

J. B. Grogan: Everybody's Cleaner
When we were organizing the Golden Rule magazines several weeks ago, we ran across this photo. The sign was left intact in the building...

Lawrence Lore
Aug 9, 20231 min read
Jokes in 1902
The Sumner Press May 8,1902 The Englishman: What is the most popular drink in America? The American: "Gimme-the-Same." There appears to...

Lawrence Lore
Aug 8, 20231 min read


Women's Softball
In 1985 Golden Rule's Women's softball team played other teams in the area such as teams from Kizers Bar, Eagles Lodge, and Central...

Lawrence Lore
Aug 7, 20231 min read




Visiting by Airplane
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...

Lawrence Lore
Aug 3, 20231 min read


How Many Pianos?
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...

Lawrence Lore
Aug 2, 20232 min read


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

Lawrence Lore
Aug 1, 20232 min read
Sorry. . .
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...

Lawrence Lore
Aug 1, 20231 min read


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

Lawrence Lore
Jul 31, 20232 min read


What Happened Here? The Return to Nature
Because of contamination from various hazardous substances resulting from decades of operation as a refinery, in 2011, the IDNR and IEPA,...

Lawrence Lore
Jul 28, 20232 min read

