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.
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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
Apr
7
Sun
1:30 pm
“WWII Pacific Battles” by Gary Boo.
“WWII Pacific Battles” by Gary Boo.
Apr 7 @ 1:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Gary will be sharing and highlighting his father, CWO2 Frank William “Billy” Boo’s Naval career which spanned 20 years of service. His assignments included service aboard the cruisers Chicago and Astoria and aircraft carriers Yorktown[...]
Apr
20
Sat
1:30 pm
“What the Kimmswick Bone Bed Rev...
“What the Kimmswick Bone Bed Rev...
Apr 20 @ 1:30 pm – 4:00 pm
The Kimmswick Bone Bed lies within the boundaries of Mastodon State Historic Site in Imperial, Missouri. This hidden gem of the St. Louis area has produced invaluable paleontological and archaeological information. Emily Lange, senior interpreter[...]
Apr
25
Thu
6:30 pm
“A Whole Lot of Shaking Going On...
“A Whole Lot of Shaking Going On...
Apr 25 @ 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
California isn’t the only state to experience earthquakes. During the winter of 1811/1812, three major quakes struck near New Madrid in the Missouri Bootheel. One of the quakes caused the Mississippi to run backwards. While[...]
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[...]