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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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March 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. |
March 2017 |
May 3, 2017 |
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Paul Brazier Oral History Interview |
In this oral history, Paul Brazier describes bicycling and bike culture in Madison County from the late-1970s to the mid-1990s. Brazier discusses recreational, BMX, mountain bike, and road cycling, as well as cycling before the Madison County trail system. |
February 8, 2017 |
March 17, 2017 |
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February 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. |
February 2017 |
May 3, 2017 |
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January 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. |
January 2017 |
May 3, 2017 |
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Valorie Childers Oral History Interview |
Valorie Childers describes her experiences of living in West Alton during the Flood of 1993. She also describes the circumstances surrounding the leveeās break, as well as the hardships faced for those flood survivors and their attempts to rebuild. She briefly discusses the involvement of the Red Cross and the Army Corp of Engineers during the flood. |
December 11, 2016 |
February 14, 2017 |
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Pat Childers Oral History Interview |
In this oral history interview, Pat Childers describes her experiences during the Great Flood of 1993 while living in West Alton, Missouri. Following the flood, she and her family moved to Collinsville, Illinois, which she describes. She also discusses growing up on a farm in Southern Missouri. |
December 11, 2016 |
February 7, 2017 |
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Lisa Peck Oral History Interview |
In this interview, Lisa Peck discusses working for both the Madison County government and the Highland government as a community planner. She discusses various changes to Highland in recent years. |
October 30, 2016 |
March 10, 2017 |
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Derek Mathis Oral History Interview |
In this interview, Derek Mathis describes his youth in Venice, Illinois, including his experiences with racism in the era of desegregation. He also discusses changes to Venice and the town of Madison in his adulthood. |
October 26, 2016 |
March 10, 2017 |
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Danny Gray Oral History Interview |
In this oral history interview, Danny Gray describes his experiences working for Granite City Steel from 1978 to the time of the interview. He describes how steel production has changed in his 38 years working for the company, including the rise of automation and, in his view, the weakening of unions. He also discusses growing up in the St. Louis region and living in Madison County. |
October 19, 2016 |
February 9, 2017 |