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	Swiss Parfait Recipe from the Gont Family	This is a recipe card for a Swiss Parfait, an oat-based dessert served in the Cook family of Madison County during the holidays for two decades. This recipe was written by Marlene Gont(sic) in Downers Grove, IL in 2000. Transcription: Swiss Parfait. 2 cups uncooked oats, 32oz. Low-fat vanilla yogurt, 16oz can crushed pineapple juice, 4 tablespoons sliced almonds(optional). Combine all and refrigerate overnight, or up to 1 week. Serve chilled and enjoy. This recipe card was scanned as a part of a Madison Historical class visit to Liberty Middle School in February 2020. This card was contributed by Hayden Cook and the Cook Family.	2000	March 4, 2020
	Subsidence Damage in the Basement of the Madison County Nursing Home in 2002 After Mine Subsidence	This photograph shows mine subsidence damage in the basement of the Madison County Nursing Home in 2002. The nursing home closed in the late 1990s. The building was torn down a few years after the photo was taken.	December 20, 2002	August 13, 2018
	Stephanie Robbins Oral History Interview	In this oral history interview, Stephanie Robbins describes her experiences as an attorney in Madison County. She discusses her role as the first female assistant state's attorney in Madison County in the 1970s, particularly her success in helping to achieve rape convictions. She further talks about her experience as a special public defender, as well as the Democratic Party Machine in Madison County in the 70s and Madison County's reputation as a "judicial hellhole." She also briefly discusses her short time as a Spanish professor at SIUE in the early 70s and her experiences as a woman in law school.	January 30, 2018	May 7, 2018
	Sloping Floor in the Basement of the Madison County Nursing Home in 2002 After Mine Subsidence	This photograph shows the sloping floor in the basement of the Madison County Nursing Home caused by mine subsidence. The nursing home closed in the late 1990s. The building was torn down a few years after the photo was taken.	December 20, 2002	August 13, 2018
	Sloping Floor in the Basement of the Madison County Nursing Home in 2002 After Mine Subsidence	This photograph shows the sloping floor in the basement of the Madison County Nursing Home caused by mine subsidence. The nursing home closed in the late 1990s. The building was torn down a few years after the photo was taken.	December 20, 2002	August 13, 2018
	Shirley Portwood Oral History		April 6, 2006	December 8, 2020
	Shelia Ruth Oral History	This oral history interview with Ellen Nore-Nordhouser is part of a collection of oral histories conducted as part of a research project related to the 50th Anniversary of SIUE between 2005 and 2008.	August 1, 2006	March 4, 2021
	September 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.	September 2017	November 14, 2017
	Scaffolding on the Stephenson House during resoration in the early 2000s	This photograph shows the Stephenson House during its renovation in the early 2000s. The white paint has been removed from the exterior brick.	Circa 2004	October 17, 2018
	Scaffolding on the Stephenson House during resoration in 2001	This photograph shows the Stephenson House during its renovation in 2001. Scaffolding has been put up around the house.	September 9, 2001	October 17, 2018