Textile Collection Expanding
These beautiful items came from the B Buchanan Estate Collection. As always thanks to Sherrie Z for photographing them and to Nancy King...
Lawrence Lore
Aug 28, 20241 min read
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Cat Fight
Page 3 of The Weekly Western Sun , published in Vincennes, Indiana on Friday, April 4th, 1879 One of the most disgraceful ‘events’ (the...
Lawrence Lore
Aug 27, 20241 min read
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Cow Calling Contest
Page 2 of Daily Record, published in Lawrenceville, Illinois on Saturday, September 8th, 1928 The Lawrence County Fair closed September...
Lawrence Lore
Aug 26, 20241 min read
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Let's Go To the Fair
For many of you readers, August meant going to Fair in Lawrence County. It was the same for residents 145 years ago. If you have...
Lawrence Lore
Aug 23, 20243 min read
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Gibson, Bishop and O'Grady
The Town and Country Realty Company opened in its newly redecorated office at 1205 State St in the location formerly occupied by the Bill...
Lawrence Lore
Aug 22, 20241 min read
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Keep Local History Alive!
Lawrence County Illinois History! It’s YOUR history! Help us preserve it! The Lawrence County Illinois Historical Society (LCHS) was...
Lawrence Lore
Aug 21, 20241 min read
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A Patent from Pinkstaff
Around Christmas 2022 the researchers here at the Historical Society were contacted about a patent by Bowman and Hughes, inventors from...
Lawrence Lore
Aug 20, 20242 min read
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Drexal Young 1907-1984
Drexal Young was born October 15, 1907 in Lawrenceville, Illinois, to Elijah and Clementine Rebecca Corrie Young. He married Clara Belle...
Lawrence Lore
Aug 19, 20242 min read
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Whipping Post
At the jury term of 1827 the whipping post was yet in use in Lawrence County, and James Langley and Levi Rush were each sentenced to...
Lawrence Lore
Aug 16, 20241 min read
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Happenings in January 1879
Rural Republican January 10 1879 Man’s inhumanity to rabbits made Christmas dinners for thousands. On New Year’s Eve Mr. and Mrs. Miller,...
Lawrence Lore
Aug 15, 20245 min read
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