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2020 Liberty Middle School Class Visit (97 total)

These artifacts were brought by students to be scanned as part of a three-day lesson offered by Madison Historical on February 5, 6, and 13, 2020 at Liberty Middle School in Edwardsville. The lesson was given five class periods of students in an American history class taught by Rachel Harris.

  • Collection: 2020 Liberty Middle School Class Visit
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1861-1865 Hand Carved Civil War Pipe This is a dark brown rough hand carved wooden smoking pipe. John R. Dove carved this while he was fighting in the Civil War and he used it for tobacco smoking during his service. Dove served in the Illinois National Guard, 21st infantry.

This wooden pipe was brought in by Quinton Kolnsberg as a part of a Madison Historical class visit to Liberty Middle School in February 2020.
1900s March 4, 2020
1911 Minted Chinese Coin This item is a memento coin for the Birth of the Republic of China. It was minted in China in 1911 and was passed down through the Huang Family.

This coin was brought in by Duane Huang as a part of a Madison Historical class visit to Liberty Middle School in February 2020.
1911 March 4, 2020
"One Step Closer" The 2002 Civic Memorial High School Yearbook This is a 2002 Civic Memorial High School Yearbook has a hard cover and is purple and gold with eagle prints on the front cover. It contains 208 pages and was created in 2002. The spine reads 'Civic Memorial High Schools Spectator Vol. 51' in gold shiny letters. This document was sold for $34 and the pictures were done by Delmar Studios of Edwardsville, Illinois. This book belonged to Cherise McArthur.

This yearbook was brought in by Zoey Grandlund as a part of a Madison Historical class visit to Liberty Middle School in February 2020.
2002 March 4, 2020
2005 Map of Edwardsville and Glen Carbon, Illinois This is a 2005 Craig Williams, Inc. paper map of Edwardsville and Glen Carbon, Illinois. This map uses a .6 mile scale.

This map was brought in by David Geldmacher as a part of a Madison Historical class visit to Liberty Middle School in February 2020.
2005 March 4, 2020
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
Hamel State Bank Bicentennial U.S.A Plate This is a plate from the Hamel State Bank in 1976. This plate bought as a birthday present for a family member of Alex Fox. It was chipped in the process of moving between houses. The plate is over 30 years old and has an American flag with military soldiers on it.

This commemorative plate was brought in by Alex Fox as a part of a Madison Historical class visit to Liberty Middle School in February 2020.
1976 March 4, 2020
Derek DeWitt Military Dog Tags from 2008 These are stainless steel military dog tags that belonged to U.S Marine Derek DeWitt who served from 2008-2009. Their purpose is to identify service members.

These dog tags were brought in by Tyler DeWitt as a part of a Madison Historical class visit to Liberty Middle School in February 2020.
2008 - 2011 March 4, 2020
1995 Article about Bill Hyten, The First Superintendent of Triad High School This is a 1995 newspaper article about the first superintendent of Triad School District, Bill Hyten. He also talks about his family and how happy he is to see his daughter for the holidays.

This newspaper article was brought in by Sam Cowlingas a part of a Madison Historical class visit to Liberty Middle School in February 2020.
December 27, 1995 March 4, 2020
1901 Culver Block Brick This is a brick made by Culver Blocks on February 1, 1901. The item was found in Edwardsville, IL. The sides of the brick are chipped and uneven in certain spaces. The Madison County Historial Society used Culver Blocks on their redevelopment of the Plaza between the 1836 Weir Home and the Archival Library in Edwardsville Illinois for historical continuity.

This brick was brought in by Skye Byrd as a part of a Madison Historical class visit to Liberty Middle School in February 2020.
1901-2-1 March 4, 2020
Wooden Mineature Figurine of Marquette Catholic High School in Alton, IL This is a decrative wooden miniature of historic Maruette Catholic High School in Alton, Illinois. Marquette is a Roman Catholic, Co-Ed High School established by the Ursuline sisters in 1927. This was bought as a graduation gift. This item was brought in by Dalton Brown as a part of a Madison Historical class visit to Liberty Middle School in February 2020. 1982 March 4, 2020