The photographs were taken right before the Hugh White store closed south of Sumner. We're not too sure of the date, but someone out there knows, so just let us know so we can date the photographs.
Jacob May was a merchant in the newly formed village of Sumner, Lawrence County, Illinois, from 1853 to 1857. His surviving account book, published by the Richland County Genealogical and Historical S
Today we can go into any supermarket and buy produce shipped there from around the world. This was considered progress for the last 75 years, but because of the energy needed to do this and because of