Bridgeport American Legion
Members of the Bridgeport American Legion in the early 1950s. John Cassil is holding the flag on the left, and Robert Walsh is "third on...
Lawrence Lore
May 29, 20231 min read
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R.I.P. Malinda Duke Warner Crews
Thanks to the Crews descendants for donating a beautiful 1858 coffin handle from the casket of Malinda Duke Warner Crews to LCHS. The...
Lawrence Lore
May 28, 20231 min read
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Lost in Lukin?
Have you ever been to Lukin? I mean REALLY been to Lukin? Why not take a trip this weekend and see the cemeteries LCHS has adopted and...
Lawrence Lore
May 26, 20233 min read
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Crews Family Genealogy
Re-written from 1910 Lawrence County Illinois History and Biography page 663-664 Albert Crews was born in the Allison Township September...
Lawrence Lore
May 25, 20232 min read
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Once a Church; then an Opera House
The Bridgeport Methodist Episcopal Church was organized in October 1861, under the leadership of J. C. Pierce. The charter members beside...
Lawrence Lore
May 24, 20232 min read
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Beauty Shots of Bethel
We just couldn't resist showing off some photos of Bethel Cemetery. All the stones are clean, and standing upright. Five years ago...
Lawrence Lore
May 23, 20231 min read
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Two Drunks and a Wild Ride
Sumner Press Thursday January 11, 1883 “Your correspondent, accompanied by Ben Simmons, started for Beulah last Wednesday night when on...
Lawrence Lore
May 22, 20232 min read
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Program Tonight
String-musician Dennis Stroughmatt will be the guest performer at the next meeting of the Lawrence County Historical Society on Monday,...
Lawrence Lore
May 22, 20231 min read
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Program Monday Night
Plan to Attend: String-musician Dennis Stroughmatt will be the guest performer at the next meeting of the Lawrence County Historical...
Lawrence Lore
May 20, 20233 min read
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A Bit of Auto History
The April 15th blog entry asked for old auto- related photos. B MacKenzie responded with the two above. The top photo is of his...
Lawrence Lore
May 19, 20231 min read
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