Hugh White's Store
The photographs were taken right before the Hugh White store closed south of Sumner. We're not too sure of the date, but someone out...
Lawrence Lore
Jun 12, 20231 min read
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Mashed Potato
From the Sumner Press March 1, 1883 Tom Brown came near losing a cow Wednesday. She tried to masticate a large potato and swallowed it...
Lawrence Lore
Jun 9, 20231 min read
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Tombstone Cleaning Saturday
Tombstone Cleaning Morning at Moffett Cemetery Saturday June 10, 2023 7:00-8:30am Tomorrow Saturday June 10, the cemetery restoration...
Lawrence Lore
Jun 9, 20232 min read
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FORMER SLAVES – ALEXANDER, BAZIL, CASTERIA, & FLORIEL RUSSELL
African American families seldom learn any details of their slavery background including even the slave names themselves, but John King...
Lawrence Lore
Jun 7, 20233 min read
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Golden Rule History Archived
After a large donation of "Leader" magazines published for Golden Rule employees was received, we talked Marilyn W, a former employee...
Lawrence Lore
Jun 6, 20231 min read
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Ask and Ye Shall Receive
Earlier on this blog, we posted a photo and asked readers to help us with more information. The 1920 photo was taken at the home of Ray...
Lawrence Lore
Jun 5, 20232 min read
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Thank You Dennis!
Dennis Stroughmatt entertained a full house at the May Meeting of the Historical Society. Not only was the program educational, it was...
Lawrence Lore
Jun 3, 20231 min read
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Russellville Before 1875
The town of Russellville was named in honor of August, Andrew and Clement Russell, three brothers, from Kentucky who in 1835 built a...
Lawrence Lore
Jun 2, 20231 min read
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Group Photo
This photo was taken in 1920 at the home of Ray Moore in St. Francisville, later occupied by Cozie Marcel. It was apparently some...
Lawrence Lore
May 31, 20231 min read
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