Lawrence Lore
Nov 7, 20232 min read
Betting on the Election
One of our researchers found that news of Lawrence County was often printed in the Robinson Constitution newspaper. Here is what he...
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Lawrence Lore
Sep 13, 20233 min read
Barbers of Lawrence County
One of our readers had a cutting edge idea.. . . An article on the history of Lawrence County Barbers. When was he growing up in...
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Lawrence Lore
Jul 31, 20232 min read
Gunsmiths of Lawrence County
Last week, Readers, you learned a lot about John Small and his impact on Lawrence County’s history long before Illinois was even granted...
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Lawrence Lore
May 30, 20231 min read
Train time at Birds circa 1880s.
Birds, in Lawrence County Illinois, was founded in 1878 when John Bird Jr. (1817-1903) son of John Bird (1785-1850) donated land for the...
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Lawrence Lore
May 22, 20232 min read
Two Drunks and a Wild Ride
Sumner Press Thursday January 11, 1883 “Your correspondent, accompanied by Ben Simmons, started for Beulah last Wednesday night when on...
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Lawrence Lore
Apr 24, 20231 min read
First School in St. Francisville
Sept 11, 1902 Lawrenceville Republican St Francisville: School began Monday with an enrollment of 141 pupils. .... The Catholic Sisters...
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Lawrence Lore
Mar 20, 20231 min read
Railroads and Railroad Towns
The first railway charter granted by the Illinois General Assembly was to the Chicago and Vincennes Railroad in 1835. The demand for...
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Lawrence Lore
Mar 10, 20231 min read
An Apple a Day
Agriculture Report for 1888 · 37,578 acres of corn yielded 30 bushes per acre. · 26,849 acres of wheat or 4 percent less...
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Lawrence Lore
Mar 6, 20232 min read
Eggs Twenty Cents a Dozen in 1883
Bridgeport News in the Rural Republican December 28, 1883 Several family reunions took place on Christmas. Only twenty-six Schmalhausen’s...
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