In the early days of the oil boom, oil derricks could be found inside the city limits of Bridgeport.

Wayne Martin pictured above wrote Santa a letter Christmas 1924 Dear Santa: I am a little boy seven years old. I go to Filmore school...

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...

On temporary exhibit now is Zane Parrott’s collection of Havoline items. If you have been in the History Center you have seen Libby...

Stanley Berget Vandament, better known as Pete , was born January 22, 1888, in Lawrenceville, Illinois, to Burgett and Belle Vandament ....

These maps show what Bridgeport looked like in 1912.

1911 Fourth of July Parade Bridgeport

This toy movie projector is part of the LCHS Toy Collection. The size of the machine is 14”x 9” and weighs 3 lbs. It was patented in...

Unidentified photo in a photo album from a Lawrence County resident.

Kirkwood and Mills was a grocery store located in the Barnes block on North State Street across from what was then the location of the...