A Review of Life in October November and December 1878
The deep dive into the year 1878 concludes today with the last quarter of the year. The County Commissioners built a cistern on the Poor...
Lawrence Lore
Jul 2, 20245 min read
A Review of Life in the County during July August, September, 1878.
A deep dive continues into life in Lawrence County during July, August and September, 1878. The year of 1878 was to be remembered for its...
Lawrence Lore
Jul 1, 20248 min read
A Review of Lawrence County Life in April, May and June 1878.
James C Allen was the Judge; Thomas H Huffman was the State’s Attorney. B L Cunningham was the Circuit Clerk; Issac Potts was the County...
Lawrence Lore
Jun 28, 20245 min read
1878 in Review January February and March
In 1878, the newspapers reported about President Rutherford Hayes, the yellow fever epidemic in New Orleans, and discussed bimetallism...
Lawrence Lore
Jun 27, 20245 min read
Dr Hugh Mayr's Wall Sign
Dr. Hugh Mayr, local dentist, located at 612 1/2 12th St Lawrenceville, displayed this list on his wall for several years. YOU KNOW YOU...
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Jun 26, 20242 min read
The Return of the Spinning Wheel
In 2017 LCHS received a call from a historical society member in Oklahoma who wanted to donate a spinning wheel that had once been used...
Lawrence Lore
Jun 25, 20242 min read
Kings Hill Bridge
Here are some photos of Kings Hill Bridge west of Bridgeport over the railroad tracks. The top one may have been taken shortly after it...
Lawrence Lore
Jun 24, 20241 min read
Members Only
MEMBER TOUR OF INDIANA MILITARY MUSEUM As a benefit to our members, the Lawrence County Historical Society has arranged for a tour of the...
Lawrence Lore
Jun 23, 20241 min read
Overlooking the Missouri River...
Clarissa Powers White was born about 1830 and was raised in Lawrence County Illinois where she remained a resident for many years after...
Lawrence Lore
Jun 21, 20241 min read
Starved to Death
A death record in the Lawrence County courthouse noted that Nyrane R Yocum was born May 12, 1877, in Vermilion County. His parents’...
Lawrence Lore
Jun 20, 20241 min read