

Early Auction 1859 or You Don't Want the Mule?
James Andre died in Lawrence County about 1858. Not much is known about the family other than he was married and had children who...
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6 days ago2 min read
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Farmers' Day 1926
Bridgeport August 18, 1926   All roads led to Bridgeport from the muddiest narrowest lane in Lukin to Len Small’s 16- foot pavement were...
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Jan 283 min read
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"To Plow is to Pray"
A review of the local news from the Vincennes, Mt Carmel and Lawrence County newspapers for November 1879. The shareholders of the...
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Jan 79 min read
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1879 County Fair
In the 1870s the Lawrence County Fair was held in October. News of the upcoming County fair was frequent in the newspapers. "The bounty...
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Dec 26, 20243 min read
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She Fell Down on Her . . .
News in the County in October 1879 Stuble & Co was the new undertaker in Lawrenceville. They promised to keep on hand a good assortment...
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Dec 18, 20246 min read
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Buy a Book, Donate a Book
Lawrence County was settled by farmers and our history is deep in agriculture and rural life. The generation who worked the soil behind a...
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Sep 3, 20242 min read
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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...
Lawrence Lore
Aug 23, 20243 min read
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1878 in Review January February and March
In 1878, the newspapers reported about President Rutherford Hayes, the yellow fever epidemic in New Orleans, and discussed bimetallism...
Lawrence Lore
Jun 27, 20245 min read
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Just the Facts
Lawrence County is comprised of 371.98 sq. miles of land. There are 6,272,640 square inches in every acre. 1860 there were 931 farms....
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May 25, 20241 min read
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No More John. . . .
I wanted to use the following newspaper on the blog but I thought it would be more interesting if I had additional information so I asked...
Lawrence Lore
May 24, 20244 min read
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