Madison County Oral Histories (66 total)
These oral history interviews were conducted by interviewers associated with Madison Historical and touch on various topics in Madison County history. These topics vary by interviewee.
- Collection: Madison County Oral Histories
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Kathy Childers Oral History Interview | In this oral history interview, Kathy Childers discusses her family's Macedonian heritage and her father John Bellcoff, who was the mayor of Madison, Illinois from 1985 to 1997 and the Madison County Democratic Chairman from 1990 to 1994. She discusses how her family continues to practice Macedonian cultural traditions, including food, clothing, and dancing. She also describes her father's political career, including his role in establishing the Gateway Racetrack in Madison. She also discusses her grandfather's grocery store in Madison, Bellcoff and Son, and her and her father's work with funeral homes. | July 17, 2019 | November 4, 2019 |
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Greg Kessler Oral History Interview | This interview, with Madison County musician and historian of the local music scene, Greg Kessler, discusses the alternative music scene in Madison County and St. Louis during the 1980s. | November 3, 2021 | November 22, 2021 |
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Tiffany Rogers Oral History Interview | This interview with Nurse Tiffany Rogers explains the power that family exerts on its inhabitants to remain, especially despite the decline of local retail presence. | October 26, 2023 | November 20, 2023 |
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Carol Dappert Oral History Interview | In this oral history interview, Carol Dappert discusses her childhood in Glen Carbon, Illinois, her career in the St. Louis region, and various developments in Glen Carbon, Edwardsville, and Collinsville during the 1970s-2000s. | June 12, 2025 | August 27, 2025 |
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Chuck Sanderson Oral History Interview | In this oral history interview, Chuck Sanderson describes his business and hobby of running multiple pinball-themed businesses in Madison County. He describes two businesses he's run and the community of pinball enthusiasts in the region during the early twenty-first century. | June 11, 2025 | September 9, 2025 |
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Morgan Scroggins Oral History Interview | In this oral history interview Morgan Scroggins describes his career as a defense attorney and public defender in Madison County, Illinois. Scroggins describes how he chose a career in the law due to his father, his time as a student at SIUE, law school at SIU Carbondale, and his thoughts on Madison County's legal system. | June 15, 2025 | September 10, 2025 |