Great Program! Good Job!
Marilyn Wagner, Nancy King and John Fish presented the April LCHS meeting about preserving and documenting local cemeteries to about...
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Apr 28, 20231 min read
Adam Lackey
Lawrenceville Republican January 12 1922 Obituary for Adam Lackey Adam Lackey, son of John and Nancy Lackey, was born February 26,...
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Apr 26, 20232 min read
Maps, Maps, and More Maps
From the Library of Congress “The Sanborn Map Collection consists of a uniform series of large-scale maps, dating from 1867 to the...
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Apr 25, 20231 min read
First School in St. Francisville
Sept 11, 1902 Lawrenceville Republican St Francisville: School began Monday with an enrollment of 141 pupils. .... The Catholic Sisters...
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Apr 24, 20231 min read
Don't Forget!
Historical Society Meeting TONIGHT 7:00 pm Monday 24, 2023 History Center, Lawrenceville "Documenting and Restoring Our Heritage--...
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Apr 24, 20231 min read
Cemetery Project Update
The weather will be nice soon and we want to be ready to start work in the cemeteries. Ridgley: Thanks to the donors who contributed...
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Apr 23, 20234 min read
April 24, 2023 LCHS Program
CEMETERY RESTORATION BE FEATURED AT NEXT HISTORICAL SOCIETY MEETING "Documenting and Restoring Our Heritage" is the title of the program...
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Apr 21, 20231 min read
“scrape, scrub and spray”
Time has taken its toll on the older tombstones in our county cemeteries. One would not know this from looking at Find-a- Grave photos...
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Apr 19, 20234 min read
First in State
On December 24, 1860 the U.S. House received a letter announcing South Carolina’s secession from the Union. On April 12, 1861 Jefferson...
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Apr 18, 20231 min read
A Rock by Any Other Name
In Wright/Gaddey cemetery is a large rock with what appears to be a name etched into the stone. The letters M and O can barely be read...
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Apr 17, 20232 min read