Museum Hours
April 6, 2019 to December 14, 2019
* 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
May
25
Sat
1:30 pm
Songs for Soldiers
@ Monroe County History Museum’s Allscheid-Metzger Gallery
Songs for Soldiers
@ Monroe County History Museum’s Allscheid-Metzger Gallery
May 25 @ 1:30 pm
“Songs for Soldiers” by Dustin Row. Join us to hear from Dustin how and why Songs4Soldiers was born and how this yearly event assists combat veterans in need! Dustin graduated from Columbia High School, served[...]
Jun
23
Sun
1:30 pm
Finding Local Historical Sites w...
@ Monroe County History Museum’s Allscheid-Metzger Gallery
Finding Local Historical Sites w...
@ Monroe County History Museum’s Allscheid-Metzger Gallery
Jun 23 @ 1:30 pm
“Finding Local Historical Sites with Dowsing” by Dylane Doerr. The art of dowsing or witching is an old method used to locate water sources for wells. Dowsing is now being used to locate early underground[...]
Jun
29
Sat
1:30 pm
Changes Come to Historic Maeysto...
@ History Museum of Monroe County
Changes Come to Historic Maeysto...
@ History Museum of Monroe County
Jun 29 @ 1:30 pm
“Changes Come to Historic Maeystown…1989-2019” by David Braswell in the Monroe County History Museum’s Allscheid-Metzger Gallery. Driving around Maeystown it may seem that not much has changed over the years…and the locals like it that[...]
Jul
13
Sat
1:30 pm
You Don’t Have to Leave Monroe C...
@ Monroe County History Museum’s Allscheid-Metzger Gallery
You Don’t Have to Leave Monroe C...
@ Monroe County History Museum’s Allscheid-Metzger Gallery
Jul 13 @ 1:30 pm
“You Don’t Have to Leave Monroe County to Find Greatness” by Mike Kish. Monroe County has an interesting geological and historical past! Why did the Territory and State of Illinois begin in our area? Without[...]
Jul
20
Sat
1:30 pm
1858 Steamboat Disaster in St. L...
@ Monroe County History Museum’s Allscheid-Metzger Gallery
1858 Steamboat Disaster in St. L...
@ Monroe County History Museum’s Allscheid-Metzger Gallery
Jul 20 @ 1:30 pm
“1858 Steamboat Disaster in St. Louis” by Jan Wenk”. She will present a program on the race and subsequent disaster that involved the Ocean Spray Steamboat and the steamboat engineer, her ancestor. Jan Wenk, a[...]
Aug
9
Fri
7:00 pm
Night at the Museums – The Thund...
@ History Museum’s Allscheid-Metzger Gallery
Night at the Museums – The Thund...
@ History Museum’s Allscheid-Metzger Gallery
Aug 9 @ 7:00 pm
“Night at the Museums – The Thunder and Lighting Cloggers of Southern IL” will make a return appearance to perform in the History Museum’s Allscheid-Metzger Gallery. More information TBA.
