April 23rd, 1880 On Sand Ridge, wheat was thriving after the rain. The weather was warm. Peach trees were blooming as were apple trees....

Local genealogist Dann Norton will be the guest speaker at the Lawrence County Historical Society on Monday, April 28, 7:00 p.m. at the...

in 1939 Indian Refining Company decided they needed parking for their employees' cars.

Occasionally, an artifact arrives in the mail unexpectedly and tells a long-forgotten story.  Such is the case with this key tag rescued...

A shoebox of photographs was given to the Historical Society recently. The majority were unnamed. However, we found ourselves fascinated...

April 16th, 1880 Rural Republican and Vincennes Weekly Sun The editor of the Rural Republican advised her readers to “Lay the overcoat...

IN THE BEGINNING Lawrenceville high school students attended Old Central on the southeast corner of 12th and Washington Streets facing...

Thad Hennessy In 1982 Lawrenceville Illinois High School played Monmouth High School in the State Basketball tournament.  The Lawrence...

We received a shoe box full of old snapshots and look what we found! C R Wallace on a vintage truck with a spare tire on the side and a...

If these boys are planning on running away, they are not going without a goodbye kiss from Mother. Photos from the Madding Collection.