Olen King was a flight instructor at Scott Field near Belleville during World War I. He was allowed a two-day leave of absence to fly his...

If you have ever had to take a statistics class you may not want to read any further. This blog is all about numbers. Personal Property...

Recently LCHS received a postcard image (see below) labeled “1st Plane to Come to Lawrence County “. A researcher, specifically John...

Dear Readers, Currently I am sending out over 8000 emails of the blog a month. That is technically over the 200 emails per month that our...

Last week, Readers, you learned a lot about John Small and his impact on Lawrence County’s history long before Illinois was even granted...

Because of contamination from various hazardous substances resulting from decades of operation as a refinery, in 2011, the IDNR and IEPA,...

The Ryan family and the Gillespie family from the East, embarked on a keel boat with their possessions, floated down the Ohio and with...

A ghastly tale of murder and mayhem occurred in the historic area we have been featuring this week. Details were published at the time...

John Small was the Sheriff of Knox County in 1790, serving as a representative of the Judicial Court system and trying to maintain peace...