Lawrence Lore
Oct 104 min read
Watch Where You Sit
We have only spotty digitized county newspapers for the summer of 1879, so the researchers had to look for local news in the Vincennes...
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Lawrence Lore
Sep 254 min read
Shoot’em with an Ax
We do not have digitized county newspapers for March 1879-August 1879, so the researchers had to look for local news in the Vincennes and...
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Lawrence Lore
Sep 196 min read
They’s all the feet I’ve got!
We do not have digitized county newspapers for March 1879-August 1879 so the researchers had to look for local news in the Vincennes and...
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Lawrence Lore
Aug 296 min read
February 1879 --Ma, Are We Rich Yet?
Our researchers continue to deep dive into Lawrence County’s history in 1879. In February 18 deaths were recorded. One set of twins was...
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Lawrence Lore
Aug 233 min read
Let's Go To the Fair
For many of you readers, August meant going to Fair in Lawrence County. It was the same for residents 145 years ago. If you have...
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Lawrence Lore
Aug 155 min read
Happenings in January 1879
Rural Republican January 10 1879 Man’s inhumanity to rabbits made Christmas dinners for thousands. On New Year’s Eve Mr. and Mrs. Miller,...
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Lawrence Lore
Aug 75 min read
Killed by Concealed Weapon
Page 3 of The Weekly Western Sun, published in Vincennes, Indiana on Friday, March 28th, 1879 A Lawrenceville Tragedy Upon arriving in...
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Lawrence Lore
Jul 302 min read
Doctors in the County 1878
The researchers found an official list of doctors registered by the state of Illinois in 1878. They are listed here by town of residence....
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Lawrence Lore
Jul 185 min read
Life is Hard; Then You Die
Earlier posts on this blog share the deep dive research not only from the local newspapers, but newspapers from the surrounding counties...
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Lawrence Lore
Jul 18 min read
A Review of Life in the County during July August, September, 1878.
A deep dive continues into life in Lawrence County during July, August and September, 1878. The year of 1878 was to be remembered for its...
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