Browse Items (68 total)
- Date starts with "18"
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Document of enlistment for E.W. Mudge, July 24th, 1862 | This is a document enlisting E.W. Mudge by accord of his own gun for the Confederate States. | July 24, 1862 | April 5, 2019 | |
Frank Harles Soda Bottle | Frank Harles owned a place called Soda Factory located in Edwardsville, Illinois on Main Street. Frank Harles began his business in 1871. This bottle was produced in his factory. On the bottle, it reads "Frank Harles Edwardsville Illinois." This bottle was photographed as part of a Madison Historical class visit to Liberty Middle School in spring 2020. It was brought to class by Ella Reed. |
1871 - 1900 | March 4, 2020 | |
Genealogy document for the Gregory family, circa 1777-1840 | This is a genealogy document for the Gregory family from April 22, 1840. It lists the children of Godfrey Gregory (b.1777) and Rosanah Walker Gregory (b.1789). | 1840 | March 15, 2019 | |
Glen Carbon 1893 Glass Insulator | This is a glass electrical insulator. It is made of thick, green glass. On one side of the insulator it reads "Patent/May 2 1893" and on the other it reads, "Hemingray/No. 12." It stands about 3.5 inches tall. Insulators like these are common near bike trails and creeks in Edwardsville and Glen Carbon which were part of the "Rails to Trails" conversion of lite rail corridors into community trails by the Madison County Transport starting in the 1990s. This insulator was photographed as part of a Madison Historical class visit to Liberty Middle School in spring 2020. It was brought to class by Abigail Stacy. |
1893-5-2 | March 4, 2020 | |
Group of People on a Float | A group of people sitting on a float being pulled by horses in 1896 at the 123 and 127 East Main St., Collinsville, Illinois. | 1896 | October 25, 2017 | |
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic, 1878-1910 | This clear glass bottle was used at the turn of the century to hold medicine for the treatment of chills caused by a fever. The bottle is inscribed as originating in Paris, France by Edwin Wiley Grove. Near the turn of the 20th century, this company moved to St. Louis. This object was digitized as part of a Madison Historical class visit to Liberty Middle School in spring 2020. It was brought to class by Iris Palmier. |
1878-1910 | March 4, 2020 | |
Horse Tethering Ring | This horse tethering ring was found where an old log cabin used to be. It is very fragile due to oxidization and is rusty with a rough texture. It was likely attached to a wall, pole, fence, or other structure. Attatched to it would be a chain where people would tie their horses so they would not run away. This artifact was photographed as a part of a Madison Historical visit to Liberty Middle School in February 2020 and contributed by Aurora Pilkington. |
1840s | March 4, 2020 | |
Letter from E.W. Mudge to his family, March 17-18, 1862 | This is a letter written by E.W. Mudge to his family while at Camp Smith during the Civil War. In it, Mudge details a second hand account of the fall of Fort Donnelson and a Confederate soldier capturing a former schoolmate as a prisoner of war. | March 18, 1862 | April 5, 2019 | |
Letter from E.W. Mudge to his mother and sisters, July 4th, 1862 | This is a letter written by E.W. Mudge to his mother and sisters. Mudge details the respectability of the people of Tenneessee in his travels across the Confederacy. | July 4, 1862 | April 5, 2019 | |
Letter from E.W. Mudge to his mother and sisters, March 9, 1862 | This is a letter written by E.W. Mudge to his mother and sisters while at Grand Junction, Tennessee. Mudge details General Beauregard missing an appearance in Jackson due to illness, sleeping arrangements, spraining his ankle, and the admirability of his company's mess. He specified they're being lucky for having a coffee pot. | March 9, 1862 | April 5, 2019 |