Posts Tagged ‘monore county history museum’
“The Curse of Kaskaskia” by Shane Wagner
October 2, 2021, 1:30 P.M. – “The Curse of Kaskaskia” by Shane Wagner. “Ghosts by the Riverside: The Haunted History of Chester and Old Kaskaskia” presented by Shane Wagner who…
Read MoreCamp Waterloo – The Civilian Conservation Corps in Monroe County
“Camp Waterloo – The Civilian Conservation Corps in Monore Couty” presented by Ron Stellhorn. Among the hardest hit by unemployment during the Great Depression were young men ages 18-24. At…
Read MoreOne German’s Epic Success in America | History Museum of Monroe County
November 17, 1:30 P.M. – “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…
Read MoreIt Was a Crime to be a German | History Museum of Monroe County
October 5, 2019, 1:30 P.M. – “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…
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