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.

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	Animal Control Pet Tag	This is a gold colored Animal Control pet tag with faded lettering reading "2006 Rabies Vacc 36990 IL Dept of Agri Madison County." It was used to identify pets and let people know if they have had their rabies vaccination. This tag was photographed as part of a Madison Historical class visit to Liberty Middle School in spring 2020. It was brought to class by Grace Taylor.	2006	March 4, 2020
	A Satchel Guide to Europe	This booklet entitled "A Satchel Guide to Europe" contains maps of train tracks in Europe. This book gave information on when it would be best to use certain train tracks, the destinations on each individual track, and all other general information on European rails. This book was photographed as part of a Madison Historical class visit to Liberty Middle School in spring 2020. It was brought to class by Kylie Peel.	1936	March 4, 2020
	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
	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
	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
	2007 Edwardsville High Yearbook	This is Matthew Spohr's 2007 Sophomore yearbook from Edwardsville Hish School. On the cover, it says, "1000 Tales" alongside the image of a tiger tail on the cover. Inside, the books are memories from his high school years. This book was digitized as part of a Madison Historical class visit to Liberty Middle School in spring 2020. It was brought to class by Anna Spohr.	2001	March 4, 2020
	2007 Collinsville Blockbusters Membership Card	This is a 2007 Blockbuster membership card for the Blockbuster in Collinsville, Illinois. The card is blue, white, and yellow and says Blockbuster in yellow letters. This was used to rent movies from local Blockbuster. Blockbuster were the more popular way of watching movies other than movie theaters before the popularization of streaming services. This membership card was digitized as part of a Madison Historical class visit to Liberty Middle School in spring 2020. It was brought to class by Ian Dean.	2007	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
	19th Century, Granite City Miller Pharmacy's Mortar and Pestle	This mortar and pestle was used in the middle of the 20th century by the Miller Pharmacy, located in Granite City. Both the mortar and its pestle are made of brass. The mortar and pestle is signed on the bottom "B. Miller," designating ownership to Bernard Miller, who owned and managed Miller Pharmacy. Bernard Miller used the mortar and pestle to crush medical ingredients as a pharmacist. 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 Liana Miller.	1900s	March 4, 2020
	19th Century Rifle of The Bank of Edwardsville's First Bank President	This rifle was used for protection from bank robbers at the Bank of Edwardsville in the late 19th century. It was manufactured by the Winchester Repeating Arms Co. in October, 1884, and was passed down from the first bank president, E.M.(1868-1887) to each bank president until 2004, when the presiding president gave it to his son, Scott Wetzel. This image was collected as a part of a Madison Historical class visit to Liberty Middle School in February 2020. These images were contributed by Corbin Wetzel and his father, Scott Wetzel.	October 14, 1884	March 4, 2020