Lawrence Lore
Apr 5, 20231 min read
A Look Back at Water Ways-2016
People are drawn to water, and the Historical Society certainly found that to be true, in 2016, when the traveling Smithsonian Exhibit,...
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Lawrence Lore
Mar 18, 20232 min read
Pinkstaff Inventors
Two researchers recently contacted the Historical Society about two inventors from the Pinkstaff area in the 1900s -Mark Bowman and...
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Lawrence Lore
Mar 16, 20231 min read
Miles of Yellow Daffodils...
Ed Whittaker was instrumental in planting these daffodils 70-80 years ago and they have spread from the intersection of 1620 N Pollard...
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Lawrence Lore
Jan 24, 20231 min read
Photos on the Move
For the enjoyment of the patients and their guests, the management at the United Methodist Home hung framed vintage photographs of the...
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Lawrence Lore
Dec 23, 20221 min read
Refinery's Christmas Tree
Lawrence County News December 28, 1950 The employees of the Texas Company have arranged a large Christmas tree at the plant that is...
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Lawrence Lore
Dec 12, 20221 min read
"Adopt-a-Stone"
We are still taking donations for our cemetery project. When you see your family members this holiday season, why not suggest adopting a...
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Lawrence Lore
Nov 27, 20221 min read
None of Your Business
HISTORICAL SOCIETY PRESENTS: "NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS!" The Lawrence County Historical Society will present a special program at its next...
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Lawrence Lore
Nov 25, 20221 min read
None of Your Business
For two hundred years businesses have flourished around the Lawrenceville Square. The passage of time has seen many changes in property...
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Lawrence Lore
Nov 14, 20221 min read
Child's Hand Car
Look for the above Child's Hand Car in our Vintage Toy Exhibit at the History Center. The researchers found an ad for a similar riding...
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Lawrence Lore
Nov 4, 20221 min read
One Hundred Years Later...
These three wind-up toys are part of our new toy exhibit, Toys from the Attic. They are all made by the Marx Toy Company in New York city...
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