Stained Glass Window Tour
Please visit the open houses of the above churches to view their beautiful Stained Glass Windows. For the most part, these windows were...
Lawrence Lore
Dec 16, 20221 min read
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Who Remembers Christmas Shopping at Yosowitz' Store?
(This article about the Yosowitz Men’s Store describes their 50th anniversary in 1960.) The Yosowitz Men’s Furnishings store is believed...
Lawrence Lore
Dec 14, 20223 min read
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"Adopt-a-Stone"
We are still taking donations for our cemetery project. When you see your family members this holiday season, why not suggest adopting a...
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Dec 12, 20221 min read
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Dec 11, 20220 min read
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Wait 'til you hear what they collected next...
On September 10, 1942, the Sumner Press introduced a new Youth Group. A group of forty-two Sumner boys and girls formed the Sumner...
Lawrence Lore
Dec 9, 20222 min read
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The Wabash Cannonball
Daily Record March 23, 1971 Another legend is passing from the American scene. The famed “Wabash Cannonball” is headed for the end of...
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Dec 7, 20221 min read
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. . . And One Prostitute
The 20th President of the United States was James Abram Garfield, who incidentally was the last president to be born in a log cabin. He...
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Dec 5, 20223 min read
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Boy Kicked by Horse 1901
George Christian Schonert was born near Bellmont, lL, November 17, 1890, the third son of George Henry and Helen J Carter Schonert. On...
Lawrence Lore
Dec 2, 20221 min read
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Witch in Lawrenceville
Apparently eighty years ago, there was an encounter with an armed weapon over a Witch in Lawrenceville as reported in the Lawrence County...
Lawrence Lore
Nov 30, 20222 min read
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None of Your Business
HISTORICAL SOCIETY PRESENTS: "NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS!" The Lawrence County Historical Society will present a special program at its next...
Lawrence Lore
Nov 27, 20221 min read
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