Lawrence Lore
Oct 307 min read
The Life and Loves of Parmenas W. Beckes
Rose Robeson has been busy hunting obituaries for Tewalt and Price cemeteries. She found the following one for Parmenas W. Beckes, ...
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Lawrence Lore
Oct 291 min read
The Pinkstaff Tornado of 1956
This is one of several photographs of a house belonging to the Childress family taken after the tornado struck the Pinkstaff area in...
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Lawrence Lore
Oct 282 min read
Dr. John Frank Schrader
Dr. John Frank Schrader was the son of Mr. and Mrs . Aaron Schrader, who were farmers. He was born in Lukin Township on November 7,...
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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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