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June 10, 1929 Official Proceedings of the Madison County Board of Supervisors These are the meeting minutes of the June 10, 1929 meeting of the Madison County Board of Supervisors. They were published by the Edwardsville Intelligencer as part of the meeting minutes of the 1929-30 term. June 10, 1929 August 28, 2017
May 14, 1929 Official Proceedings of the Madison County Board of Supervisors These are the meeting minutes of the May 14, 1929 meeting of the Madison County Board of Supervisors. They were published by the Edwardsville Intelligencer as part of the meeting minutes of the 1929-30 term. May 14, 1929 August 28, 2017
April 23, 1929 Official Proceedings of the Madison County Board of Supervisors These are the meeting minutes of the April 23, 1929 meeting of the Madison County Board of Supervisors. They were published by the Edwardsville Intelligencer as part of the meeting minutes of the 1929-30 term. Because this is the first meeting of the term, it includes an introductory section on the board. April 23, 1929 August 28, 2017
March 14, 1929 Official Proceedings of the Madison County Board of Supervisors These are the meeting minutes of the March 14, 1929 meeting of the Madison County Board of Supervisors. They were published by the Edwardsville Intelligencer as part of the meeting minutes of the 1928-29 term. March 14, 1929 August 28, 2017
January 15, 1929 Official Proceedings of the Madison County Board of Supervisors These are the meeting minutes of the January 15, 1929 meeting of the Madison County Board of Supervisors. They were published by the Edwardsville Intelligencer as part of the meeting minutes of the 1928-29 term. January 15, 1929 August 28, 2017
1929 The Holy Bible-- King James Verson This is a family bible from 1929 lined with gold pages and a silver trimming.

This bible was digitized as part of a Madison Historical class visit to Liberty Middle School in spring 2020. It was brought to class by Miles Atkinson, whose family owns the Bible.
1929 March 4, 2020
December 12, 1928 Official Proceedings of the Madison County Board of Supervisors These are the meeting minutes of the December 12, 1928 meeting of the Madison County Board of Supervisors. They were published by the Edwardsville Intelligencer as part of the meeting minutes of the 1928-29 term. December 12, 1928 August 24, 2017
November 14, 1928 Official Proceedings of the Madison County Board of Supervisors These are the meeting minutes of the November 14, 1928 meeting of the Madison County Board of Supervisors. They were published by the Edwardsville Intelligencer as part of the meeting minutes of the 1928-29 term. November 14, 1928 August 24, 2017
Letter from Franklin D. Roosevelt to D. H. Mudge Sr. This is the second letter from Franklin D. Roosevelt to Dick Howard Mudge Senior, a prominent attorney and member of the local Democratic Party. At this time Roosevelt was the Democratic gubernatorial candidate for New York. In the letter Roosevelt acknowledges Mudge's encouraging response from October 18. Brief in his reply, Roosevelt is preoccupied with the closing week of his campaign and unable to write further. Roosevelt went on to be elected governor of New York. November 2, 1928 November 30, 2017
Letter from D. H. Mudge Sr. to  Franklin D. Roosevelt This is a carbon copy letter from Dick Howard Mudge Senior responding to Franklin D. Roosevelt. During this period Roosevelt was the Democratic gubernatorial candidate for New York. In the letter Mudge, a prominent attorney and member of the local Democratic Party, discusses his decision to vote for Democratic presidential candidate Al Smith in the upcoming 1928 election. Optimistic, Mudge predicts Madison County will sway from its Republican voting tendencies to support Smith. Ending the letter, Mudge expresses gratitude for Roosevelt's communication and applauds his speech given in Houston at the 1928 Democratic National Convention. Smith went on to lose the 1928 election to Herbert Hoover and Republicans won the Madison County majority vote. Despite these Democratic loses, Roosevelt was elected governor of New York. October 18, 1928 January 24, 2018