Thomas Fish
Thomas Fish’s ancestors have been documented in England as early as 1555, arriving in Connecticut about 1656. Later his family moved to...
Lawrence Lore
Mar 26, 20244 min read
Curl on the Top
After a delay because of a late shipment of equipment, The Dairy Queen located at the south Lawrenceville city limits on IL State Highway...
Lawrence Lore
Mar 25, 20241 min read
THE HISTORY OF “MULLEN’S FRENCH DRESSING” WILL BE NEXT HISTORICAL SOCIETY PROGRAM
Penny Shaw, of J. D. Mullen Company, will be the guest speaker at the next meeting of the Lawrence County Historical Society on Monday,...
Lawrence Lore
Mar 23, 20241 min read
Beasley's Chevrolet
J O Beasley owned and operated Beasley’s Chevrolet Sales and Service at the north edge of Sumner for nearly 51 years. In September 1977...
Lawrence Lore
Mar 22, 20241 min read
Children with Guns
Ten-year-old Walter Byrley, grandson of Mr. and Mrs. James Byrley 1711 Fourteenth street, was fatally wounded when he was shot by his...
Lawrence Lore
Mar 21, 20241 min read
J L Bass Family
John Launier Bass was born March 24, 1805, in Wilson County Tennessee. At a birthday celebration (1914) for his son Henry's 83rd...
Lawrence Lore
Mar 20, 20241 min read
A Perfect State of Preservation
When the Historical Society offered a tour of Sumner Cemetery in 2013 they discovered many interesting stories. Some of these can be...
Lawrence Lore
Mar 19, 20241 min read
Hardaway Abernathy
Hardaway T. Abernathy was an early Lawrence County pioneer arriving in Lawrence County about 1838 and settling in the area that would...
Lawrence Lore
Mar 18, 20242 min read
Bridgeport 1862
In a published letter to the Mount Carmel Registrar newspaper, signed only as "an old resident of Bridgeport," the writer wondered why...
Lawrence Lore
Mar 14, 20242 min read