Cars of the 20s and 30s
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...

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Apr 171 min read


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

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Apr 161 min read


March Madness 1982 LTHS vs Herscher
1981-82 State Basketball Simmons and Novesek In 1982 Lawrenceville Illinois High School played Herscher High School in the State...

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Apr 151 min read


Early Brickyards
Most of the brick made in the county was shaped by the soft mud process in which molds holding one, two, or three bricks were filled with...

Lawrence Lore
Apr 141 min read


Favorite Photos
Here are some of our favorite Oil Field Photos. Stop by the research library Monday, Wedneday, or Friday Morning 9-12 to see more. L to...

Lawrence Lore
Apr 111 min read


Easter at the Research Library
Thanks to Sherrie Z and Nancy K for curating our Easter Exhibit at the Research Library. Stop by and view it Monday, Wednesday and...

Lawrence Lore
Apr 101 min read
“Widows, man, Widows”
A light frost was visible on Friday April 9, 1880, when the newspaper was published. Michael O’Roarke was said to have raised the best...

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Apr 95 min read


Early Auction 1859 or You Don't Want the Mule?
James Andre died in Lawrence County about 1858. Not much is known about the family other than he was married and had children who...

Lawrence Lore
Apr 92 min read
Make That Three
Rebecca Jordan was born December 22, 1848, to William and Catherine Grundon Jordan in Wabash County. There she married Samuel W McIntosh...

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Apr 82 min read
News of Sumner 1906
From the Sumner Press 1906 March 1, 1906 Burglars entered Westall Brothers grocery store and wrecked the safe door in an attempt to...

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Apr 72 min read



