These maps show what Bridgeport looked like in 1912.

Jesse Anderson , a free African American, owned a farm about 2 ½ miles southwest of Fort Allison erected near Russellville Lawrence...

The Clerks of the Court in Lawrence County Illinois from 1818-1879 were:  V J Bradley, James M McLean, E Z Ryan, Frederick A Thomas,...

The new Christian Church building at St Francisville was under construction in September 1974 but had come a long way since the first...

From the diary of Mr. Birbeck of Albion Illinois in 1817 wherein he described the Native Americans in Vincennes. “Vincennes exhibits a...

Lawrence County was settled by farmers and our history is deep in agriculture and rural life. The generation who worked the soil behind a...

Ice House in Lawrenceville. Note that the street is brick.

Our researchers continue to deep dive into Lawrence County’s history in 1879. In February 18 deaths were recorded. One set of twins was...