Horseshoe Lake, 2016

Mudge Family Collection (62 total)

This collection contains photographs and documents related to the history of the Mudge family, loaned to Madison Historical to be scanned by local attorney Steve Mudge.

  • Collection: Mudge Family Collection
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Photograph of two dogs outdoors on the Mudge farm in Grantfork This is an undated photograph of two dogs outdoors on the Mudge farm in Grantfork, Unknown March 15, 2019
Photograph of two girls This is an undated photograph of two girls standing behind a bouquet. The reverse side of the photo lists one of the girls as Fanny Mudge. Unknown March 15, 2019
Photograph of two girls looking through a photo album in 1879 This is a photograph of two girls looking through a photo album in the summer of 1879. The reverse side of the photo lists them as Aunt Bet and Aunt Annie. It appears to list their ages as 10 and 8 respectively. 1879 March 15, 2019
Photograph of two men and a girl riding on a cart pulled by a horse on the Mudge farm in Grantfork This is an undated photograph of two men and a girl riding on a cart pulled by a horse while looking at the camera on the Mudge farm in Grantfork. The reverse side of the photo provides names for the individuals pictured, which appear to be Marion, Gary, and Leslie. Unknown March 15, 2019
Photograph of two women with three children This is an undated photograph of two women with three children. The reverse side of the photo lists them as Louise Gregory, William Hearne, Winfrey Gregory, and Aunt Anna Cunningham. Unknown March 15, 2019
Political Business Card for D. H. Mudge Sr. Congressional Campaign This political business card for Dick Howard Mudge Senior presents his bid as the Democratic Candidate for the 22nd Congressional District of Illinois in the 1916 elections. During his campaign for Congress Mudge was in his second two year term as Mayor of Edwardsville. An active member of the local Democratic Party, Mudge was endorsed in his race for Congress by vice president Thomas R. Marshall during a speech in Belleville, Illinois. Ultimately, Mudge lost his bid for Congress to Republican William A. Rodenberg. The 22nd Congressional District of Illinois no longer exist, having been eliminated after the 1990 census. 1916 January 24, 2018
Political Business Card for Dick Mudge for the 1970 Democratic Primary State Senator Campaign This a political business card for Dick Mudge for the 1970 Illinois Democratic primary state senate campaign. It states: "Please vote for Dick Mudge for State Senator. As States Attorney he brought law and order to Madison County, 1956-1964. Democratic Primary March 17, 1970." 1970 March 15, 2019
Program for the 1963 Annual Fall Meeting of the Madison County Historical Society, Inc This is a program for the Annual Fall Meeting of the Madison County Historical Society, Inc, held on Sunday, October 20, 1963. The location of this event was the Mudge Homestead “One mile east of Grantfork.” 1963 March 15, 2019
Reproduction Genealogy document for the Gregory family, circa 1777-1840 This is a genealogy document for the Gregory family, circa 1777-1840. This document indicates “The above is a copy of the original made by Benjamin Washington Moody April 22nd 1840. The Homestead and birth place is about five miles from Springfield Washington County Ky, on the Springfield & Bloomfield Pike road, and on this date Oct. 31st 1919 Is still in fairly good condition and occupied.” It lists the children of Godfrey Gregory (b.1777) and Rosanah Walker Gregory (b.1789). 1919 March 15, 2019
Restitution on the Heath of Mrs. Gregory, 1909 This is a letter of Restitution on the Heath of Mrs. Gregory. It was composed in 1909. 1909 March 15, 2019