Bridgeport Pre-1912
Obviously the postcards IN THE SLIDE SHOW BELOW pre-date the description written in a 1912 Souvenir Booklet of the City of Bridgeport. "...
Lawrence Lore
Jun 30, 20231 min read
George W. McGuire, Civil War
GEORGE W. MCGUIRE 1833-1881 11th Missouri Infantry, Company A (Private) George W. McGuire was born about 1833 in Brown County, OH. The...
Lawrence Lore
Jun 29, 20232 min read
Lanterman Park Pavilion 1938
Even though the postcard below states that it is the Bridgeport Pavilion, we think the above dedication refers to the brick building at...
Lawrence Lore
Jun 28, 20231 min read
Death of Twins
January 8, 1902 Sumner Press A Coroner’s inquest was held at the residence of E. P in southeast Christy township over the bodies of two...
Lawrence Lore
Jun 27, 20233 min read
Sumner Businesses 1902
Sumner in the 1900's was quite a booming metropolis. Business Advertisers in the Sumner Press May 1, 1902: · H F. Combs sold...
Lawrence Lore
Jun 26, 20232 min read
Lawrenceville Post Office
Daily Record February 17, 1931 George C. Armstrong, President of the Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce, received a telegram from...
Lawrence Lore
Jun 23, 20231 min read
Guilty of Bootlegging 1821
The first court record in Lawrence County, dated June 4,1821, shows that Michael Stufflebeam and Benjamin Matthews were indicted for...
Lawrence Lore
Jun 22, 20231 min read
Wife Wanted
Sumner Press March 1883 “If Uncle Billy Moore will call at this office, we will give him the name and address of a charming young widow...
Lawrence Lore
Jun 21, 20231 min read
LTHS 1912-13
The Historical Society has an entire collection of yearbooks from the four high schools in the county, and some of the elementary schools...
Lawrence Lore
Jun 20, 20232 min read
George Field Humor
The following "joke" was printed in the Daily Record the week of Jan 3-10,1945: Two George Field G.I.'s slightly the worse for a happy...
Lawrence Lore
Jun 19, 20231 min read