Tours
Tours available, all year, any day of the week.
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Upcoming Events
Aug
27
Sat
1:30 pm
“My Visit to South Georgia and A...
“My Visit to South Georgia and A...
Aug 27 @ 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Highlights of Rick’s Antarctica presentation will include photos of the magnificent wildlife and stark, but beautiful environment from the other side of the globe as well as an overview of the Whaling Industry in the[...]
Sep
9
Fri
6:30 pm
“Tim Berg & the Kurtz Boys” will...
“Tim Berg & the Kurtz Boys” will...
Sep 9 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Please join us for an enjoyable evening of music, dancing, visiting with friends, touring our galleries and refreshments in the History Museum of Monroe County’s Allscheid-Metzger Gallery at 724 Elaine Drive, Waterloo, IL.
Sep
24
Sat
1:30 pm
“Early Shipwrecks in Southern Il...
“Early Shipwrecks in Southern Il...
Sep 24 @ 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Flatboats used for travel and hauling were the main boat type on the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers from the 1770s to the late 1800s. None survived until 2000 when a flatboat was discovered eroding out[...]
Oct
1
Sat
1:30 pm
“New Design and Its Forgotten Ce...
“New Design and Its Forgotten Ce...
Oct 1 @ 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Who will discuss New Design, the first truly American settlement in Illinois. He will briefly cover the history of New Design from its inception to its eventual decline in the 1800s. Scott will also give[...]
Oct
15
Sat
1:30 pm
“Waterloo’s 125th Anniversary Qu...
“Waterloo’s 125th Anniversary Qu...
Oct 15 @ 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Join Sue Oerter for a historical journey through the quilt blocks chosen for Waterloo’s 125th Anniversary Quilts. Sue’s power-point presentation will demonstrate how women expressed themselves with needles and thread to give us a glimpse[...]
Nov
5
Sat
1:30 pm
“Colonel William R Morrison and ...
“Colonel William R Morrison and ...
Nov 5 @ 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Who, in uniform, will be sharing Colonel Morrison’s history from the Morrison Talbott House at the corner of Library and Park Street in Waterloo to the 49th Illinois Volunteer Infantry’s service in the Civil War.[...]