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1825 Plat Map of Edwardsville | This 1825 plat map of Edwardsville shows the property divisions in the town along Main Street, Second Street, Third Street, Fourth Street, and Randle Street. The original court house is visible, as is a public cemetery. A second survey of a property in Foster Township is also on the same page. | December 29, 1825 | March 10, 2017 | |
1840 Aggregate Census of Madison County | This is a transcribed copy of the 1840 federal census of Madison County, including data on the county as a whole and specific towns and precincts. The page this was taken from lists every county that existed in Illinois in 1840; this copy only lists Madison County. It includes population data broken down by race, gender, and age, including the number of enslaved and free African Americans. It also lists the number of people with disabilities broken down by race and age, as well as the number of people employed in agriculture and various industries. In addition, it lists the number of various types of schools and the number of students at each type of school. | 1840 | August 7, 2017 | |
Program for "1947-1948 Series of Joint Meetings Edwardsville High School Hi-Tri Clubs" | This is a program for "1947-1948 Series of Joint Meetings Edwardsville High School Hi-Tri Clubs" held on January 14, 1948. This was their first meeting and was sponsored by the Junior Hi-Tri clubs. | 1847-1948 | December 1, 2018 | |
Old Lincoln School Building | This photograph shows the original Lincoln School prior to the construction of the new building in 1911. | 1877 to 1911 | October 10, 2016 | |
1878 Death Certificate for Gillian Austermell | This death certificate is the oldest death certificate on file at the Madison County Clerk's Office in Edwardsville. Gillian Austermell died January 7, 1878 at the age of five days old in Alton. This certificate was scanned by the Keith Sternberg as a part of History 400: Community-Engaged Digital History. |
January 10, 1878 | September 16, 2019 | |
1882 receipt for the sale of land from John C. Naffedit | This is a receipt for the sale of land from John C. Naffedit on June 17, 1882 for $8,464.00 | 1882 | March 15, 2019 | |
Photograph of the home of E.W. Mudge, Circa 1885 - 1932 | This is a photograph of the home of E.W. Mudge, 1885(?) – 1932 on Andrews Street, Edwardsville | Circa 1885 - 1932 | March 15, 2019 | |
1887 Ordnance 39 allowing Elliot W. Mudge to build street lighting in Edwardsville, Illinois | This is a 1887 Ordnance 39 allowing Elliot W. Mudge to build street lighting in Edwardsville, Illinois. | 1887 | March 15, 2019 | |
Photograph of a young boy on a floatie in a lake | This is an undated photograph of an unnamed boy with an animal-shaped floatie in a lake. In it, he wears a one-piece swimming outfit with stripes | 1900s | March 15, 2019 | |
Photograph of a man swinging a golf club | This is an undated photograph of an unnamed man swinging a golf club outdoors. | 1900s | March 15, 2019 |