Wingfoot Homes in Bridgeport
Soldiers returning from WWII faced a dismal housing shortage. To accommodate them, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co developed a completely...
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Jan 92 min read
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Police Shooting and Air Ships in St F
The Vincennes newspapers carried the news of St Francisville as often, if not more, than the Lawrenceville newspapers. However, the facts...
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Jan 84 min read
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"To Plow is to Pray"
A review of the local news from the Vincennes, Mt Carmel and Lawrence County newspapers for November 1879. The shareholders of the...
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Jan 79 min read
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Hadley, a Forgotten Town
Hadley was a small village located on the Richland/ Lawrence County line along the old B & O tracks. The following article was printed in...
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Jan 61 min read
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Let it Snow. Let it Snow. Let it Snow.
There is something soft and tender in the fall of a single snowflake but when it comes to crawling out in the morning and shoveling away...
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Jan 51 min read
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A "49er"
Sandy Sumner An obit published in a California paper states that “in Santa Maragrita California on June 1, 1906, Sandy S Sumner, a native...
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Jan 23 min read
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Ten Things to Do this Year
Ten things to do this year.... 1. Join the Lawrence County Historical Society. 2. Pay your dues. If you were to send extra money as a...
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Jan 11 min read
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Runaway Car 1930
Please readers, be careful out there when you are driving over the holidays. The Vincennes (Ind.) Commercial , December 27, 1930 Lyman...
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Dec 31, 20242 min read
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3 Ladies, 2 Puppies and 1 Kitten
Do you like to look at old photos? So do we. Stop by the research library and share your famiy photos. Add this to your New Year's...
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Dec 30, 20241 min read
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