Doctors in Russellville
In the early history of Russellville, men with some medical expertise took care of the residents and those in the surrounding area....
Lawrence Lore
Apr 42 min read
April 2 1880
Old winter had almost “marched” out in April of 1880. Sumner News: Business improved as the roads got better. The surplus wheat that...
Lawrence Lore
Apr 35 min read
Easter Finery
Spring 1920 Mrs. W E McCarty of Pinkstaff advertised that she had new spring hats. Mrs. Thompson advertised she had spring hats at her...
Lawrence Lore
Apr 21 min read
New Exhibit at Library
Thank you to the Lawrence County Library for allowing the Historical Society to place a new exhibit in their lobby. Scattered around the...
Lawrence Lore
Apr 11 min read
Brawlsome Broyles
February 25, 1877 “Struck with Ax Handle in Brawl” George Barker, age 29, was living with his wife, Lucinda Barker, and two small...
Lawrence Lore
Mar 317 min read
Scott Scherer
On Monday night, April 24, 2025, a large audience gathered to listen to Scott Scherer recount his experiences in the Secret Service, his...
Lawrence Lore
Mar 281 min read
Country Living by P. Grounds
Some would say I was born in an amazing time, August 8, 1936. The only amazing facts that I know are of my birth and that, that summer...
Lawrence Lore
Mar 272 min read
Stanley "Pete" Vandament, 1st Motorcycle Cop
Stanley Berget Vandament, better known as Pete, was born January 22, 1888, in Lawrenceville, Illinois, to Burgett and Belle Vandament....
Lawrence Lore
Mar 263 min read
W. Virgil Vandament, Boy Scout Leader
Willis Virgil Vandament was born in Lukin Township on October 17, 1898, to Wiley and Matilda Vandament. As a child, he attended...
Lawrence Lore
Mar 252 min read
The Game of 15 vs 20
Don't forget the prgram tonight 7:00 Secret Service The snow was two inches deep in Lawrence County in the last week of March in 1880....
Lawrence Lore
Mar 245 min read