Lawrence Lore
- Feb 19
- 2 min
Early Trains in Illinois
The first railway charter granted by the Illinois General Assembly was to the Chicago and Vincennes Railroad in 1835. The demand for...
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Lawrence Lore
- Feb 16
- 1 min
How Many Did You Say?
Title: Population of Lawrence County Population of Lawrence County as given in The Blue Book of State of Illinois, Compiled by the Sec....
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Lawrence Lore
- Feb 15
- 1 min
'Til Death Do Us Part
February one hundred years ago might have been the month for romance but not for these couples: Herschel L Kendall vs Clemence Kendall;...
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Lawrence Lore
- Feb 14
- 1 min
Almost a Valentine Bride
Page 1 of Lawrence County News, published in Lawrenceville, Illinois on Wednesday, February 20th, 1924 Miss Grace Holsen (31) and Omer...
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Lawrence Lore
- Feb 13
- 1 min
Deaths 100 Years Ago
Causes of death 100 years ago this month--Taken from Lawrence County Death Records February 1924 How many of these deaths could have been...
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Lawrence Lore
- Feb 12
- 2 min
German Pioneer Settler
Peter Scherer Sr, a pioneer settler of southern Lawrence County, Illinois was a native of Germany, being born in Rein-Byron about 1809....
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