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1830 Aggregate Census of Madison County | This is a transcribed copy of the 1830 federal census of Madison County. The page this was taken from lists every county that existed in Illinois in 1830; 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 does not include any possible Native Americans living in Madison County. It also lists the number of immigrants not yet naturalized citizens, and the number of people with disabilities broken down by race and age. | 1830 | August 4, 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 | |
1882 History of Madison County, Illinois. Illustrated. | This county history was published in Edwardsville in 1882, seventy years after the establishment of Madison County in 1812. The cover was scanned as part of a Madison Historical class visit to Civic Memorial High School in spring 2019. It was brought to class by Grant Lane. |
1882 | September 6, 2017 | |
Men in suits with a pinned star | A group of men posing for a photograph. All are wearing suits and they have a pinned star on their left breast. | 1890 - 1900 | September 17, 2017 | |
Group of People on a Float | A group of people sitting on a float being pulled by horses in 1896 at the 123 and 127 East Main St., Collinsville, Illinois. | 1896 | October 25, 2017 | |
Collinsville Camp 373- MWA- | A group of men sitting down holding hatchets and wearing all white. These men are apart of the Collinsville Camp 373 -MWA- around the year 1897. | circa 1897 | October 25, 2017 | |
Louis Spengel’s Store in Highland in 1896 | This photo of Louis Spengel’s store in Highland was taken in 1896. The signs on the store indicate that Spengel sold stoves, tinware, and umbrellas. This photograph was digitized by Darren Latham as part of History 400: Community-Engaged Digital History. |
1896 | September 15, 2018 | |
1866 Highland Brewery | This 1866 photograph shows the Highland Brewing Company's brewery in Highland. The view is from the north. Telegraph poles are visible in the photograph. This photograph was digitized by Darren Latham as part of History 400: Community-Engaged Digital History. |
1866 | September 15, 2018 | |
1895 Treasurer’s Annual Report for the Church of the Redeemer in Alton | This three-page typed document is the annual financial report of the treasurer of Church of the Redeemer in Alton, Illinois in 1895. The report covers the fiscal year starting October 1, 1894 and ending October 1, 1895. The Church of the Redeemer was built in 1870, changed its name to First Congregational Church in the middle of the twentieth century, and closed its doors in the latter half of the century. The building still stands at the intersection of Sixth and Henry Streets (600 Henry Street) in Alton. As of September 2018, it is the site of the Whole Truth Church of Christ. This newsletter was digitized by Phillip Schneider as part of History 400: Community-Engaged Digital History. |
1895-10-01 | September 16, 2018 | |
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 |