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	Michelle Fenwick Oral Interview	In this oral history interview, Earnest Davenport discusses community involvement and educational expectations with a Madison High School educator.	February 27, 2023	April 26, 2023
	Michael Torosian Oral History Interview	This oral history interview with Michael Torosian was part of oral histories conducted in the fall 2001 semester of History 447: Oral History. Mr. Torosian is a first-generation American. His father emigrated from Armenia in 1913. His mother was a refugee; she emigrated sometime after the genocide of the Armenians in 1915. Mr. Torosian was born in Lincoln Place and describes growing up there as the most wonderful childhood anyone could have. He lived there for the first twenty-nine years of his life, excluding the time he was in the service. Mr. Torosian indicated that the community center played a major part in his life as a child. He states that from the age of eight or nine, he was there almost every night. He stated that the Community Center was the envy of the surrounding area. The combination of caring people, citizenship classes, sewing classes and a beautiful basketball gymnasium made the center a wonderful place. Additionally, the fact that it was paid for by Mr. Howard and constructed with local labor provided employment for many families in Lincoln Place during the depression. Mr. Torosian described the mix of different ethnic groups as educational. Lincoln Place provided the structure for education about many different cultures. Everyone learned from each other. The sense of community was very evident in Lincoln Place. Mr. Torosian and I also discussed the Armenian Genocide and issues surrounding its lack of acknowledgment and publicity. He graciously states that genocide was the responsibility of the regime in charge at the time, and not all the Turks.	November 15, 2001	March 18, 2018
	Menu for the “Banquet of the Madison County Board of Supervisors,” 1895	This is the menu for the “Banquet of the Madison County Board of Supervisors and their guests, the convention of Supervisors County Commissioners of the Citizens of Edwardsville.” This event happened on Thursday evening, January 17, 1895, at the Tuxhorn Opera House.	January 17, 1895	March 15, 2019
	Men Working on Support Apparatuses during the 1917-1918 Construction of the Wood River Refinery	This photograph shows the construction of the men working on support apparatuses. This photograph is from a series of photos taken during 1917-1918 construction of the Wood River Oil Refinery.	1917-1918	October 25, 2017
	Men working in a pit inside the mine	Men working in a pit inside the mine. The man in the right is Al Deconcini Senior	Unknown	December 8, 2016
	Men working at the brick yard	Men working at the brick yard	Unknown	December 8, 2016
	Men Wheat Threshing	Men Wheat Threshing at the Brockmeir farm on Route 157 during the 1920s.	1920s	December 8, 2016
	Men wearing baseball uniforms with "Paragon"	A group of men wearing baseball uniforms with the word "Paragon" featured on the front. In the front row, second from the right, is holding a baseball.	1900 - 1910	September 18, 2017
	Men Painting a Fireplace Mantel inside the Stephenson House during resoration in the early 2000s	This photograph shows men paiting a fireplace mantel inside the Stephenson House during its renovation in the early 2000s.	Circa 2000	October 17, 2018
	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