Monroe County History Museum
“Grow Up St. Louis” by Jim Merkel
Monroe County History Museum 724 Elaine Drive, Waterloo, IL, United States"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 Merkel, who previously wrote four books about St. Louis, started by interviewing more than 100 people who grew up in the area - rich and…
“Spinning and Felting Wool by Lesley Patterson & Bobbi Bayne
Monroe County History Museum 724 Elaine Drive, Waterloo, IL, United States"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 and explain how and why wool is perfect for making yarn and woven items. They will also demonstrate felting of wool and bring samples of…
Camp Waterloo – The Civilian Conservation Corps in Monroe County
Monroe County History Museum 724 Elaine Drive, Waterloo, IL, United States"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 the same time, America's soil and forest resources were dwindling. To deal with these crises, President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal administration created the Civilian Conservation…
Butch’s Polka Kings | History Museum of Monroe County
Monroe County History Museum 724 Elaine Drive, Waterloo, IL, United StatesDecember 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 located at 724 Elaine Drive, Waterloo, IL 62298.
One German’s Epic Success in America | History Museum of Monroe County
Monroe County History Museum 724 Elaine Drive, Waterloo, IL, United StatesNovember 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 when he arrived with his parents in America. Months later, they settled in Illinois, near St. Louis, as pioneers in the Midwest. By age 24,…
Friends in Stitches Two-Day Quilt Show | History Museum of Monroe County
Monroe County History Museum 724 Elaine Drive, Waterloo, IL, United StatesSeptember 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 will be in the Monroe County History Museum's Allscheid-Metzger Gallery located at 724 Elaine Drive, Waterloo, IL 62298. Members of the group will be present…
The Grand Army of the Republic and the American Legion’s 100th Anniversary | History Museum of Monroe County
Monroe County History Museum 724 Elaine Drive, Waterloo, IL, United StatesSeptember 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 was organized by Union officers and the Jacob E Gauen Post 563 was chartered in Waterloo in 1886. Find out how Jacob Gauen came to…
Night at the Museums | History Museum of Monroe County
Monroe County History Museum 724 Elaine Drive, Waterloo, IL, United StatesAugust 9, 2019 - "Night at the Museums - The Thunder and Lighting Cloggers of Southern IL" will make a return appearance to perform in the History Museum's Allscheid-Metzger Gallery. More information TBA
1858 St. Louis Steamboat Disaster | Monroe County History Museum
Monroe County History Museum 724 Elaine Drive, Waterloo, IL, United StatesJuly 20, 2019, 1:30 P.M. - "1858 Steamboat Disaster in St. Louis" by Jan Wenk". She will present a program on the race and subsequent disaster that involved the Ocean Spray Steamboat and the steamboat engineer, her ancestor. Jan Wenk, a genealogist with 30 years of experience, is the Monroe County Illinois Genealogical Society President.…
Historic Maeystown — 1989-2019 | Monroe County History Museum
Monroe County History Museum 724 Elaine Drive, Waterloo, IL, United StatesJune 29, 2019, 1:30 P.M. -"Changes Come to Historic Maeystown ... 1989-2019"by David Braswell in the Monroe County History Museum's Allscheid-Metzger Gallery. Driving around Maeystown it may seem that not much has changed over the years ... and the locals like it that way. But restoration of many of the 1800's historic buildings in the…