

Monument at Moffett
This monument at Moffett Cemetery in Lukin Township intrigued the researchers. A search in the Lawrence County News found an article...
Lawrence Lore
Aug 17, 20231 min read
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Resetting E. Bell's Stone
After the stone of Elizabeth A. Bell at Bell Cemetery in Lukin Township, was reset and cleaned the inscription could be read. The...
Lawrence Lore
Jul 14, 20231 min read
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Archibald D. Moore, Civil War
MOORE, ARCHIBALD D. 1843-1902 154th Illinois Infantry, Company E, (Private) Pension #353916 Archibald D. Moore was born in July of 1843...
Lawrence Lore
Jul 7, 20232 min read
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Beware of HORSES
There are about 300 graves at Moffett Cemetery. Since this cemetery has been chosen as one the LCHS’s projects, stone cleaning has...
Lawrence Lore
Jul 6, 20232 min read
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George W. McGuire, Civil War
GEORGE W. MCGUIRE 1833-1881 11th Missouri Infantry, Company A (Private) George W. McGuire was born about 1833 in Brown County, OH. The...
Lawrence Lore
Jun 29, 20232 min read
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Clean a Tombstone Saturday
Restorations were recently completed on some of the Thomas Bell family headstones in Bell cemetery in Lukin Township as reported by...
Lawrence Lore
Jun 15, 20233 min read
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R.I.P. Malinda Duke Warner Crews
Thanks to the Crews descendants for donating a beautiful 1858 coffin handle from the casket of Malinda Duke Warner Crews to LCHS. The...
Lawrence Lore
May 28, 20231 min read
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Lost in Lukin?
Have you ever been to Lukin? I mean REALLY been to Lukin? Why not take a trip this weekend and see the cemeteries LCHS has adopted and...
Lawrence Lore
May 26, 20233 min read
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Beauty Shots of Bethel
We just couldn't resist showing off some photos of Bethel Cemetery. All the stones are clean, and standing upright. Five years ago...
Lawrence Lore
May 23, 20231 min read
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“scrape, scrub and spray”
Time has taken its toll on the older tombstones in our county cemeteries. One would not know this from looking at Find-a- Grave photos...
Lawrence Lore
Apr 19, 20234 min read
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