Great River Road, 2016

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Memo and List of Schools in Madison County in 1907 This memo highlights a request from a resident of Highland Illinois to gain more information about what schools were in the area in 1907. The typed page is the response from the school district. July 27, 1970 February 28, 2017
Members of the Italian-American Alpina Dogali Society with their families in Collinsville This is is a photograph of members of the Alpina Dogali Society, an organization for Italian Americans. Men, women, and children are seated in the photo, with the men wearing sashes and ribbons. Circa 1900 - 1910 September 17, 2017
Members of the Italian-American Alpina Dogali Society in Collinsville This is is a photograph of members of the Alpina Dogali Society, an organization for Italian Americans. The men are wearing sashes and ribbons. Circa 1900 - 1910 September 17, 2017
Members of the Italian-American Alpina Dogali Society in Collinsville This photograph shows members of Alpina Dogali Society, an organization for Italian Americans. The group is holding up two flags: an American and Italian flag. The men are wearing ribbons, with many of them holding bottles, and some are drinking them. The back of the photo describes it as a Catholic organization. Circa 1900 - 1910 September 17, 2017
Meeting of the Merchants/Farmers Club in Collinsville This photograph shows a meeting of the Merchants/Farmers Club in Collinsville. Unknown September 15, 2017
Mayme Pazzini by tower house "Oh My I Say High" Mayme Pazzini by tower house "Oh My I Say High" Unknown December 8, 2016
May 21, 2000 issue of The Telegraph, with "Verdict Rocks Shell" Headline This May 21, 2000 issue of The Telegraph includes the headline article of Edwardsville-Shell Oil Co. which wasn't the process of a lawsuit with one of their employees, a former roofing worker who developed mesotheleoma, an asbestos related cancer while working at the Wood River refinery. The worker sued Shell for $34.1 million according to the article.

This newspaper headline was brought in by Lucas Gebhardt as a part of a Madison Historical class visit to Liberty Middle School in February 2020.
2000-5-21 March 4, 2020
May 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. May 2017 June 29, 2017
May 16, 1927 Official Proceedings of the Madison County Board of Supervisors These are the meeting minutes of the May 16, 1927 meeting of the Madison County Board of Supervisors. They were published by the Edwardsville Intelligencer as part of the meeting minutes of the 1927-28 term. May 16, 1927 July 11, 2017
May 14, 1930 Official Proceedings of the Madison County Board of Supervisors These are the meeting minutes of the May 14, 1930 meeting of the Madison County Board of Supervisors. They were published by the Edwardsville Intelligencer as part of the meeting minutes of the 1930-31 term. May 14, 1930 October 9, 2017