

I'll Take a Frisky One
News of Lawrence County February 20-29 1880 Gleaned from Lawrenceville and Vincennes newspapers. Some of the young folks evidently...

Lawrence Lore
Feb 28, 20256 min read
The Tooth Corner
Something you would not find in the Chicago Tribune: The Tooth Corner Bridgeport Leader December 1997 From the Tooth Corner: First of...

Lawrence Lore
Feb 27, 20252 min read


"Skivered Him into Atoms"
“Joseph Drennon was under the weather from the use of whiskey, and he undertook to walk the C & V Railroad below St Francisville. He had...

Lawrence Lore
Feb 26, 20253 min read


Kitchen and Household Items
Here are some items from our Kitchen and Household collections. If you can identify them. . . I don't want to say it, but. . . you might...

Lawrence Lore
Feb 25, 20251 min read
Horse Sense
February 13, 1880, Rural Republican and Vincennes Western Sun When a 21st-century descendant reads about the lives and times of their...

Lawrence Lore
Feb 24, 20255 min read


"Hairpins Scattered an Inch Deep"
The Bridgeport newspaper correspondent for the Mt Carmel Reporter published the story about the wedding of George M Whittaker and Mrs....

Lawrence Lore
Feb 21, 20254 min read
Black Revolutionary War Soldier
Jacob Gowen, an African American, was born in Henry County Virginia in the year 1762, but his birth records were lost according to him by...

Lawrence Lore
Feb 20, 20254 min read
Rebecca Cummins- Who are you?
Dann Norton of Lawrenceville, a professional genealogist, sent me his latest blog post about the misinformation online about Rebecca...

Lawrence Lore
Feb 19, 20251 min read
Bridgeport 2025
We are not quite finished, but we have organized most of the archives for our “Towns and Communities”. Included are photographs and...

Lawrence Lore
Feb 18, 20251 min read


Recent Donations
Because we have earned the trust and respect of the community, we receive many items to help preserve Lawrence County History. This are...

Lawrence Lore
Feb 17, 20251 min read

