Lawrence Lore
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History of Lawrence County Memorial Hospital
The importance and availability of a suitable community Hospital was recognized as a necessity after several catastrophes had occurred in...
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Lawrence Lore
1 day ago2 min read
Stayed Mad Until He Died
Thomas J Kyle was born in Kentucky in 1810. His parents James and Martha Anderson Kyle moved to Knox County Indiana in 1811. In 1832...
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Lawrence Lore
2 days ago4 min read
County News for September 1879
September 5th, 1879 W L Gray sold his interest in the Bridgeport store of Buchanan & Co to J M Buchanan . Warner Bros rented the upper...
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Lawrence Lore
3 days ago3 min read
Infanticide in Lawrence County in the 1800's
The definition of infanticide is the killing of any infant below the age of one. There is no infanticide statute in Illinois. Thus,...
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Lawrence Lore
5 days ago3 min read
"Luck is a Fortune."
In 1840, Fort Gibson in eastern Oklahoma served as a remote outpost, giving the impression of being at the edge of the world for two...
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Lawrence Lore
6 days ago1 min read
ROBERT PICKERING WILL PRESENT PROGRAM
Join the Lawrence County Historical Society meeting on Monday, November 18, at 7:00 p.m. at the History Center in Lawrenceville to hear...
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Lawrence Lore
Nov 145 min read
Law and Order 1875
May 15, 1875 A young man named Kaiser was returning from Vincennes to his home on May 16, 1875 at 10 o'clock pm. when he met two...
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Lawrence Lore
Nov 138 min read
August 1879
A review of the news around the county in August 1879 Rural Republican Friday August 1, 1879 Watermelons were ripe and selling for a...
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Lawrence Lore
Nov 121 min read
Cars Owned in 1910-1911
Did your ancestor own a car in 1910? Here are the automobile licenses issued by the Illinois Secretary of State from July 1 1910 to...
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Lawrence Lore
Nov 112 min read
Two War Heros
Page 1 of The Daily Record, published in Lawrenceville, Illinois on Monday, November 24th, 1947 Bodies of two Lawrence County War Heroes...
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