Early Organizations in Russellville
The Russellville Literary Society had been reorganized in February 1872 and was known as the Russellville Lyceum. Fred Pierce was its...
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Jul 18, 20252 min read
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Number of Voters Who Could Not Read-20
July 16 1880 The moist and sultry atmosphere melted all the dignity of the city. Roasting ears were selling at $0.10 per dozen; the...
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Jul 17, 20256 min read
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Anybody's Grandma?
Quintuplets of Lawrenceville Chapter -Women of the Moose, who took first prize in Lawrenceville Merchants' celebration: Nellie Stout,...
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Jul 15, 20251 min read
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Sassafras Tea
Don't forget the Donn Grenda Program tonight Monday 14 7:00 History Center In the westerns, people were always asking for a bottle of...
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Jul 14, 20251 min read
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Circus Boat Comes to Russellville
The Floating Palace The Spaulding and Rogers Circus Company aboard the renowned Floating Palace showboat made its inaugural appearance at...
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Jul 11, 20252 min read
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Not Tonight Monday Night!!!
HISTORIC WARNER GRAVESITE STUDY IS TOPIC OF NEXT HISTORICAL SOCIETY MEETING Archaeologist Donn R. Grenda will be the guest speaker at a...
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Jul 10, 20251 min read
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"You Git!" she said. . .
Don't forget the Donn Grenda program tonight 7:00 at the History Center!!! The 104th 4th of July was celebrated at Bridgeport and Sumner...
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Jul 10, 20255 min read
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A Town, a Fire and No WATER
A recent Facebook post noted that a fire had occurred in Bridgeport on Friday the 13 th June 1913 and several readers proclaimed they...
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Jul 9, 20252 min read
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--We Know It's Hot!
Are you tired of staying at home? Not finding anything to watch on TV? Too hot to do anything outside? The Historical Society has some...
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Jul 8, 20252 min read
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