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
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[...]
Sep
12
Sat
1:30 pm
Navajo Code Talkers
@ Monroe County History Museum’s Allscheid-Metzger Gallery
Navajo Code Talkers
@ Monroe County History Museum’s Allscheid-Metzger Gallery
Sep 12 @ 1:30 pm – 2:45 pm
“Navajo Code Talkers” presented by Lola DeGroff. The government would not let them speak their native language in school. Yet, nearly 450 of those Navajo Indians helped the Allies win World War II. Come and[...]
Sep
26
Sat
1:30 pm
The Unreported Story of the Sadd...
@ Monroe County History Museum’s Allscheid-Metzger Gallery
The Unreported Story of the Sadd...
@ Monroe County History Museum’s Allscheid-Metzger Gallery
Sep 26 @ 1:30 pm – 2:45 pm
“The Unreported Story of the Saddam Trial” presented by Paul Schimpf. Monroe County resident and State Senator Paul Schimpf, lead attorney-advisor to the Iraqi prosecutors, discusses his role in the trial of Saddam Hussein. The[...]
Oct
3
Sat
1:30 pm
The Curse of Kaskaskia
@ Monroe County History Museum’s Allscheid-Metzger Gallery
The Curse of Kaskaskia
@ Monroe County History Museum’s Allscheid-Metzger Gallery
Oct 3 @ 1:30 pm – 2:45 pm
“The Curse of Kaskaskia” by Shane Wagner. “Ghosts by the Riverside: The Haunted History of Chester and Old Kaskaskia” presented by Shane Wagner who will highlight the origins of the Curse of Kaskaskia and the Haunting[...]
