Lawrence Lore
Sep 30, 20241 min read
The Evolution of a Newspaper Archive
What do you do when you are given over a hundred bound newspaper books and an empty room? First you start with the shelves that were made...
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Lawrence Lore
Sep 27, 20241 min read
HAVOLINE COLLECTION TO BE FEATURED
Local realtor and auctioneer Zane Parrott will be the guest speaker at the next meeting of the Lawrence County Historical Society on...
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Lawrence Lore
Sep 26, 20241 min read
Beautiful Bride
We have several bride dolls but this one is the most recent. “Betty the Beautiful Bride”, vinyl socket head, brunette rooted curly...
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Lawrence Lore
Sep 25, 20244 min read
Shoot’em with an Ax
We do not have digitized county newspapers for March 1879-August 1879, so the researchers had to look for local news in the Vincennes and...
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Lawrence Lore
Sep 24, 20241 min read
Toys Recently Donated
Vintage Minnie Mouse doll, made by the Sunrubber Company, circa 1950. Minnie is 11.5” tall and has molded white gloves and shoes. She is...
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Lawrence Lore
Sep 23, 20241 min read
The Shiloh Bombers
September 18 1980 The Shiloh Bombers The Shiloh Bombers men’s softball team ended their regular season play in a double elimination...
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Lawrence Lore
Sep 22, 20241 min read
Meeting Date Changed
The Historical Society's monthly programs are usually the fourth Monday of the month. That is not the case this month!!! Do not show up...
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Lawrence Lore
Sep 20, 20242 min read
The Radium Girls
Research in Lawrence County newspapers found articles about the discovery of radium. In the early 1900s, there were also advertisements...
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Lawrence Lore
Sep 19, 20246 min read
They’s all the feet I’ve got!
We do not have digitized county newspapers for March 1879-August 1879 so the researchers had to look for local news in the Vincennes and...
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Lawrence Lore
Sep 18, 20241 min read
Royalty 50 Years Ago
In September 1974, the Red Hill football squad chose the Homecoming Queen candidates, one of whom would reign over the 1974 Homecoming....
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