Museum Hours
April 4, 2020 to December 12, 2020
* Closed Easter Sunday
Saturdays - 1 to 4:00 pm
Sundays - 1 to 4:00 pm
Donations are appreciated and may be mailed to Monroe County History Museum 724 Elaine Dr. P.O. Box 28 Waterloo, IL 62298
Tours
Tours available, all year, any day of the week.
Please use the contact us form or call 618-939-5008 to schedule your group tour.
Be sure to leave a contact number!
Upcoming Events
Jun
13
Sat
1:30 pm
Grow Up St. Louis
@ Monroe County History Museum’s Allscheid-Metzger Gallery
Grow Up St. Louis
@ Monroe County History Museum’s Allscheid-Metzger Gallery
Jun 13 @ 1:30 pm – 2:45 pm
“Grow Up St. Louis” by Jim Merkel. This is the definitive look at what it was like to be a kid in St. Louis from 1900 to the present. Jim Merkel, who previously wrote four books[...]
Jun
27
Sat
1:30 pm
Clothing of the 18th Century
@ Monroe County History Museum’s Allscheid-Metzger Gallery
Clothing of the 18th Century
@ Monroe County History Museum’s Allscheid-Metzger Gallery
Jun 27 @ 1:30 pm – 2:45 pm
“Clothing of the 18th Century” will be presented by Karyn Albers & Kim Barber”. Women of the 18th century, much like us, needed clothing for warmth and comfort. Again, much like us, ideas of warmth[...]
Jul
11
Sat
1:30 pm
Beer, Brats & Baseball
@ Monroe County History Museum’s Allscheid-Metzger Gallery
Beer, Brats & Baseball
@ Monroe County History Museum’s Allscheid-Metzger Gallery
Jul 11 @ 1:30 pm – 2:45 pm
“Beer, Brats & Baseball” by Jim Merkel who tells the story of how Germans came to have a preeminent influence in the Gateway City. It’s told by Jim Merkel, a descendant of Germans who came to[...]
Jul
18
Sat
1:30 pm
Basket Weaving Demonstration and...
@ Monroe County History Museum’s Allscheid-Metzger Gallery
Basket Weaving Demonstration and...
@ Monroe County History Museum’s Allscheid-Metzger Gallery
Jul 18 @ 1:30 pm – 2:45 pm
“Basket Weaving Demonstration and Display” by Patricia Handel. Basket weaving through the years, the materials used and who made them will be shared. Every basket had a purpose. Different techniques to make baskets will be[...]
Aug
14
Fri
7:00 pm
Tim Berg & the Kurtz Boys
@ Monroe County History Museum’s Allscheid-Metzger Gallery
Tim Berg & the Kurtz Boys
@ Monroe County History Museum’s Allscheid-Metzger Gallery
Aug 14 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
“Tim Berg & the Kurtz Boys” will be providing the entertainment for the annual “Night at the Museums”! Please join us for an enjoyable evening of music, dancing, touring our galleries and visiting with our[...]
Aug
22
Sat
1:30 pm
An America Saga – The Orphan Trains
@ Monroe County History Museum’s Allscheid-Metzger Gallery
An America Saga – The Orphan Trains
@ Monroe County History Museum’s Allscheid-Metzger Gallery
Aug 22 @ 1:30 pm – 2:45 pm
“An America Saga – The Orphan Trains” by John Shontz. A discussion of the largest single migration of children in the history of the world. Some 350,000 children were cleared off the streets of New[...]
