The LCHA works very hard every year to collect and preserve Lincoln County's history while providing it to our members for their enjoyment and potential usage in their family histories. Over the past two years we have developed this online network; generated an online presence on Facebook and Twitter; digitized a portion of our collections; created online newsletters; answered a myriad of inquiries; and, have inventoried many collections that we plan to add to this network very soon. We do all o… Continue

Recently, while sorting copies of newspaper articles, deeds, census records, and other material from the Gaither Shrum Collection, LCHA staff found newspaper articles from 1922 that spotlighted local businesses that were in operation in Lincolnton at this time. One of the articles spotlighted R.A. Houser as a local contractor that specialized in tin roofing, guttering, and furnace repairs. Although he has not been documented as the contractor that installed any specific tin roofs on houses in Li… Continue

LCHA staff is in need of assistance to identify individuals who are part of this unidentified photograph in front of the Lincoln County Courthouse during the late 1920s or early 1930s. This photograph was donated to the LCHA by Farrie Blackburn.

I will not provide a long opening paragraph for this post as I have mentioned in earlier posts that we will be adding various newspaper articles of interest to the network. We are still compiling obituaries and will answer the requests we have received so far in a fairly timely manner.

We are very excited to have recently received a 1929 telephone directory for Bessemer City, Lincolnton, Charlotte, Davidson, and Gastonia. We will be scanning the section on Lincolnton very soon, but let us know… Continue

LCHA staff plans to add obituaries as we find them in the local newspapers. Here are a few that we found today.

"Died in Lincoln County on the 18th inst., John Carpenter, a good citizen."

On the 18th inst., Mrs. Sarah Cathey, relict (wife) of John Cathey, aged about 58 years."

On the 22nd inst., very suddenly, Mrs. Elizabeth, wife of Charles Reinhardt, aged about 50 years."

These obits are from the Lincoln Progress from July 24, 1846.

"Died at Wilfong's Springs, Catawba County, on th… Continue