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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	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
	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
	1852-1862 Silver Serving Fork made by St. Louis Based, Jaacard & Co.	This silver fork was made by Eugene Jaacard & Co., a St. Louis-based company, sometime between 1852-1862. This artifact was photographed as a part of a Madison Historical class visit to Liberty Middle School in February 2020. This fork was contributed by Trey Schroeder and his maternal family.	1852 - 1862	March 4, 2020
	1870 Spring Flower Vase	The metal vase is from 1870 and stands nine inches tall. It is undamaged and not rusted, leaving it in overall good condition. This vase was photographed as part of a Madison Historical class visit to Liberty Middle School in spring 2020. It was brought to class by Colin Niepert.	1870	March 4, 2020
	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
	Madison County 1873 Microfilm Worden Residences and Bird Eye View	The document is a part of a book called Madison County 1873 Microfilm by Brink, McCormick. It reads under the top image, "Residence and Premises of John C. Worden", the founder of the new city. In the middle of the document is a bird's eye view of Worden. The caption says "Birds-eye view from the South-east of a portion of the new city of Worden, Founded 1870 Madison Co, Illinois." At the bottom of the document is another image it reads at the bottom "View of the first depot of the Toledo Wabash and western R.R at Worden erected 1870 John C Worden station Agent. Postmaster General Storekeeper." This document was photographed as part of a Madison Historical class visit to Liberty Middle School in spring 2020. It was brought to class by Kelsey Renth.	1873	March 4, 2020
	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
	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
	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
	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