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	Reproduction Genealogy document for the Gregory family, circa 1777-1840	This is a genealogy document for the Gregory family, circa 1777-1840. This document indicates “The above is a copy of the original made by Benjamin Washington Moody April 22nd 1840. The Homestead and birth place is about five miles from Springfield Washington County Ky, on the Springfield & Bloomfield Pike road, and on this date Oct. 31st 1919 Is still in fairly good condition and occupied.” It lists the children of Godfrey Gregory (b.1777) and Rosanah Walker Gregory (b.1789).	1919	March 15, 2019
	1919 Halfpenny from the UK	This is a Halfpenny from 1919 when the UK controlled India made from bronze, stating "George the Fifth, by the grace of god King of all Britain, Defennder of the Faith, Emperor of India, in Latin." By long-standing traditions, the legends of ruling British monarchs are rendered in Latin. On the front is George V's bare face and on the back is the figure of Britannia seated facing right on a rock wearing a helmet and flowing robes and she holds a trident with a shield which bears the combined crosses of the Union Flag. This coin was photographed as part of a Madison Historical class visit to Liberty Middle School in spring 2020. It was brought to class by Varsha Venigalla. The coin was given the student's mother by their grandmother when their mother came to America.	1919	March 4, 2020
	Alhambra Grain & Feed Grain Elevator in 1919	This photo of the newly-built Alhambra Grain & Feed Grain Elevator was taken April 3, 1919, the same day their first board of directors were elected. The grain elevator is still in operation as of 2018.	April 3, 1919	April 3, 2018
	"Roxoleum" The Roxana Petroleum Magazine from May 1919	This untitled issue was published in May 1919. “Roxoleum”, the company publication of Roxana Petroleum Corporation, was a series of magazines published over the course of three years, starting during WWI as a link between the company and service members. This monthly magazine was named “Dawn” and underwent a name change in 1918. The magazine features poems, cartoons, short stories, company information, letters from soldiers, photos, celebrations, pictorials of employees who are service members, and much more. The information was largely contributed by employees and staff members. In the last issue of the magazine the President van der Gracht stated, “We have been feeling, of late, that ‘Roxoleum,’ which was created as a special periodical for times of unusual disturbance, and as a tie between the staff at home and our boys at the battle front or in the training camps, has now fulfilled its purpose and that we can lay it to rest with this issue.”	May 1919	November 6, 2017
	"Roxoleum" The Roxana Petroleum Company Magazine from June 1919	This untitled issue, Volume 2 Number 6, was published in June 1919. “Roxoleum”, the company publication of Roxana Petroleum Corporation, was a series of magazines published over the course of three years, starting during WWI as a link between the company and service members. This monthly magazine was named “Dawn” and underwent a name change in 1918. The magazine features poems, cartoons, short stories, company information, letters from soldiers, photos, celebrations, pictorials of employees who are service members, and much more. The information was largely contributed by employees and staff members. In the last issue of the magazine the President van der Gracht stated, “We have been feeling, of late, that ‘Roxoleum,’ which was created as a special periodical for times of unusual disturbance, and as a tie between the staff at home and our boys at the battle front or in the training camps, has now fulfilled its purpose and that we can lay it to rest with this issue.”	June 1919	November 6, 2017
	"Roxoleum" The Roxana Petroleum Company Magazine from September 1919	This issue, “The End of the Line,” Volume 2 Number 9, was published in September 1919. “Roxoleum”, the company publication of Roxana Petroleum Corporation, was a series of magazines published over the course of three years, starting during WWI as a link between the company and service members. This monthly magazine was named “Dawn” and underwent a name change in 1918. The magazine features poems, cartoons, short stories, company information, letters from soldiers, photos, celebrations, pictorials of employees who are service members, and much more. The information was largely contributed by employees and staff members. In the last issue of the magazine the President van der Gracht stated, “We have been feeling, of late, that ‘Roxoleum,’ which was created as a special periodical for times of unusual disturbance, and as a tie between the staff at home and our boys at the battle front or in the training camps, has now fulfilled its purpose and that we can lay it to rest with this issue.”	September 1919	November 17, 2017
	December dinner inside the coal mine #2 in Glen Carbon, Illinois	Dinner served down inside coal mine #2 tunnel. December presiding over this unique dinner in #2 mine tunnel is Mike Sedlacek (center), top mine boss. The other people at the table are presumed to have been visiting officials of the Madison Coal Company and their wives. The unidentified women in the background are presumed to have been Glen Carbon Village women who prepared and served the food.	1920	December 8, 2016
	1920 Buffalo Nickel	This is a 1920 Buffalo Nickel (or Indian-Head nickel) that was minted from 1913-1938. This nickel was originally designed by James E. Fraser. There were about a total of 1.2 Billion of these Buffalo nickels minted before October 1938, when the Jefferson nickel began production and circulation. Nickels like these are worth about 10 cents if they are dateless, and 60-70 cents if they are in good condition. However, In uncirculated condition, these coins can be worth about three thousand dollars. This artifact was photographed as a part of a Madison Historical clas trip to Liberty Middle School in February 2020. This artifact was contributed by Hanseno Zheng from Bai Zheng's collection.	1920	March 4, 2020
	Hartman Cigar Store in Collinsville during the 1920s	This photograph of Hartman Cigar Store was taken in the 1920s. The business was located on the corner of Main and Clinton in the Miner's Institute Building.	1920 - 1929	September 17, 2017
	Illinois Maintenance Police Officer in Hamel in the 1920s	This photograph from the 1920s shows an Illinois Maintenance Police officer and a child sitting on a Henderson Four motorcycle in Hamel.	1920 - 1929	April 11, 2018