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 Southern Ocean. She will also review Sir Earnest Shackleton’s 1914 South Pole Expedition. Our program is scheduled for the Allscheid-Metzger Gallery in the History Museum of Monroe County at 724 Elaine Drive in Waterloo, IL.
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.
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 of the Ohio River bank in southern Illinois. Wagner will discuss the discovery and mapping of this boat and why it wrecked. He also will discuss the history of river travel and the dangers faced by early river travelers. The presentation will be held at the History Museum of Monroe County in the Allscheid-Metzger Gallery located at 724 Elaine Drive, Waterloo, IL.
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 a virtual tour of the New Design Baptist Cemetery, which is in a remote part of the county and almost inaccessible. Join us in the History Museum of Monroe County’s Allscheid-Metzger Gallery located at 724 Elaine Drive, Waterloo, IL.
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 of their lives in history. Local women from Friends in Stitches Quilt Guild did the same thing in 2013 when they gathered to tell our history through these quilts. Oerter’s program is scheduled for the Allscheid-Metzger Gallery in the History Museum of Monroe County located at 724 Elaine Drive in Waterloo, IL.
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. Specifics regarding the common soldier’s uniform, his weapon, the battles fought and the regiment casualties sustained will be discussed. A confederate uniform will be on display. You may wish to check the roster to see if your ancestor from Monroe County served in the 49th. Boo’s presentation will be held in the Allscheid-Metzger Gallery in the History Museum of Monroe County at 724 Elaine Dr. in Waterloo, IL.
Who will share with us the story of her late husband, Jerry’s family’s almost unbelievable experiences in their attempt to survive the Nazis and their collaborators in WWII. Her presentation will include film clips of Jerry explaining, in his own words, some of the horrors he experienced as a youngster in Poland. Her program is scheduled for the Allscheid-Metzger Gallery in the History Museum of Monroe County located at 724 Elaine Drive in Waterloo, IL.
The Mississippi River has always played a major role in the culture and history of the United States. This presentation will include historical background information and piano/guitar/vocal performances of unique American music inspired by (and often composed near) the Mississippi River. Join us for the program in the History Museum of Monroe County’s Allscheid-Metzger Gallery located at 724 Elaine Drive, Waterloo, IL.
The History Museum of Monroe County closes today at 4:00 P.M. for the season! The History Museum re-opens April 1, 2023 on Saturdays & Sundays from 1:00 – 4:00 P.M.! Tours available! Call 618-514-1628 or 618-570-9734. Visit us at (www.monroecountyhistorymuseum.org) Like us on Facebook.
