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1955 Falstaff Brewery Honorary Brew Master Certificate This certificate was given to Chuck Brazier as a thank you for taking the Falstaff Brewery tour, as well as giving his opinion on the products that he sampled at the end of the tour. The Falstaff Brewery was located in St. Louis.

This certificate was digitized by Paul Brazier as part of History 400: Community-Engaged Digital History.		 March 30, 1955 September 6, 2018
1948 "Thank You" Letter form Pastor Frank L Kinsman to Miss Joan Waffensmith of Edwardsville This is a "Thank You" Letter form Pastor Frank L Kinsman of the First Presbyterian Church in Edwardsville to Miss Joan Waffensmith of Edwardsville written on July 14, 1948. He thanks her for her help with the “Bible School for children.” 1948 December 1, 2018
1947 Edwardsville High School Student Drawing of a Duck 1947 Edwardsville High School Student Drawing of a Duck 1947 December 1, 2018
1947 Edwardsville High School Program For "Don't Darken My Door" This is a program for the 1947 production of “Don’t Darken My Door” presented by the Edwardsville High School Senior Class on May 9, 1947. 1947 December 1, 2018
1947 Edwardsville High School Program For "A Lucky Penny" This is a program for the 1947 production of “A Lucky Penny” presented by the Edwardsville High School Junior Class on November 1, 1947. 1947 December 1, 2018
1947 "Typing Practice" from Joan Waffensmith This is an example of "Typing Practice" from Joan Waffensmith on September 9, 1947. 1947 December 1, 2018
1945 Program for "Edwardsville Elementary Schools Present A Folk Festival" This is a 1945 program for the "Edwardsville Elementary Schools Present A Folk Festival" that took place in the high school gymnasium on May 11, 1945. In this program you find the day’s events with descriptions. 1945 December 1, 2018
1945 Church of the Redeemer Congregational Church in Alton This photograph was taken in November 1945 as part of the commemoration of the Church of the Redeemer’s 75th anniversary. The church was first built in 1870 and was expanded in 1902. The building still stands at the intersection of Sixth and Henry Streets (600 Henry Street) in Alton, Illinois. As of July 2017, it is the site of the Whole Truth Church of Christ. November 1945 July 20, 2017
1940s Edwardsville YMCA Brochure This is 1940s Edwardsville YMCA Brochure advertising different activities, events, purposes of the local YMCA. 1940 December 1, 2018
1940s Chinese Paper Money These seven bills of Chinese paper money were issued in the 1930s and 1940s by either the Bank of China or the Central Bank of China. They were brought to Madison County by an American soldier who was stationed in northern China immediately after World War II.

These bills were scanned as part of a Madison Historical class visit to Civic Memorial High School in spring 2018. They were brought to class by the soldier's granddaughter, Dara Parks.		 Circa 1945 - 1948 July 9, 2018