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	1964 Application for Edwardsville Resident Kenneth Linkeman to Receive State Farmer Degree from the Illinois Assocation of the Future Farmers of America	Edwardsville resident Kenneth Linkeman submitted this application in 1964 to receive a State Farmer Degree from the Illinois Association of the Future Farmers of America. At the time of the application, Linkeman was a 17-year-old senior at Edwardsville High School who rented 40 acres of farm land. Prior to the application, he had cultivated corn, soybeans, and wheat, and had attempted to raise pigs though was unsuccessful. Linkeman was the president of the Edwardsville FFA chapter, which had 44 members. The application includes various details about Linkeman's farm, the Edwardsville FFA chapter, and his high school transcript. This application was scanned as part of a Madison Historical class visit to Civic Memorial High School in spring 2019. It was brought to class by Kenneth Linkeman's grandson, Keaton Linkeman.	1964	May 21, 2019
	Letter to Dick H. Mudge, Jr concerning the preservation of a barn on his property, 1973	This is a letter from January 24, 1973 to Dick H. Mudge, Jr concerning the preservation of a barn on his property built in 1873. It was sent from Donald F. Lewis of the Illinois State Historical Society in Springfeild.	1973	March 15, 2019
	Letter to Stephen Medge about the location of a grave on the Mudge property, 2008	This is a letter to Stephen Medge about the location of a grave on the Mudge property from July 9, 2008. In this letter, Janie A. Coberly asks Stephen Mudge if he has any knowledge about a grave that belonged to her ancestor Robert S. Coulter. Coutler owned the Mudge property until 1821 when it was sold to the Mudge family.	January 9, 2008	March 15, 2019
	Betty J. Vaughn Oral History Interview	In this oral history interview, Betty J. Vaughn discusses her role as the first female supervisor of Olin Brass in East Alton. She also describes her childhood growing up on a farm in Bethalto and changes in Madison County throughout her life.	2018-07-10	September 16, 2018
	Ralph Korte Oral History	In this oral history interview, Ralph Korte, founder of Korte Construction in Highland, Illinois, discusses his life and business. Korte described growing up on a farm near Pierron, Illinois, and his early years of school. He describes life on the farm during the Great Depression and World War II. Korte then discusses his time in the Army during the Korean War and attending night school at SIUE. Next Korte describes the founding of Korte Construction and its early years of growth in Highland and throughout the Metro East.	October 22, 2018	December 19, 2018
	Man and Young Boy in Front of Helfer’s Threshing Machinery	Man and Young Boy in Front of Helfer’s Threshing Machinery.	Unknown	December 8, 2016
	Undated family photograph at the Mudge farm in Grantfork.	This is an undated family photograph taken in front of the family home on Mudge farm in Grantfork. The individuals in the photo are listed clockwise from the top left: Molly Noonan Nurse, Aunt Bet Hearne, Aunt Jenny McKinney, Grandmother Hill, Winfrey Gregory, James Hearne, Louise Gregory, Mary Hill Cunningham , Aunt Annie Cunningham, John McKinney, William Hearne, Aunt Annie Cunningham, Mary Hill, and Mother.	Unknown	March 15, 2019
	Photograph of a man and dog on Mudge farm in Grantfork.	This is an undated photograph of a man and dog outdoors on the Mudge farm in Grantfork.	Unknown	March 15, 2019
	Photograph of Susan Mudge Edward Kearvey	This is a photograph of Susan Mudge Edward Kearvey. In it, she is posed in front of a backdrop of a balcony next to a chair wearing a dark gown.	Unknown	March 15, 2019
	Photograph of two dogs outdoors on the Mudge farm in Grantfork	This is an undated photograph of two dogs outdoors on the Mudge farm in Grantfork,	Unknown	March 15, 2019