Early Trains in Illinois
The first railway charter granted by the Illinois General Assembly was to the Chicago and Vincennes Railroad in 1835. The demand for...
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Feb 19, 20242 min read
How Many Did You Say?
Title: Population of Lawrence County Population of Lawrence County as given in The Blue Book of State of Illinois, Compiled by the Sec....
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Feb 16, 20241 min read
'Til Death Do Us Part
February one hundred years ago might have been the month for romance but not for these couples: Herschel L Kendall vs Clemence Kendall;...
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Feb 15, 20241 min read
Almost a Valentine Bride
Page 1 of Lawrence County News, published in Lawrenceville, Illinois on Wednesday, February 20th, 1924 Miss Grace Holsen (31) and Omer...
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Feb 14, 20241 min read
Deaths 100 Years Ago
Causes of death 100 years ago this month--Taken from Lawrence County Death Records February 1924 How many of these deaths could have been...
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Feb 13, 20241 min read
German Pioneer Settler
Peter Scherer Sr, a pioneer settler of southern Lawrence County, Illinois was a native of Germany, being born in Rein-Byron about 1809....
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Feb 12, 20242 min read
Owl Club
Rural Republican, published in Lawrenceville, Illinois on Friday, February 2nd, 1883 page 5 The Owl Club have distributed invitations for...
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Feb 9, 20242 min read
Aided in WWII
The 505th Bombardment Group of the Army Air Force was activated on March 11, 1944. First equipped with B-17's, the group later trained...
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Feb 8, 20242 min read
Accidental Death of 12 Year Old
Copied from the Lawrence County News, published in Lawrenceville, Illinois on Wednesday, February 20th, 1924 page 1 Carl May, the...
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Feb 7, 20243 min read
Lukin News
If Lukin had a Facebook page in 1891 the posts might have read something like this. The following are excerpts from the Sumner Press...
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Feb 6, 20245 min read