Causes of death 100 years ago this month--Taken from Lawrence County Death Records February 1924 How many of these deaths could have been...

Peter Scherer Sr, a pioneer settler of southern Lawrence County, Illinois was a native of Germany, being born in Rein-Byron about 1809....

The 505th Bombardment Group of the Army Air Force was activated on March 11, 1944.  First equipped with B-17's, the group later trained...

Copied from the Lawrence County News, published in Lawrenceville, Illinois on Wednesday, February 20th, 1924 page 1 Carl May, the...

Mar 18, 1885 Mrs. Adams, of Bird Station, came to town on Saturday and bought one of those pretty New Home Sewing machines. The above...

Grace Osborne was the daughter of William Hazzard and Judith/ Jude Brausa Osborne. She was born February 23, 1902, and died September 4,...

Lawrence County News Thursday July 1, 1948 Paul Frederick Lewis, 59, Lawrenceville postmaster, was found dead in the bathroom of the...

Each year that E C Cunningham was County School Superintendent he presented a little souvenir to each boy and girl to stimulate perfect...

“Mr. and Mrs. Fred Cogdill of St. Francisville, who have three sons overseas are expecting one son Cpl. Andy Codgill home on furlough....

William B Searight was born in Ireland May 4, 1817 and was at one time engaged in a bank in Belfast.  He came to this country with the...