In the late 1960s, POW/MIA wives bucked government protocol and broke public silence to demand accounting for their husbands and to pursue their safe return after years of imprisonment and torture by the North Vietnamese.… Read More »Vietnam POW/MIA Wives Challenge Traditional Silence
Lawrence Rotary Club is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year! Longtime member Andrea Norris outlined the distinguished history of the organization for Lawrence Central members. The Lawrence Rotary Club began in April 1917, just twelve… Read More »Celebrating a Rotary Centennial
The City of Lawrence was one of the first communities in the nation to establish a Fair Housing Ordinance, said local historian Tom Arnold. This important event took place in Lawrence in July 1967, well… Read More »Lawrence Fair Housing Ordinance of 1967 Commemorated by Oral History and Documents
Three veteran Rotarians shared their stories with fellow members of Lawrence Central Rotary. Each found Rotary in an unusual way! Nancy Hause joined Lawrence Central Rotary in 2014. Prior to that time, she was a… Read More »Long-time Rotarians share their Rotary Stories
Architect Stan Hernley shared a bit of Lawrence history and the story of the restoration of a complex of structures left to ruin at 1106 Rhode Island. Rhody Delahunty , an Irish immigrant, acquired two … Read More »Local Architect Stan Hernley Restores and Re-purposes Local Historic Building
