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May 2017 Issue of "100 Years at the Wood River Refinery" |
This newsletter, originally distributed by email, is part of a series of newsletters released by the Wood River Refinery History Museum on the refinery's centennial. |
May 2017 |
June 29, 2017 |
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August 12, 1926 Official Proceedings of the Madison County Board of Supervisors |
These are the meeting minutes of the August 12, 1926 meeting of the Madison County Board of Supervisors. They were published by the Edwardsville Intelligencer as part of the meeting minutes of the 1926-27 term. |
August 12, 1926 |
June 27, 2017 |
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July 14, 1926 Official Proceedings of the Madison County Board of Supervisors |
These are the meeting minutes of the July 14, 1926 meeting of the Madison County Board of Supervisors. They were published by the Edwardsville Intelligencer as part of the meeting minutes of the 1926-27 term. |
July 14, 1926 |
June 27, 2017 |
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June 14, 1926 Official Proceedings of the Madison County Board of Supervisors |
These are the meeting minutes of the June 14, 1926 meeting of the Madison County Board of Supervisors. They were published by the Edwardsville Intelligencer as part of the meeting minutes of the 1926-27 term. |
June 14, 1926 |
June 27, 2017 |
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May 13, 1926 Official Proceedings of the Madison County Board of Supervisors |
These are the meeting minutes of the May 13, 1926 meeting of the Madison County Board of Supervisors. They were published by the Edwardsville Intelligencer as part of the meeting minutes of the 1926-27 term. Because this is the first meeting of the term, it includes an introductory section on the board. |
May 13, 1926 |
June 26, 2017 |
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Bob Gibson Oral History Interview |
An oral history interview with Robert "Bob" Gibson, an expert on mine subsidence. Gibson describes his career with the Illinois and federal governments working on abandoned mine lands projects. He also describes several notable cases of mine subsidence from old coal mines in Madison County. |
March 11, 2017 |
June 14, 2017 |
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History of Livingston, Illinois, 1905 - 2005 |
This book was compiled in 2005 by the Livingston Centennial Committee for the centennial of Livingston, Illinois. It covers a variety of topics related to the history of Livingston. It was published both online and in print. |
2005 |
June 12, 2017 |
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1869 to 1871 Road Plats of Madison County by Surveyor Don Alonzo Spaulding |
These road plats were created by Don Alonzo Spaulding from 1869 to 1871. On March 25, 1869, Spaulding was employed by the county court of Madison County to survey all state and county roads in Madison County for public record. The plats were completed by 1871, and the county court approved them as legal evidence on September 14, 1871. The plats were to be kept in the county clerk's office. Today, they are located in the office of the Madison County Recorder. The plats were used as evidence in a 1879 civil suit between The Edwardsville Railroad Company and Seth T. Sawyer. |
1871 |
May 15, 2017 |
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1834 to 1857 Plats of Madison County by County Surveyor Benaiah Robinson |
These three volumes were created in 1915 by Madison County Recorder John Berner, who copied the original record books created by Madison County Surveyor Benaiah Robinson and his staff. The original plats were drawn during Robinson's time as county surveyor in the 19th century. The earliest plat is from 1834 (page 74 of Book B), and the latest plat is from 1857 (page 244 of Book B). |
1834 - 1857 |
May 8, 2017 |
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Edward Hall Oral History Interview |
In this oral history interview, Ed Hall describes his career as a butcher and former manager / owner at Edwardsville Quality Meats. He speaks to the changes of downtown Edwardsville, the butcher shop, and the 2017 shift in ownership of Quality Meats. |
April 19, 2017 |
May 3, 2017 |
