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2009 Program for Edwardsville High School's Performance of "Jesus Christ Superstar" This is the program from the Edwardsville High School Drama Club's production of "Jesus Christ Superstar" in 2009 2009 November 15, 2018
2019 Brand Mikro This is an example of the Mikro clothing brand which was created in March of 2019 by several students at Liberty Middle School. The students developed the idea of generating a brand after discussing it at a sleepover.

This was digitized as part of a Madison Historical class visit to Liberty Middle School in spring 2020. It was brought to class by Connor Hartman and Noah Foley.
2019 March 4, 2020
2019 Navy and Marine Corps Commandment Medal to Nicholas Pavlinek This is a medal was awarded to Senior Chief Fire Controlman (Surface Warfare) Nicholas Pavlinek of the United States Navy for meritorious service while serving as Combat Systems Department Leading Chief Petty Officer, USS Sioux City Blue Crew, from August 2016, to May of 2019. Senior Chief Nicholas Pavlinek led nineteen sailors, including mine warfare DET 23, through crew move-abroad, commissioning, and initial A/T certification. Pavlinek Filled a critical role as the only enlisted tactical action officer during combat systems shipboard qualification trials, qualifying four department heads as Tactical Action Officer (TAO), resulting in eight live-fire events totallling 324 57mm and 24 CHAFF expended rounds.

This artifact was digitized as part of a Madison Historical class visit to Liberty Middle School in spring 2020. It was brought to class by Adam Pavlinek.
2019 March 4, 2020
3 men inside coal mine #2 sitting on coal carts 3 men inside coal mine #2 sitting on coal cart. Left to right Ed Smith, Garbalde Raffalle, and Louis Trebing (who was 15 years old at the time of the photo). 1910 December 8, 2016
50th Anniversary Letterhead Paper This is an unused sheet of blue paper advertising the Golden Anniversary of the Standard Oil Company in the letterhead. The page also includes an image of Lewis and Clark in yellow ink at the bottom. 1957 October 25, 2018
882nd Field Artillery Battalion in World War II, including Bethalto resident Pvt. Edgar Wells This photograph shows the 882nd Field Artillery Battalion. One of the men in the photo is Bethalto resident Private Edgar Wells. Wells served in the United States army from 1941 to March 1944, when he was honorably discharged.

This photograph was digitized as part of a Madison Historical class visit to Civic Memorial High School in spring 2018. It was brought to class by Ethan Hannaford.
1941-1944 September 7, 2018
A class photo of the confirmation class of the Holy Cross Lutheran Church Circa 1914 photo of the confirmation class of Holy Cross Lutheran Church. The pastor is F. von Strohe. The girl of the pastor's left is Buelah Schroeppel, Mr. Greer's mother. Other members of the class are not identified. Circa 1914 September 17, 2017
A Fourth of July Advertisement for Plegge's Store in Bethalto, IL. This is a Fourth of July advertisement for the Plegge Store in Bethalto, IL. The store was open from 1933-1951 and during its years of operation quickly adapted to new innovations in food products such as Jell-O, Kool-Aid, and Miracle Whip.

This advertisement was photographed as part of a Madison Historical class visit to Liberty Middle School in spring 2020. It was brought to class by Mia Plegge.
1933-1951 March 4, 2020
A Horse and Buggy Sitting in the horse and buggy are Thomas Albert Riggin and his wife Phosa Bowker Riggin. Unknown October 25, 2017
A Horse Drawn Wagon A horse drawn wagon carrying men and banners are on the side of the two horses. Children are looking up at the wagon as it passes by on a dirt road. Behind the first wagon is another drawn by a single horse carrying men. Unknown October 25, 2017