Dropkick Record BTHS
“Dropkick Extra Point” by Larry Curry The Lawrence County Historical Society is always getting requests about events that took place in...
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Apr 4, 20232 min read
County Boundaries
Genealogists take note: Lawrence County, Illinois was created January 16,1821, from Crawford and Edwards counties. In 1841 Richland...
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Apr 3, 20231 min read
Making Moonshine or Not?
Lawrence County News reported on August 3, 1921 that two men from Vincennes and Marion Briggs of Lukin were arrested 2 weeks ago by...
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Mar 28, 20231 min read
Dog in Photo of County Officers 1905
In the summer of 1905, county officers and other courthouse personnel posed for this photograph. (l to r) Standing: John Inmon,...
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Mar 24, 20231 min read
Sumner Church over 100 Years Old!
Central Christian Church in Sumner began in 1850 when a revival meeting was held by Evangelist Cornelius Ades. Meetings were held in...
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Mar 22, 20231 min read
Railroads and Railroad Towns
The first railway charter granted by the Illinois General Assembly was to the Chicago and Vincennes Railroad in 1835. The demand for...
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Mar 20, 20231 min read
Pinkstaff Inventors
Two researchers recently contacted the Historical Society about two inventors from the Pinkstaff area in the 1900s -Mark Bowman and...
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Mar 18, 20232 min read
Miles of Yellow Daffodils...
Ed Whittaker was instrumental in planting these daffodils 70-80 years ago and they have spread from the intersection of 1620 N Pollard...
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Mar 16, 20231 min read
"Little George" aka "Skipper"
This is the story of George Lewis Maxfield written by Julia Randall. George Lewis Maxfield blessed his parents on July 11, 1956, when he...
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Mar 14, 20234 min read
Hi Ho Silver!
Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear! From out of the past come the thundering hoofbeats and the sounds of gunfire!...
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Mar 13, 20237 min read