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
Sep
28
Sat
1:00 pm
The Friends in Stitches Quilt Cl...
@ Monroe County History Museum’s Allscheid-Metzger Gallery
The Friends in Stitches Quilt Cl...
@ Monroe County History Museum’s Allscheid-Metzger Gallery
Sep 28 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
“The Friends in Stitches Quilt Club’s Two-Day Quilt Show”. Members will display many unique and creative quilts for guests to enjoy! The display will be in the Monroe County History Museum’s Allscheid-Metzger Gallery located at[...]
Sep
29
Sun
1:00 pm
The Friends in Stitches Quilt Cl...
@ Monroe County History Museum’s Allscheid-Metzger Gallery
The Friends in Stitches Quilt Cl...
@ Monroe County History Museum’s Allscheid-Metzger Gallery
Sep 29 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
“The Friends in Stitches Quilt Club Two Day Quilt Show”. Members will display many unique and creative quilts for guests to enjoy! The display will be in the Monroe County History Museum’s Allscheid-Metzger Gallery located[...]
Oct
5
Sat
1:30 pm
It Was a Crime to be a German
@ Monroe County History Museum’s Allscheid-Metzger Gallery
It Was a Crime to be a German
@ Monroe County History Museum’s Allscheid-Metzger Gallery
Oct 5 @ 1:30 pm
“It Was a Crime to be a German” by Barbara Kay. Historical actor Barbara Kay will portray her great-grandmother, Margaret May, a resident of southern Illinois who saw and felt anti-German hysteria a century ago. [...]
Nov
3
Sun
1:30 pm
Lohrberg-Mueth Sixth Generation ...
@ Monroe County History Museum’s Allscheid-Metzger Gallery
Lohrberg-Mueth Sixth Generation ...
@ Monroe County History Museum’s Allscheid-Metzger Gallery
Nov 3 @ 1:30 pm
“Lohrberg-Mueth Sixth Generation of Quilt Makers will do a Bed Turning” presented by the Wittenauer Sisters (Diane Mollet, Pearl Braun, Donna Mensing, Debra Osterhage, Lisa Wittenauer and Linda Mathews) in the Monroe County History Museum’s[...]
Nov
17
Sun
1:30 pm
Darmstadt to Gold Fields”: One G...
@ Monroe County History Museum’s Allscheid-Metzger Gallery
Darmstadt to Gold Fields”: One G...
@ Monroe County History Museum’s Allscheid-Metzger Gallery
Nov 17 @ 1:30 pm
“Darmstadt to Gold Fields”: One German’s Epic Success in America” by Gerald Perschbacher”. In 1833 Johannes, age 10, of Hessen-Darmstadt, was filled with high hopes when he arrived with his parents in America. Months later,[...]
Dec
14
Sat
1:00 pm
Butch’s Polka Kings
@ Monroe County History Museum’s Allscheid-Metzger Gallery
Butch’s Polka Kings
@ Monroe County History Museum’s Allscheid-Metzger Gallery
Dec 14 @ 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm
“Butch’s Polka Kings” will be entertaining our visitors. Dancing will be encouraged!! Festivities will be held in the Monroe County History Museum’s Allscheid-Metzger Gallery located at 724 Elaine Drive, Waterloo, IL 62298.
