Posts Tagged ‘monroe county history museum’
“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 MoreHistory of the Bud Light Brigade | History Museum of Monroe County
August 15, 2019, 7:30 P.M. – “The Bud Light Brigade – 35 Years and Still Going Strong!” Dennis Knobloch will take you marching through the history of The Bud Light…
Read MoreNight at the Museums | History Museum of Monroe County
August 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.…
Read More1858 St. Louis Steamboat Disaster | Monroe County History Museum
July 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…
Read MoreYou Don’t Have to Leave Monroe County to Find Greatness | Monroe County History Museum
July 13, 2019,1:30 P.M. – “You Don’t Have to Leave Monroe County to Find Greatness” by Mike Kish. Monroe County has an interesting geological and historical past! Why did the…
Read MorePublic Archaeology | Monroe County History Museum
April 13, 2019,1:30 P.M. – “Public Archaeology: One Volunteer’s Perspective” by Sedona Kolmer, a senior at Waterloo High School. Sedona will be sharing experiences from her twelve years of volunteering…
Read MoreHistory Museum of Monroe County 10th Anniversary Round Up
April 14, 2018, History Museum of Monroe County 10th Anniversary Round Up, Annbriar Golf Course, 1524 Birdie Lane, Waterloo, IL. Doors open 6:00pm; Buffet Dinner-Reservations –call Sue Watters at 618-939-5545.…
Read More‘The Mounds-America’s First Cities’ by Ed Weilbacher
April 21, 2018, “The Mounds – America’s First Cities” by Ed Weilbacher, 1:30 pm, Monroe County History Museum, 724 Elaine Drive, Waterloo, IL. The first civilization to establish a city,…
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