Museum Hours
January 21, 2024 Museum Opens - Saturdays & Sundays – 1:00 to 4:00 P.M.
Closed –March 31, 2024 Easter…October 12, 2024…December 15, 2024 closed for season.
Evening hours are 6:00 – 9:00 P.M. with programs scheduled for 6:30.
All programs are in the Allscheid-Metzger Gallery at scheduled times!
Find us at:
724 Elaine Dr.
P.O. Box 28
Waterloo, IL 62298
P.O. Box 28
Waterloo, IL 62298
monroecountyhistorymuseum.org
mocohistmuseum@gmail.com
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Tours
Tours available, all year, any day of the week.
Please use the contact us form or call 618-570-9734 , 314-226-7811 or 618-939-5545 to schedule your group tour.
Be sure to leave a contact number!
Thank you so much for your attendance and support this year!
We hope you know that YOU are the BEST advertisement for The History Museum of Monroe County!
Please use the contact us form or call 618-570-9734 , 314-226-7811 or 618-939-5545 to schedule your group tour.
Be sure to leave a contact number!
Thank you so much for your attendance and support this year!
We hope you know that YOU are the BEST advertisement for The History Museum of Monroe County!
Upcoming Events
May
2
Thu
6:30 pm
A Tale of Two Forts by Mark Wagn...
A Tale of Two Forts by Mark Wagn...
May 2 @ 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
In 2017 Southern Illinois University at Carbondale archaeologists began excavations at Ft. Kaskaskia State Park for the first time in over 40 years. Over the past seven years we have discovered there are two Ft.[...]
May
11
Sat
1:30 pm
“Southern American Bottom Archae...
“Southern American Bottom Archae...
May 11 @ 1:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Archaeologists from the University of Pennsylvania will discuss their on-going excavations at the Hawkins Hollow site, a 14th century Native American homestead located near Valmeyer. Learn about new discoveries from last year’s excavations, their upcoming[...]
Jun
6
Thu
6:30 pm
“Shipwrecks” by Mark Wagner
“Shipwrecks” by Mark Wagner
Jun 6 @ 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Flatboats were simple box-shaped wooden boats on the Ohio and Mississippi River from the 1770s to the late 1800s. The first example of these boats was discovered in 2000 on the Ohio River bank in[...]
Jun
15
Sat
1:30 pm
“The Great Chicago Fire – Did th...
“The Great Chicago Fire – Did th...
Jun 15 @ 1:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Mrs. Katherine O’Leary is not happy about being blamed for the Chicago Fire! She is back to set the record straight through this colorful musical melodrama of her life from her humble origins in Ireland[...]
Jul
11
Thu
6:30 pm
“Outhouses” by David Braswell an...
“Outhouses” by David Braswell an...
Jul 11 @ 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
A tongue and cheek review of the out buildings in Monroe and St. Clair counties – locations, design, color and anything else you ever wanted to know about “Outhouses”!
Aug
10
Sat
1:30 pm
“H. Schrieber & Sons’ General St...
“H. Schrieber & Sons’ General St...
Aug 10 @ 1:30 pm – 4:00 pm
The Schrieber brothers will present first hand experiences and memories of growing up and working at H. Schrieber and Sons general store in Red Bud, IL in the 1960’s to 1985. The store opened in[...]