Snap Dabbs William Henry ‘Snap’ Dabbs  was born August 22, 1854, in Springfield Missouri before the Civil War according to his death...

Movie star Jackie  Coogan A glider pilot at George field Jackie Coogan appeared in a review when he was four years old. Charlie Chaplin...

October 26 1900  Bridgeport Robbery Friday morning news was telephoned to Lawrenceville that the bank safe of Seed Brothers at...

September 1890   Sunday while the family of Joseph DeBouef of St, Francisville were all away from home with the exception of two sons, a...

Bob Faith Reported Killed in Korea 1950; Popular Lawrenceville Athlete dies in Battle on July 11; Had been formerly listed as Missing  ...

The readers of the Rural Republican were shocked to read the headline on Friday August 13 1880 when they opened their newspapers. “One...

Ambrose J Borkowski  1st Sgt 706 th  described his experience at George Field for the 1996 reunion.   “Here I was with two years’ service...

For those of you who missed the program last Monday at Pinkstaff, co-sponsored with Illinois Humanities, because of the rain, here is a...

1891  Dr. Maxedon of this place (Heathsville) was called to Russellville to assist at the postmortem held over the body of Duane Johnson,...