Posts Tagged ‘monroe county history museum’
“Grow Up St. Louis” by Jim Merkel
“Grow Up St. Louis” by Jim Merkel. This is the definitive look at what it was like to be a kid in St. Louis from 1990 to the present. Jim…
Read More“Spinning and Felting Wool by Lesley Patterson & Bobbi Bayne
“Spinning and Felting Wool” by Lesley Patterson & Bobbi Bayne. Our presenters will explain the difference in types of wool and the different breeds of sheep. They will demonstrate spinning…
Read MoreButch’s Polka Kings | History Museum of Monroe County
December 14, 2019 1:30 – 3:30 “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…
Read MoreA Bed Turning | History Museum of Monroe County
Nov. 3, 2019,1:30 P.M., “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…
Read MoreFriends in Stitches Two-Day Quilt Show | History Museum of Monroe County
September 28, 2019,1:00 – 4:00 P.M. – “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…
Read MoreThe Grand Army of the Republic and the American Legion’s 100th Anniversary | History Museum of Monroe County
September 8,2019,1:30 P.M. – “Remembering the Grand Army of the Republic and Celebrating the American Legion’s 100th Anniversary” by Ron & Mary Ann Hagenow. The Grand Army of the Republic…
Read MoreVintage baseball brings history to life
It is an ultra-competitive, multi-billion dollar industry today, but baseball has much more humble roots tracing back to the Civil War days in the fields of 19th century America. Aiming…
Read MoreSmithsonian sports history exhibit opens Saturday in Waterloo
The traveling Smithsonian sports history exhibit “Hometown Teams” and local companion piece “From Fields to Dreams” are set for a grand opening this Saturday in Monroe County. The exhibit,…
Read MoreTour guides needed for sports exhibit
Volunteers are needed to serve as guides for the six-week “Hometown Teams” Smithsonian sports history exhibit from July 26 to Sept. 7 at the Monroe County History Museum. Training will…
Read MoreHometown Teams sports exhibit opens July 26
The traveling Smithsonian sports history exhibit “Hometown Teams” and local companion piece “From Fields to Dreams” is set for a grand opening in just a few short weeks on Saturday,…
Read MoreCounty chosen for new Smithsonian sports exhibit
Fresh off the heels of a very successful “The Way We Worked” exhibit displayed last year, the History Museum of Monroe County has been selected as one of six locations…
Read MoreThe many (cowboy) hats of Colonel Edd Kueker
When Colonel Edd Kueker of Waterloo was once asked how long he could talk about the history of Monroe County and his western antique collection, he responded, “Well, how long…
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