Browse Items (68 total)
- Date starts with "18"
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Order from Major General E.R.L. Canby for Elliot Mudge | This is an order from Major General E.R.L. Canby permitting Elliot L. Mudge to return to his home without being taken by U.S. authorities. It is presumed that Mudge's middle initial was written as "L" in error. | May 12, 1865 | April 5, 2019 |
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The Rational Spelling Book, 1898, owned by Alton Resident Viola Thompson | This 1898 spelling book, "The Rational Spelling Book, Part II" was owned by Alton resident Viola Thompson, whose name is handwritten on the book's front pastedown. The book is intended for fourth grade students and older and may have been used in an Alton classroom. The book includes numerous words for spelling practice and spelling rules from the late 19th century. This book was scanned as part of a Madison Historical class visit to Civic Memorial High School in spring 2019. It was brought to class by Hana Harlan. |
1898 | May 21, 2019 |
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Burnett Company Glass Medicine Bottle | This glass bottle was made by the Joseph Burnett Company, a flavor extract company based in Boston. Listed on the bottle is "cocoaine," which was likely the company's "Cocoaine for the Hair" product. This bottle was scanned as part of a Madison Historical class visit to Civic Memorial High School in spring 2019. It was brought to class by Aaliyah Robinson. |
Circa 1890s | May 21, 2019 |
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1878 Death Certificate for Gillian Austermell | This death certificate is the oldest death certificate on file at the Madison County Clerk's Office in Edwardsville. Gillian Austermell died January 7, 1878 at the age of five days old in Alton. This certificate was scanned by the Keith Sternberg as a part of History 400: Community-Engaged Digital History. |
January 10, 1878 | September 16, 2019 |
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1838 Marriage Certificate for Barnard Gabriel and Julia Huber | This marriage certificate is the oldest marriage certificate on file at the Madison County Clerk's Office in Edwardsville. Barnard Gabriel and Julia Huber were married August 11, 1838 in Madison County. This certificate was scanned by the Keith Sternberg as a part of History 400: Community-Engaged Digital History. |
August 11, 1838 | September 16, 2019 |
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1850 Census of Madison County: Population by Age and Race | This is a transcribed copy of the 1850 federal census of Madison County. The pages this was taken from list every county that existed in Illinois in 1850; this copy only lists Madison County. It includes population data broken down by race, gender, and age. The only included races are white and African American. | 1850 | September 24, 2019 |
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Arrowhead | This arrowhead was found by Dorothy Wood in 1982 in Edgar County, Illinois. The arrowhead was passed down to Erin DeVries, Dorothy's Granddaughter, who now lives in Edwardsville, Illinois. The arrowhead is handcrafted from rock. It is brown and grey with sporadic specs lighter colors. 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 Kaitlyn DeVries |
Before 1823 | March 4, 2020 |
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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 |
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1894-1904 Ornamental Brick for Street Paving Glen Crossing Road in Glen Carbon, Illinois | This ornamental brick is one of many bricks meant to pave the streets of Glen Carbon around 1984-1904. This brick was photographed as a part of a Madison Historical class visit to Liberty Middle School in February 2020. It was brought to class by Ameena Abdul-Rasheed, whose grandmother recieved the brick from Erwin Wein. Erwin Wein's father worked in the company that mass-produced these bricks around the turn of the century. | 1894 - 1904 | March 4, 2020 |
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1800s to 1910s, Highland, Illinois; old silverware | This is a fork and knife that belonged to a woman named Eileen Kolnsberg. This cutlery set was used in the late 1800's and early 1910's by Kolnsberg's family when she was a little girl. The three-pronged fork was used to to flip meat was cooked for her family, and friends, while the knife was used to spread butter. The Kolnsberg family moved from Monticello, Illinois to Highland, Illinois in the early 1950s. Since the death of Eileen, the pair has not been in use. This set of cutlery was photographed as a part of a Madison Historical class visit to Liberty Middle School in February 2020. It was brought to class by Olivia Kolnsberg. |
1890 - 1930 | March 4, 2020 |