Update on Cemetery Project
By next spring we will have completely restored and reset 64 tombstones at Ridgley cemetery and each one cleaned by volunteers. Wright...
Lawrence Lore
Sep 6, 20232 min read
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Menu at Elks Club in the Past
Researchers don't know the date of this menu, but we thought you would enjoy looking at the prices for food served at the Lawrenceville...
Lawrence Lore
Sep 5, 20231 min read
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Li'l Abner
The Bridgeport Township High School presented Li’l Abner, a Musical Comedy on April 8 and 9, 1965. Because of the small stage, it was...
Lawrence Lore
Sep 1, 20231 min read
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Toys of the 70s
The Fisher Price Farm (1968) the House (1969), and the Garage (1970) were followed by the School (1972). Over the years more "peg"...
Lawrence Lore
Aug 31, 20231 min read
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Great Turnout for Program
Todd Carr spoke about the legend and lore of the Crenshaw Slave House Monday Night August 28, 2023 to a full house. The audience kept him...
Lawrence Lore
Aug 30, 20233 min read
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Lawrence County Memorial Hospital
“After several catastrophes had occurred in Lawrence County during the 1920s and early 1930s the importance and availability of a...
Lawrence Lore
Aug 28, 20232 min read
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Crenshaw Slave House
LEGEND AND LORE OF THE CRENSHAW SLAVE HOUSE WILL BE TOPIC AT NEXT HISTORICAL SOCIETY MEETING Todd Carr, a Southern Illinois historian and...
Lawrence Lore
Aug 26, 20231 min read
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More Women and Their Cars
From the Griggs/Cunningham Collection
Lawrence Lore
Aug 25, 20231 min read
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Old National Bank
Photograph of the Lobby of Old National Bank, now the site of our History Center on the square in Lawrenceville. OLd National Bank...
Lawrence Lore
Aug 24, 20231 min read
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