Monee Historical Society Back From Summer Break

Traveling Monee Exhibit and Donated ItemsThe board of the Monee Historical Society held its first meeting after their annual summer hiatus at the Community Center on Court Street last night. Members shared progress made on assigned projects and finalized plans for the rest of 2017. Also shared were donations of many documents, photos and other artifacts from community members over the summer.

Items included an original deed of the land that became the site of present day St. Paul’s Church on Margaret Street from Darlene Cowen; an afghan featuring Monee buildings from Schoops, an apron and newspaper from the Monee Centennial held in 1974 from Beverly Burmeister; a couple of old ledger books from a Monee store dated 1904 from Marcella Savalles; player piano reels from Lynn Heusmann; a copy of the book by Kathy Krabbe written about Monee Firemen from the Department; and other miscellaneous items from Dennis Erickson.

Board Members Mary Brockmiller and Diane Stacey showed the Traveling Monee Exhibit, a collection of photos, that was recently showcased at the Peotone Library and will next appear at the Crete Library for the month of December. This collection features photos of homes, churches and streets scenes from Monee’s past.

Monee Traveling Exhibit

Also discussed was the program offering for October, which will feature a beginning genealogy workshop given by board members Christi Holston and Rachel White. This workshop will detail how to begin researching your own family tree and will include instructions on how to fill out the basic forms and where to begin your search. This workshop will be held at the Community Building on Thursday, October 12.

We always welcome new members to every meeting, which are held on the second Tuesday of the month at the Community Building on Court Street, just west of Village Hall next to the Creamery Building.

Please contact us for more information or to donate items or stories of old Monee to the Society at [email protected] or on Facebook @MoneeHistory.

 

 

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