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
Apr
4
Sat
1:30 pm
Camp Waterloo – The Civilian Con...
@ Monroe County History Museum’s Allscheid-Metzger Gallery
Camp Waterloo – The Civilian Con...
@ Monroe County History Museum’s Allscheid-Metzger Gallery
Apr 4 @ 1:30 pm – 2:45 pm
“Camp Waterloo – The Civilian Conservation Corps in Monroe County” presented by Ron Stellhorn. Among those hardest hit by unemployment during the Great Depression were young men ages 18-24. At the same time America’s soil[...]
Apr
25
Sat
1:30 pm
Meet Me in St. Louis – World’s Fair
@ Monroe County History Museum’s Allscheid-Metzger Gallery
Meet Me in St. Louis – World’s Fair
@ Monroe County History Museum’s Allscheid-Metzger Gallery
Apr 25 @ 1:30 pm – 2:45 pm
“Meet Me in St. Louis – World’s Fair” by Karl M. Kindt III. This is an amazing slideshow presentation about the famous 1904 World’s Fair! It includes actual movies made at the Fair in 1904,[...]
May
1
Fri
6:00 pm
History Museum of Monroe County’...
@ The Falls
History Museum of Monroe County’...
@ The Falls
May 1 @ 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm
“History Museum of Monroe County’s Annual Spring Gala” will be held at “The Falls” at 300 Admiral Weinel Blvd. in Columbia, IL, 62236. Please join us for a delicious buffet dinner, live and silent auctions[...]
May
3
Sun
1:30 pm
Spending Time Trapping!
@ Monroe County History Museum’s Allscheid-Metzger Gallery
Spending Time Trapping!
@ Monroe County History Museum’s Allscheid-Metzger Gallery
May 3 @ 1:30 pm – 2:45 pm
“Spending Time Trapping!” by Walter Byerley. Walter or as he is better known “Butch” spends a lot of time trapping and has had the opportunity to learn a lot about the animals of Monroe County[...]
May
16
Sat
1:30 pm
Spinning and Felting Wool
@ Monroe County History Museum’s Allscheid-Metzger Gallery
Spinning and Felting Wool
@ Monroe County History Museum’s Allscheid-Metzger Gallery
May 16 @ 1:30 pm – 2:45 pm
“Spinning and Felting Wool” by Lesley Patterson & Bobbi Bayne. Our presenters will explain the differences in types of wool and the different breeds of sheep. They will demonstrate spinning and explain how and why[...]
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[...]
