

The Pinkstaff Tornado of 1956
This is one of several photographs of a house belonging to the Childress family taken after the tornado struck the Pinkstaff area in...

Lawrence Lore
Oct 29, 20241 min read
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Dr. John Frank Schrader
Dr. John Frank Schrader was the son of Mr. and Mrs . Aaron Schrader, who were farmers. He was born in Lukin Township on November 7,...

Lawrence Lore
Oct 28, 20242 min read
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Historic Artifact Restored
HISTORICAL SOCIETY MEETS ON OCTOBER 28 Trey Beckerman, of Maple Hill Restorations, will be the guest speaker at the next meeting of the...

Lawrence Lore
Oct 27, 20241 min read
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Onward to Oregon
Mary Goen was born about 1793. She married John Laws . Mary and John had a daughter, Nancy Laws, born Dec 31 1823 in Lawrence County...

Lawrence Lore
Oct 25, 20242 min read
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Road Drag Sunmner 1915
Sumner Press, 2/25/1915, Page 1: ROAD DRAG DAY BIG SUCCESS Twenty-One Drags, Thirty Men and Thirty Teams Assist in Dragging Although...

Lawrence Lore
Oct 24, 20241 min read
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Shoe Repair
Harvey's Cobbler Shop Jefferson St Lawrenceville Frank Harvey shown in both photos

Lawrence Lore
Oct 23, 20241 min read
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Benson Family Photos
Lewis L Benson was the son of Andrew Benson and Nancy Gilliam Benson born in 1872 in Lawrence County Illinois. Among his siblings were...

Lawrence Lore
Oct 22, 20242 min read
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Soldiers and Sailors
African American Soldiers and Sailors 1940s. Raymond "Bud" Lewis is kneeling on the right. He was a member of the first Black Marine...

Lawrence Lore
Oct 21, 20241 min read
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Sumner Postmarks
On temporary exhibit now is Zane Parrott’s collection of Havoline items. If you have been in the History Center you have seen Libby...

Lawrence Lore
Oct 18, 20241 min read
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1971 Sumner Basketball
The Sumner Grade School Basketball Team 1971 First Row: Sean Sheeler, John Potts, Ricky Dowty, Jeff Schultz, Greg Grazier, Chuck Hixon,...

Lawrence Lore
Oct 17, 20241 min read
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