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This is a program and parking pass from the 2023 Illinois State Senate Inauguration. The Inauguration of the Illinois State Senate is a very private event attended by senators and their families. In 2023, the event was hosted at the Old State Capitol…

These are size 8 tan colored character shoes used for college theater productions. Character shoes are designed to give feet proper support while the neutral colors are meant to be worn with any costume. This pair, like many other designed for women,…

The poster itself is an artistic sketch of Richard Nixon smiling confidently; then, in the background is an assortment of celebrities Clint Eastwood, Wilt Chamberlain, and politicians like Ronald Reagan. His daughter is in it as well carrying a sign,…

A newspaper article. Details the opening of a new historical marker in Springfield Illinois at Enos park. The marker is dedicated to the lost St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church and the Lithuanian community.

1956 class ring from Amboy High School. The ring belonged to Curt Jones and was one of the few objects from high school that were kept from his schooling that his daughter Brenda (Jones) Seggebruch kept since his passing.

This ring was an object…

These are graduation Tassels from Mattoon High School and the Illinois Math & Science Academy

Morton High School class ring belonging to Mason Seggebruch, class of 2015. Peridot gemstone at the center of the ring surrounded by the script 'Morton High School.' The sides of the ring have 'potters' and 'Mason' on each side and images of a cello…

A friend was teaching John Transue and his fiance Slovack, and this was the language book that they used.

Front page of Kansas City Star dated July 28, 1974. Without the story telling sheets, its difficult to tell what part of this page was important to David Farrell or was connected to Illinois. In a recent article from the State Journal Register,…

A picture of Trisha Copeland with the orphan Fahd in the Civil Hospital of Tetouan, Morocco.