News in the County April 21 1881 Dan Osmond painted the courthouse fence this week. The editor noted that it would add to the general appearance of the town if the board of supervisors would have a courthouse treated to a new coat of paint perhaps in a dark stone color. Baseball seemed to be a favorite Sunday amusement among the boys. Doctor FM Pickern, who resided in the north part of the county, died last week. Sid Rawlings was baptized in the river by Elder Lockhart last M

Don't Forget: — Dr. Jacob Skousen of the Illinois State Archaeological Survey will present “Exploring Mississippian Culture from Cahokia to Otter Pond” on Thursday, April 23, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. at Pleasant Ridge Christian Church at Pinkstaff near Lawrenceville. Allison Prairie, Lawrence County, Illinois The discovery of an early African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) church in Lawrence County was made by John M. King. For many years, it was believed that the A.M.E. church at

Centuries before Columbus arrived, a powerful culture rose up in the Mississippi Valley. These people built a sophisticated civilization that became the largest north of Mexico. Up to 20,000 people populated Cahokia which made it larger than London in 1250 AD. These people influenced cultures from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico. They made significant advances in astronomy, agriculture, and economics. And then they disappeared. The Mississippian period began 1100 year

Lawrence County News October 15, 1931 Chicken Thief Tries a Getaway; Deputy Hipsher Votes “No” Harry Hipsher, deputy sheriff, got an “exciting few minutes” Friday morning courtesy of an escaping prisoner. Thanks to the deputy’s quick thinking (and stubborn refusal to stay down), the would-be escape ended with the prisoner alive, captured, and very much out of luck. Charles Miller —indicted for stealing chickens (a crime with low glamour and even lower odds of success)—

Don't forget: Genealogy Workshop: "Find Your Patriot" begins Saturday April 18, 9-11 at the Research Library Lawrenceville. It's not too late to know what part your ancestor played in America250. Call 908-208-2372 for information. The following newspaper article was published in the South Kansas Tribune (Independence, Kansas), Wednesday, April 10, 1889, pg. 2 From The Olney (Ills .) Republican. How the News of the Firing on Fort Sumpter was Received at Lawrenceville— It

Friday, April 15th, 1881 The editor hoped the groundhog would never live to see his shadow again! Sunday was Easter and every little boy and girl in the land wanted to celebrate the time-honored event by having eggs colored in divers pretty colors. They would make it a point to celebrate the event by eating all the eggs they could. The editor remembered when he was a boy how fondly he looked forward to Easter as a day of rare sport and pleasure, and a hearty feast of eggs whi

The Lawrence County Court Records include Naturalization Records, and while these records are not commonplace in this county, they do exist. Before the 1870 census Jesse Lancaster left England and settled in Lukin township with the William Greenhood family. On October 28, 1880 Jesse stood before Jack Dickerson, the Clerk of the County Court and swore to renounce forever all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty particularly to "Vi

Ashulamite was the daughter of Wabash County pioneers Peter Keen and Jemima Gard. Ashulamite Keen was married first to Caleb Jordan in 1821 and then to Joseph Lamotte, Jr. in 1832. The Lamotte's are the namesake of Ft Lamotte at Palestine and Lamotte Township in Crawford County. Joseph Lamotte Jr died March 1, 1872, at age 75 years 8 months and 19 days. Ashulamite his wife died March 8, 1889, at 86 years 3 months and 13 days. They are buried near the southwest corner of