Elizabeth Reed
The Rural Republican occasionally published items that had occurred in the past probably to fill a blank space in the newspaper, or maybe...

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Aug 12, 20242 min read
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Are You Hurt?
Daily Record January 27 1942 No, these are not group pictures of victims of an air raid on a beauty shop. They were made to demonstrate...

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Aug 9, 20241 min read
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Ready-Set-Go
In an effort to raise money for the Bridgeport Little League Association, the organization sold tickets for a five-minute shopping spree...

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Aug 8, 20241 min read
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Killed by Concealed Weapon
Page 3 of The Weekly Western Sun, published in Vincennes, Indiana on Friday, March 28th, 1879 A Lawrenceville Tragedy Upon arriving in...

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Aug 7, 20245 min read
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First Child Born
Edward Perry Fyffe was born in Fort Allison Illinois, during the Native American uprisings when the settlers were forced to inhabit the...

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Aug 6, 20241 min read
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Buchanan/Price Tragedy
Amanda (Manda) L Price was born July 23, 1856, in Denison Twp, Lawence County Illinois to John Clayton and Lucinda (Potts) Price. She...

Lawrence Lore
Aug 5, 20242 min read
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Volunteer with LCHS
Do you have a few hours a week to give back to your community? If you like to visit with people, helping as a tour guide may be a perfect...

Lawrence Lore
Aug 2, 20241 min read
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The Dimestore
Have you found the Sign about the Dime Stores in Lawrenceville on the History Walk at Lawrenceville Park? Employees of the Woolworth...

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Aug 1, 20241 min read
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There's No Crying in Baseball. . .
In the summer of 1940, the Lawrenceville Merchants softball team won the Wabash Valley Girls Softball tournament. The nonprofessionals...

Lawrence Lore
Jul 31, 20241 min read
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Doctors in the County 1878
The researchers found an official list of doctors registered by the state of Illinois in 1878. They are listed here by town of residence....

Lawrence Lore
Jul 30, 20242 min read
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