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Roland Harris Oral History Interview | In this oral history interview, Roland Harris describes growing up in Alhambra and Highland in the 1930s. He then discusses his service during World War II. Next, Harris describes his funeral home business in Highland. The interview ends with a description of his work with the Highland Historical Society and the Highland News Leader newspaper. | October 15, 2016 | December 7, 2016 |
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Thom Swain Oral History Interview | In this oral history, Thom Swain discusses his ownership of the Fat Cats nightclub and music venue in Edwardsville during the 1980s. He also describes Madison County's music and entertainment scene since the 1980s. Finally, he describes his management of several bands in the area. | October 14, 2016 | December 1, 2016 |
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Sally Burgess Oral History Interview | In this oral history interview, Sally Burgess discusses her work as director and executive director of the Hope Clinic in Granite City, Illinois, which provides abortion care and counseling to women. She describes the various challenges of her work - both in providing abortion care to patients of the clinic and dealing with anti-abortion activists. | October 13, 2016 | February 9, 2017 |
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Kathy Piercy Oral History Interview | In this interview, Kathy Piercy discusses her work with the Curtain's Up Theater Company, a community theater company in Madison County. She also discusses her job doing corporate productions for an accounting firm. | October 8, 2016 | March 10, 2017 |
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2015 Photographs of Colin Kilzer Building an Accessible Swingset for an Eagle Scout Project | These four photographs from fall 2015 show Colin Kilzer working on his Eagle Scout project. Kilzer built a swingset accessible to those with disabilities at Willoughby Farms in Collinsville, Illinois. | 2015 | August 25, 2025 |
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2000 Edwardsville High School Women's Tiger Softball Team | This is a photograph of the 2000 Edwardsville High School Women's Tiger Softball Team. | 200O | December 1, 2018 |
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Canoe Oar From Girl Scouts Camp Chan Ya Ta | A canoe oar that was used at Girl Scout Camp Chan Ya Ta for a group of middle school girls. The paddle portion snapped when a girl threw it on shore of the pond. This occurred at Camp Chan Ya Ta while it was under the jurisdiction of the independently chartered Girl Scouts of River Bluffs Council. This council was absorbed into a large council in 2009. The Chan Ya Ta camp property was sold to a private group in 2020. Caviness Paddles went out of business in 2020. | 2009 | August 25, 2025 |
![2009 Program for Edwardsville High School's Performance of "Jesus Christ Superstar"](https://madison-historical.siue.edu/archive/files/thumbnails/d1d351b0533ad9ac955f46a8906fdb92.jpg "2009 Program for Edwardsville High School's Performance of "Jesus Christ Superstar"") |
2009 Program for Edwardsville High School's Performance of "Jesus Christ Superstar" | This is the program from the Edwardsville High School Drama Club's production of "Jesus Christ Superstar" in 2009 | 2009 | November 15, 2018 |
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Letter to Stephen Medge about the location of a grave on the Mudge property, 2008 | This is a letter to Stephen Medge about the location of a grave on the Mudge property from July 9, 2008. In this letter, Janie A. Coberly asks Stephen Mudge if he has any knowledge about a grave that belonged to her ancestor Robert S. Coulter. Coutler owned the Mudge property until 1821 when it was sold to the Mudge family. | January 9, 2008 | March 15, 2019 |
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Derek DeWitt Military Dog Tags from 2008 | These are stainless steel military dog tags that belonged to U.S Marine Derek DeWitt who served from 2008-2009. Their purpose is to identify service members. These dog tags were brought in by Tyler DeWitt as a part of a Madison Historical class visit to Liberty Middle School in February 2020. |
2008 - 2011 | March 4, 2020 |