurry! What: “Harold Washington: Roots, Branches, and Bridges Across Illinois,” When: Monday August...
Lawrence Lore
Aug 14 min read
Escaped 5 Times
Vincennes Weekly Sun Saturday, August 8, 1874 "On last Saturday night J. W. Harmon and J. M. Calloway succeeded in capturing the...
Lawrence Lore
Jul 311 min read
Kicking Match
Lawrenceville Mill In Lawrence County the week of July 30, 1880, Mr. Cole repaired the Lawrenceville water-powered flour mill dam by...
Lawrence Lore
Jul 304 min read
"Treated Us Super"
Ray Burnett, Combat Crew Radio Operator 65th Troop Carrier Squadron, described his experience at George Field for the 1996 reunion. “I...
Lawrence Lore
Jul 291 min read
Tuition Free for Teachers
The local newspaper in 1880 advertised for students at what we now call SIU. “The 7th academic year of Southern Illinois Normal...
Lawrence Lore
Jul 282 min read