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Rose named to archival library post
Feb. 11, 2021
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ALTON Mary Z. Rose of Alton has been named as the new archival library research manager at the Madison County Archival Library in Edwardsville.
Rose began working at the Madison County Historical Museum five years ago as a volunteer, then four years ago accepted a part-time position as assistant curator at the museum.
She earned her master’s degree in Library and Information Science from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 2001. Before coming to the Madison County Historical Museum and Archival Library, she held three other library positions. After college, she found was the assistant director of the Tri-Township Public Library District in Troy, where her multiple duties included reference service, collection development and cataloging. She then worked at the Bryan Cave law firm in St. Louis as a cataloging librarian. In 2007, she was hired as metadata librarian at Lovejoy Library at Sout
Museum display features lost art of letter writing
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Photographs from a Madison County Historical Museum include this letter on the stationery of state Rep. Norman G. Flagg, far from official business, written by the Flagg’s son, James Smith Flagg at age 2 in 1916.
EDWARDSVILLE A new exhibit, “Ink to Paper: Exploring the Advancement of Letter Writing and its Uses,” has opened at the Madison County Archival Library at 801 N. Main St., Edwardsville.
In the exhibit, David Thompson explores the lost art of letter writing. The exhibit looks at the instruments used to write them, the varies types of letters, and even the stamps that were used to send letters. Many items in the exhibit come from the recently donated Flagg Collection.
BLM graffiti found on Madison County Historical Museum building
The Intelligencer
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The Madison County Historical Society learned Friday morning that one of its buildings at 715 N. Main Street in Edwardsville was tagged with “BLM” graffiti.Courtesy of Madison County Historical MuseumShow MoreShow Less
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Cleanup began Friday morning after one of the Madison County Historical Society buildings in Edwardsville was apparently tagged with “BLM” graffiti.Courtesy of Madison County Historical MuseumShow MoreShow Less
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The Madison County Historical Society learned Friday morning that one of its buildings at 715 N. Main Street in Edwardsville was tagged with “BLM” graffiti.Courtesy of Madison County Historical MuseumShow MoreShow Less