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Madison County Historical Society
801 N. Main St.
Edwardsville, IL 62025
(618) 656-7569

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Advertising: The Art of Persuasion
Archaeology of Madison County: Introduction
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Black History in Madison County Before 1900
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Civil War Stories: Introduction
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Dining in History
Dining in History 2018
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Edward Coles, Champion of Freedom
Exploring History
Farming in Madison County Before 1900: Introduction
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Vintage Jewelry & People Who Wore It: Introduction
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Women’s Suffrage Movement in Madison County
Wood River Refinery’s First 100 Years
World’s Fair Stories: Introduction
A Mississippian Hoe
Early African American Settlers in Madison County
Early Life
Early Wooden Cooking Tools
Early Years
First Person Accounts
Forceful Females
Jewelry Made of Hair
John R. Sutter
Lovejoy Piano
Newspapers: The First Mass Medium
Retail Clerks
The Travouses: Fair Commissioner and Hostess
A Corn Jabber
Battle Map: Chickamauga
Coal Miners
Cooking over a Hearth
Early African American Churches in Madison County
Edward Coles, Reluctant Slaveholder
Florence Goes to the Fair
Illinois Women Organize
Ivory Pins and Pendants
Melodeon Organ
Roaring Twenties
Selections from the Sutter Collection
Selling a Brand
A Seed Fiddle
A Very Special Necklace
Bricklayers
Coming to Illinois
Cooking with a Cast Iron Stove
Depression Years
Ethel Pabst’s World’s Fair Adventure
Raymond P. Smith
Reason-Why vs. Appealing to Feelings
Slavery and the Law in Illinois, 1720-1865
The Alton Military Prison
The American Woman’s League
Zithers
African American Soldiers in the Civil War
Butchers
Conclusions and Sources
Guarding the Alton Prison
Illinois Women Gain (Partial) Suffrage
Life in Illinois
More Turn-of-the-Century Cookware
Rock Crystal Necklaces
Romance at the Fair
Selections from the Smith Collection
The Cradle Scythe or Grain Cradle
The Schwarz Family
World War II
An Illinois Constitutional Convention
Carpenters, Printers, and Electrical Workers
Cordelia Jones
Dr. Julie Zimmermann
Governor Edward Coles
Guns and Accoutrements
Jewelry Made for Men
Midcentury Cooking
Ox Yokes
Post-War Setbacks and Growth
School Segregation in 19th-Century Madison County
A Sesquicentennial Farm
Anita Ellsperman
Barbers
Madison County vs. Edward Coles
More Civil War Artifacts
Selections from the Gehring Site
Staff Favorites
The Nineteenth Amendment
The Sixties
21st Century Collecting
Cigar-makers, Bartenders, and Hod Carriers
Joey James Hlavsa
Life After Politics
More Changes and Challenges
Postscripts
The Cattle Business in the 19th Century
A Family Tragedy
A Feed Chopper
A Funeral Organ
Post-Shell at the Wood River Refinery
Blue Stars
Cooper’s Tools
Exhibit Extra: The Village of Roxana
Legacy
Ballad of the ERA
Bibliography
Selected Bibliography

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801 N. Main Street
Edwardsville, IL 62025
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(618) 656-7569

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801 N. Main Street
Edwardsville IL 62025
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