Lawrence Lore
Nov 138 min read
August 1879
A review of the news around the county in August 1879 Rural Republican Friday August 1, 1879 Watermelons were ripe and selling for a...
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Lawrence Lore
Nov 121 min read
Cars Owned in 1910-1911
Did your ancestor own a car in 1910? Here are the automobile licenses issued by the Illinois Secretary of State from July 1 1910 to...
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Lawrence Lore
Nov 112 min read
Two War Heros
Page 1 of The Daily Record, published in Lawrenceville, Illinois on Monday, November 24th, 1947 Bodies of two Lawrence County War Heroes...
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Lawrence Lore
Nov 81 min read
Bridgeport Auto Company
In November 1909 William E Ridgley and Al Noonan established the Bridgeport Auto Company in a 20 x 40 ft building at 214 Washington...
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Lawrence Lore
Nov 61 min read
Brian Lumber
Brian Lumber Company was founded in Sumner Illinois in 1885 by John Brian. It was first located on the south side of the railroad tracks...
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Lawrence Lore
Nov 51 min read
Lathrop Feed Store Bridgeport
Lathrop’s Feed store, 421 E Olive Street Bridgeport, was one of Bridgeport’s oldest businesses. In the early oil field days, the business...
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Lawrence Lore
Nov 44 min read
Stand By Your Man
The following was compiled from issues of the Vincennes Sun Commercial, published on September 24, 25 and 30th 1921. Roy E. Laughlin, a...
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Lawrence Lore
Oct 312 min read
Boo!
EVery year near Halloween the researchers at the Historical Society receive numerous requests for information about the "haunted high...
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