Fruit trees were then in bloom and from appearances there would be an abundance of fruit if nothing happened to destroy or blight it. Farmers were rejoicing over the fine weather and the outcome of the wheat. Health was good in general. Croquet seemed to be the principal amusement of the young folks. Simon Vandermark had disappeared; information was wanted as to his whereabouts. Lou Hite, a young man well known in the county formerly clerking in the drug store of Ed Schmalhau

"According to a newspaper account, in June 1875 the good people of the towns of Lawrenceville and Bridgeport were not getting along. The two had been struggling for several years over which community would become the County seat. Although the decision had been made, the feud continued. The John Robinson circus was traveling through the area in 1875. Mr. Robinson had selected Lawrenceville as a venue, leaving Bridgeport out in the cold. With the motive of revenge and to show t

As our researchers discovered when they did the life stories of the Civil War soldiers from Lawrence County, not only was there a conflict between the states but that often, while the men and boys were gone, there was also trouble on the home front. This was the case of a Crawford County soldier named Lt. Archilles M. Brown. While serving in Illinois Infantry company he received several letters from ‘concerned friends’ that things were not going so well at home with his you

Travelcade 1971 at George Field Lawrence County News July 7, 1971 More than 540 Avion trailers are parked on the old George Field site of Lawrenceville-Vincennes Municipal Airport last week for the International Travelcade of Owners. Well over 1500 people accompanied the vehicles and enjoyed the week-long festivities. Saturday, an air-conditioned bus ran between the airport and Lawrenceville with Travelcade guests being transported free of charge. Bus trips were via courtesy

Find Your Patriot, a three‑session genealogy research program designed to help local residents uncover and document their Revolutionary War ancestors was concluded May 2. Led by professional genealogist Dann Norton, with assistance from trained members of the Historical Society, this hands‑on workshop guided participants through the process of tracing lineage, locating military records, and identifying ancestors who contributed to America’s fight for independence 250 years ag

As we have said before, Time has taken its toll on the older tombstones in our county cemeteries. One would not know this from looking at Find-a- Grave photos because most of those pictures were taken twenty -five years ago. Now many of those stones that were once white and standing upright are now lying broken on the ground or covered with moss and black mold, making the inscriptions impossible to read. These “history parks”, that capture the changing history of our county a

The Jamie Rae This photograph is of the Steamboat known as the Jamie Rae taken at Hutsonville 1890. The Jamie Ray was the last large steamboat to quit the Wabash River. She began operating on the River during the 1870's as a packet boat and up to the early 1890's was used as an excursion boat. The boat was one of the largest and most pretentious ever operated on the Wabash. In this photograph the boat was carrying an excursion party. A notation on the back of the old picture

The county elections in the spring of 1881 were about as exciting as watching paint dry, and nearly as quiet—there being so little hard feeling among the candidates that one might have supposed they were all running on the same ticket. However, the anti-saloon license issue was heavily contested in each of the county’s towns. Bridgeport’s vote against taverns was carried by a large majority and the people in Sumner voted the same. The village election in St Francisville, wher