"Bury me under an old oak tree.."
From a copy of letter received from Sarah Gaddey Ridgley by Vera Beard Kirham in 1941. Researchers believe that the grandfather referred...
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Nov 7, 20222 min read
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One Hundred Years Later...
These three wind-up toys are part of our new toy exhibit, Toys from the Attic. They are all made by the Marx Toy Company in New York city...
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Nov 4, 20221 min read
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Aircraft Collision 1945 George Field
(Permission granted to publish by K Edmondson who was in contact with Doug Woodbury’s nephew.) Douglas C. Woodbury was California-cool,...
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Nov 3, 20225 min read
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1950s Handmade Child's Tractor
Charles, the oldest son of Harry (Cappy) and Blanch Stansfield, was born April 15, 1925, and lived in Lawrenceville until enlisting in...
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Nov 1, 20221 min read
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Halfacre or Hulfachor
Many of the early settlers were poor spellers. A language barrier only compounded this problem. Lukin Township was a settlement of...
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Oct 28, 20221 min read
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Update: Cemetery Project
We are still taking donations for our cemetery project. Here are some before and after pictures of what these donations are doing. Why...
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Oct 27, 20221 min read
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Writing on the Wall
S. Hill, our volunteer photographer and researcher, took this photo of a chalk signature on one of the remaining walls of the buildings,...
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Oct 26, 20223 min read
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The Blonde Bomber
October 24, 2022 Jay Shidler shared his basketball career with 24 members and guests of the Lawrence County Historical Society. He talked...
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Oct 25, 20221 min read
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Don't Forget!
Lawrenceville basketball star Jay Shidler will be the guest speaker at the Lawrence County Historical Society on Monday, October 24, 7:00...
Lawrence Lore
Oct 24, 20221 min read
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New Exhibits Monday Night
When you attend the program with Jay Shidler Monday night October 24 at 7:00 pm at the History Center, plan on taking a few minutes to...
Lawrence Lore
Oct 22, 20222 min read
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