Glovers and Lackeys Celebrate
Lawrence County News March 27, 1941 Two Lawrenceville Couples Celebrate Golden Weddings Golden wedding celebrations within a few days...
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Nov 27, 20233 min read
HISTORY OF LAWRENCE COUNTY 4-H
Lawrence County 4-H, which is celebrating its centennial anniversary, will be the topic of discussion at the next meeting of the Lawrence...
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Nov 25, 20231 min read
Helena/Mooresville
An undated typed paper was found in a museum file in a folder called “Helena”. The title of the paper though was Mooresville by Noble...
Lawrence Lore
Nov 24, 20234 min read
Thanksgiving Dinner on the Ocean Floor
This WWII wool U.S. Navy Beret belonged to Charles Newton Stansfield. Charles, the oldest son of Harry Cappy B. Stansfield, was born and...
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Nov 22, 20231 min read
Beware, Lynchers
The Western Sun Vincennes Indiana March 5, 1886 An Albuquerque (New Mexico) editor who expected a gang of lynchers to come for him about...
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Nov 21, 20231 min read
Alligators in Lawrenceville
One of the newspaper researchers found the following: Lawrence County News March 5, 1908 “Dr H V Lewis brought six alligators home with...
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Nov 20, 20231 min read
Samuel Kinkaid
Taken from 'The History of Edwards, Lawrence and Wabash Counties, Illinois' first published in 1883, page 301: "Samuel Kincaid was a...
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Nov 17, 20231 min read
Automobiles in 1917
July 11, 1917 Lawrence County News An inspection of the county assessor's records showed that horses listed in one township were assessed...
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Nov 16, 20231 min read
17 Violins. . .
The first Bridgeport Township High School orchestra was organized in 1916 and consisted of only fourteen members. The next fall the...
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Nov 15, 20231 min read
Verdict against O&M Railroad
Sumner Press November 5, 1891 The Andrew Lackey Trial The suit of William Simms, administrator of the estate of Andrew Lackey, against...
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Nov 14, 20232 min read