North 12th Street Lawrenceville
The History Center is located in what was once the Peoples National Bank, on the left side of the photo. You can just barely see the...
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Feb 21, 20241 min read
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Banker and Oil Man
F C Borough, for many years one of the leading businessmen of Lawrenceville, was killed at Harrison New York February 17, 1924, by a...
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Feb 20, 20242 min read
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How Many Did You Say?
Title: Population of Lawrence County Population of Lawrence County as given in The Blue Book of State of Illinois, Compiled by the Sec....
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Feb 16, 20241 min read
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Political Dispute between Dr. Anderson and A. Lincoln in Lawrenceville
The Lawrence County Historical Society and the Illinois State Historical Society erected a historical marker on the north side of the...
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Jan 30, 20243 min read
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Postmaster Dies at Post Office 1948
Lawrence County News Thursday July 1, 1948 Paul Frederick Lewis, 59, Lawrenceville postmaster, was found dead in the bathroom of the...
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Jan 29, 20242 min read
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Glovers and Lackeys Celebrate
Lawrence County News March 27, 1941 Two Lawrenceville Couples Celebrate Golden Weddings Golden wedding celebrations within a few days...
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Nov 27, 20233 min read
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Lawrence County Memorial Hospital
“After several catastrophes had occurred in Lawrence County during the 1920s and early 1930s the importance and availability of a...
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Aug 28, 20232 min read
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Gunsmiths of Lawrence County
Last week, Readers, you learned a lot about John Small and his impact on Lawrence County’s history long before Illinois was even granted...
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Jul 31, 20232 min read
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Lawrenceville Groundbreaking 1983
Photos and text from the Leader, a Golden Rule publication, published in August 1983. “A new Golden Rule building is going up in downtown...
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Jul 21, 20232 min read
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