A review of the local news from the Vincennes, Mt Carmel and Lawrence County newspapers for November 1879. The shareholders of the...

Sandy Sumner An obit published in a California paper states that “in Santa Maragrita California on June 1, 1906, Sandy S Sumner, a native...

News in the County in October 1879 Stuble & Co was the new undertaker in Lawrenceville.  They promised to keep on hand a good assortment...

A review of the news around the county in August 1879 Rural Republican Friday August 1, 1879    Watermelons were ripe and selling for a...

Sumner Press, 2/25/1915, Page 1: ROAD DRAG DAY BIG SUCCESS Twenty-One Drags, Thirty Men and Thirty Teams Assist in Dragging Although...

On temporary exhibit now is Zane Parrott’s collection of Havoline items. If you have been in the History Center you have seen Libby...

The Sumner Grade School Basketball Team 1971 First Row: Sean Sheeler, John Potts, Ricky Dowty, Jeff Schultz, Greg Grazier, Chuck Hixon,...

Our researchers continue to deep dive into Lawrence County’s history in 1879. In February 18 deaths were recorded. One set of twins was...

On June 17, 1929 the bank in Sumner was robbed. This is a first hand account of that robbery. Sumner Bank Robbery June 17, 1929 by Rex...

A deep dive continues into life in Lawrence County during July, August and September, 1878. The year of 1878 was to be remembered for its...