tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-232263562009-02-21T02:10:03.422-08:00The archive contains a research collection of rare books, original manuscripts, census and biographical information, histories, city directories, school yearbooks, newspapers, journals, maps, county plat books, photographs, artwork and other materials reflecting the heritage and history of Galesburg and the surrounding area. The archive is available for use by the public.Patty Mosher, Archivisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08057961148382663525noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23226356.post-1142028015469994072006-03-10T13:37:00.000-08:002006-03-14T10:26:40.810-08:00Explore Galesburg's Past. Vaudeville theaters, city founder's homes and streetcars are some of the images of Galesburg that have been digitized as part of the <em><strong>Upper Mississippi Valley Digital Photo Archive</strong>.</em> <br /><br />The library's collection of 19th century glass plate negatives has been scanned and catalogued as well as hundreds of photographs. The archive is searchable by keywords relating to the photographic content.<br /><br />The UVM site is a wonderful way to explore Galesburg's history. Gather friends and family members together and enjoy a nostalgic virtual tour to O.T. Johnson's Department Store, a Civil War era train depot or St. Mary's boarding school in Knoxville. Admire the engineering of the Gale automobile or Ferris wheel. Participate in parades, festivals, county fairs, nutting parties and horse races. Visit Lombard College, Knox College and the Purington Brick Company yard. Your journey begans with your computer. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.umvphotoarchive.org/cgi-bin/browseresults.exe?CISOROOT=%2Fgales">Start your journey now..</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23226356-114202801546999407?l=galesburghistory.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Patty Mosher, Archivisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08057961148382663525noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23226356.post-1142008988348264902006-03-10T08:31:00.000-08:002006-03-10T08:43:08.370-08:00Each month, Patty Mosher, the library's archivist writes a article about local history using the library's archival materials for <em>Off the Shelf</em>, the library's newsletter. In the past year, she has written articles about local inventor and industrialist, Gustav Wenzelmann; the "daring" 1879 bank robbery of the Farmers and Mechanics Bank; 1905 Thanksgiving festivities; the history of the Custer Hotel; and many other topics. The articles are always full of interesting and often little known local details!<br /><br /><em>Off the Shelf</em> is available at the library and via the <a href="http://www.galesburglibrary.org/newsletter2005.html">library's website</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23226356-114200898834826490?l=galesburghistory.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Patty Mosher, Archivisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08057961148382663525noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23226356.post-1141855497936231312006-03-08T13:41:00.000-08:002006-03-08T14:07:01.113-08:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4174/2374/1600/partners.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4174/2374/320/partners.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><p> </p><p>Do you recognize anyone in this photo? Any idea where it was taken or when? </p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23226356-114185549793623131?l=galesburghistory.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Patty Mosher, Archivisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08057961148382663525noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23226356.post-1141227916088763462006-03-01T07:37:00.000-08:002006-03-08T13:36:25.560-08:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4174/2374/1600/womenoutdoor.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4174/2374/320/womenoutdoor.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><strong>The archive has no information about this gathering. Can you help us date the photo or identify the individuals or surroundings in the photograph?</strong><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23226356-114122791608876346?l=galesburghistory.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Patty Mosher, Archivisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08057961148382663525noreply@blogger.com1