Lawrence Lore
Sep 132 min read
Ezekiel, Indian Boy
According to an article written by Ruth Anderson Walker of the Northern Indiana Center for History for an unnamed newspaper May 7, 1995,...
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Lawrence Lore
Sep 102 min read
Son Witnesses Murders
Jesse Anderson , a free African American, owned a farm about 2 ½ miles southwest of Fort Allison erected near Russellville Lawrence...
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Lawrence Lore
Sep 42 min read
Diary Entry about "Indians of Vincennes"
From the diary of Mr. Birbeck of Albion Illinois in 1817 wherein he described the Native Americans in Vincennes. “Vincennes exhibits a...
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Lawrence Lore
Aug 61 min read
First Child Born
Edward Perry Fyffe was born in Fort Allison Illinois, during the Native American uprisings when the settlers were forced to inhabit the...
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Lawrence Lore
Jan 262 min read
What's for Dinner?
Archaeologists researching the Riverton Culture (2000-1000 BC) in Lawrence County have discovered that often the answer was Mussels. They...
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Lawrence Lore
Oct 4, 20233 min read
Attention: Ruark's
William F Ruark has been reported as the son of John C and Mary Smith Ruark born about 1815. While the Native Americans had vacated the...
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Lawrence Lore
Jul 26, 20233 min read
What Happened Here? The Massacre
A ghastly tale of murder and mayhem occurred in the historic area we have been featuring this week. Details were published at the time...
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