"To Plow is to Pray"
A review of the local news from the Vincennes, Mt Carmel and Lawrence County newspapers for November 1879. The shareholders of the...
Lawrence Lore
Jan 7, 20259 min read
Hadley, a Forgotten Town
Hadley was a small village located on the Richland/ Lawrence County line along the old B & O tracks. The following article was printed in...
Lawrence Lore
Jan 6, 20251 min read
Let it Snow. Let it Snow. Let it Snow.
There is something soft and tender in the fall of a single snowflake but when it comes to crawling out in the morning and shoveling away...
Lawrence Lore
Jan 5, 20251 min read
Ten Things to Do this Year
Ten things to do this year.... 1. Join the Lawrence County Historical Society. 2. Pay your dues. If you were to send extra money as a...
Lawrence Lore
Jan 1, 20251 min read
Runaway Car 1930
Please readers, be careful out there when you are driving over the holidays. The Vincennes (Ind.) Commercial , December 27, 1930 Lyman...
Lawrence Lore
Dec 31, 20242 min read
3 Ladies, 2 Puppies and 1 Kitten
Do you like to look at old photos? So do we. Stop by the research library and share your famiy photos. Add this to your New Year's...
Lawrence Lore
Dec 30, 20241 min read
Seven Daughters
In his Will, John Lester of Lawrence County left everything to his wife Mary and upon her death to be divided amongst his seven...
Lawrence Lore
Dec 27, 20242 min read
1879 County Fair
In the 1870s the Lawrence County Fair was held in October. News of the upcoming County fair was frequent in the newspapers. "The bounty...
Lawrence Lore
Dec 26, 20243 min read