Lawrence Lore
Oct 271 min read
Historic Artifact Restored
HISTORICAL SOCIETY MEETS ON OCTOBER 28 Trey Beckerman, of Maple Hill Restorations, will be the guest speaker at the next meeting of the...
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Lawrence Lore
Oct 252 min read
Onward to Oregon
Mary Goen was born about 1793. She married John Laws . Mary and John had a daughter, Nancy Laws, born Dec 31 1823 in Lawrence County...
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Lawrence Lore
Oct 241 min read
Road Drag Sunmner 1915
Sumner Press, 2/25/1915, Page 1: ROAD DRAG DAY BIG SUCCESS Twenty-One Drags, Thirty Men and Thirty Teams Assist in Dragging Although...
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Lawrence Lore
Oct 231 min read
Shoe Repair
Harvey's Cobbler Shop Jefferson St Lawrenceville Frank Harvey shown in both photos
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Lawrence Lore
Oct 222 min read
Benson Family Photos
Lewis L Benson was the son of Andrew Benson and Nancy Gilliam Benson born in 1872 in Lawrence County Illinois. Among his siblings were...
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Lawrence Lore
Oct 211 min read
Soldiers and Sailors
African American Soldiers and Sailors 1940s. Raymond "Bud" Lewis is kneeling on the right. He was a member of the first Black Marine...
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Lawrence Lore
Oct 181 min read
Sumner Postmarks
On temporary exhibit now is Zane Parrott’s collection of Havoline items. If you have been in the History Center you have seen Libby...
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Lawrence Lore
Oct 171 min read
1971 Sumner Basketball
The Sumner Grade School Basketball Team 1971 First Row: Sean Sheeler, John Potts, Ricky Dowty, Jeff Schultz, Greg Grazier, Chuck Hixon,...
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Lawrence Lore
Oct 161 min read
Music Makers
Researchers don't know everyone in this popular Lawrence County Band of the 1920s but they have identified Arthur "Bud" Smith on the...
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Lawrence Lore
Oct 151 min read
Graffiti at the Jail
Albert Akers, an employee of Roy Bolles, seemed to be enjoying his work as he put the finishing touches on one of the door latches in the...
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