

A Friction Machine Please Santa
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...

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Dec 13, 20241 min read
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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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Nov 12, 20241 min read
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Sumner Postmarks
On temporary exhibit now is Zane Parrott’s collection of Havoline items. If you have been in the History Center you have seen Libby...

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Oct 18, 20241 min read
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Pete: First Motorcycle Cop
Stanley Berget Vandament, better known as Pete , was born January 22, 1888, in Lawrenceville, Illinois, to Burgett and Belle Vandament ....

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Sep 12, 20243 min read
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Bridgeport 1912
These maps show what Bridgeport looked like in 1912.

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Sep 11, 20241 min read
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Happy Fourth of July
1911 Fourth of July Parade Bridgeport

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Jul 4, 20241 min read
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Movie-time
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...

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Jun 6, 20241 min read
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Bathing Suit Time
Unidentified photo in a photo album from a Lawrence County resident.

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May 31, 20241 min read
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Grocery Shopping 1914
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...

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Feb 26, 20242 min read
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Rooster Meets Minister
Page 6 of Lawrence County News, published in Lawrenceville, Illinois on Wednesday, February 20th, 1924 An industrious hen sat upon a...

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Feb 23, 20241 min read
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