Posts by Billy Morgan

Congratulations to the Crete Area Historical Society, from the Monee Historical Society! Crete, IL – The Crete Area Historical Society announced it has just recently purchased the historic Crete Congregational Church.…

Following the Monee Historical Society’s discussion of Polk: The Man Who Transformed the Presidency and America by Walter R. Borneman as a part of the American History Book Club, the club has chosen…

Following the Monee Historical Society’s June 2 discussion of Andrew Jackson by Robert V. Remini as a part of the American History Book Club, the club has chosen its next book, Polk:…

On May 14, the Monee Historical Society hosted the Crete-Monee 201u Education Foundation’s Spring Fling at the Heritage Center. After several years of inactivity, the Education Foundation is back under…

On Saturday, March 12, the Monee Historical Society welcomed Joe Craig and Aimée Carbaugh, who led the excavation of Cemetery Hill and the disinterment of three previously unknown graves. Two…

On Feb. 12, the birthday of President Abraham Lincoln, Dr. Mark Zumhagen provided an interpretation of President Lincoln’s most famous and iconic texts, as well as his analysis of President…

On Feb. 12, the Rev. Betsy Youdris joined the Monee Historical Society at the Monee Heritage Center at the Creamery to deliver her presentation, “Hidden in Plain Sight: The Story…

On Feb. 10, the Monee Historical Society welcomed Dr. Larry McClellan, an expert on the Underground Railroad in Illinois, to the Monee Heritage Center at the Creamery. “We need to…

Thanks to the efforts of historic preservation advocates in Illinois, 15 sites in the state were added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) during 2021, the Illinois Department…

Due to inclement weather, today’s American History Book Club, delving into Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation by Joseph J. Ellis, will be rescheduled to a later date. Check back here for…