Monroe County History Museum
“Legends of the Past” presented by Marilyn Kensella
Monroe County History Museum 724 Elaine Dr., Waterloo, IL, United StatesMarilyn Kinsella will be presenting the program "Legends of the Past". Marilyn will be sharing adventures stories about Native American cultures including Skunny Wundy and Whistling Tsonaqua. Sincerely appreciate Marilyn filling in for Lola DeGroff with a presentation also on Native Americans! The program will be in the Allscheid-Metzger Gallery of the History Museum at…
“An American Saga – The Orphan Trains” by John Shontz
Monroe County History Museum 724 Elaine Dr., Waterloo, IL, United States"An American Saga - The Orphan Trains" by John Shontz. A discussion of the largest single migration of children in the history of the world. Some 350,000 children were cleared off the streets of New York City and sent to small towns and farms across America by train and ship from 1858 through 1929. Some…
A Bed Turning | History Museum of Monroe County
Monroe County History Museum 724 Elaine Dr., Waterloo, IL, United StatesNov. 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 and Linda Mathews) in the Monroe County History Museum's Allscheid-Metzger Gallery located at 724 Elaine Drive, Waterloo, IL 62298
It Was a Crime to be a German | History Museum of Monroe County
Monroe County History Museum 724 Elaine Dr., Waterloo, IL, United StatesOctober 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 southern Illinois who saw and felt anti-German hysteria a century ago. She will illustrate her presentation with photographs, newspaper headlines, and editorial cartoons of the…