American History Book Club
2026-01-01 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Chicago) | Monee Heritage Center at the Creamery, 5210 W Court Street, Monee, IL, 60449, United States
Part 1
A deeply researched, superbly crafted biography of America’s most complex president.In Richard Nixon , award-winning biographer John A. Farrell examines the life and legacy of one of America’s most controversial political figures. Beginning in 1946, when young Navy lieutenant ‘Nick’ Nixon returned from the Pacific and set his cap at Congress, Farrell traces how this idealistic dreamer became the ruthless man we remember Nixon as today.Within four years of that first win, Nixon would be a senator; within six, the vice president; and then president. His staff of bright young men devised forward-thinking reforms addressing health care, poverty, civil rights, and protection of the environment. It was a fine legacy, but Nixoncared little for it. He aspired to make his mark on the world stage instead, and his 1972 opening to China was the first great crack in the Cold War.But Nixon had another an America divided and polarised. It was Nixon who launched the McCarthy era, who set South against North,and who spurred the silent majority to despise and distrust the country’s elite. Finally, in August 1974, after two years of the endless intrigue and scandal known as Watergate, Nixon became the only president to resign in disgrace.Richard Nixon is a magisterial portrait of the man who embodied post-war American political cynicism — and was destroyed by it.

MHS Membership meeting
2026-01-08 18:00 - 21:00, 2026-02-12 18:00 - 21:00, 2026-03-12 18:00 - 21:00, 2026-04-09 18:00 - 21:00, 2026-05-14 18:00 - 21:00, 2026-06-11 18:00 - 21:00, 2026-07-09 18:00 - 21:00, 2026-08-13 18:00 - 21:00 and 3 more dates | Monee Heritage Center at the Creamery, 5210 W Court Street, Monee, IL, 60449, United States
Join us for our monthly membership meetings. Details and special speakers will follow.

Art Exhibition
2026-02-10 10:00 - 2026-02-24 15:00 | Monee Heritage Center at the Creamery, 5210 W Court Street, Monee, IL, 60449, United States
Join us on Tuesdays in the month of February to celebrate the very talented art students from Crete-Monee High School.
Open from 10 am – 3 pm.
Heritage Day Saturday, February 14, open 10 am – 3 pm.

The Color Purple movie event / Saturday Heritage Day
2026-02-14 12:00 - 15:00 | Monee Heritage Center at the Creamery, 5210 W Court Street, Monee, IL, 60449, United States
Join us for our presentation of 1985’s American epic film. Directed by Steven Spielberg and nominated for 11 Academy Awards, The Color Purple tells the coming-of-age story of a young African-American girl named Celie Harris and the brutal experiences she endured including domestic violence, incest, child sexual abuse, poverty, racism, and sexism.
Free Admission. Please RSVP for attendance. Movie starts at 12:00 pm

MHS Heritage Day
2026-03-14 10:00 - 15:00 | Monee Heritage Center at the Creamery, 5210 W Court Street, Monee, IL, 60449, United States
Stop in Saturday and help out MHS with documenting our collections. It’ll be fun!

MHS TRIVIA NIGHT
2026-03-14 18:00 - 21:00 | Monee Parks and Recreation Pavilion, 5218 W. Court St, Monee, IL, 60449, United States
Monee Historical Society will host
Trivia Night on
Saturday, March 14, 2026 at 6:00 pm.
Do you think you have all the answers?
JOIN US FOR A MULTI-ROUND TRIVIA COMPETITION.
BRING A TEAM OR JOIN ONE HERE. TEAMS OF 4-6 PEOPLE.
6 PM – DOORS OPEN
6:30 PM TRIVIA BEGINS
$25 PER PERSON TICKETS INCLUDE SNACKS, SOFT DRINKS, COFFEE & TEA
REGISTRATION REQUIRED – SIGN UP BELOW
MONEE PARKS & REC BUILDING 5218 W. COURT ST. MONEE, IL

Celebrating Indigenous Heritage
2026-04-11 13:00 - 15:00 | Monee Heritage Center at the Creamery, 5210 W Court Street, Monee, IL, 60449, United States
Join us for this FREE event!

Volunteer Appreciation Lunch
2026-04-22 12:00 - 14:00 | Monee Heritage Center at the Creamery, 5210 W Court Street, Monee, IL, 60449, United States
Thank you for all you do! Let me know if you will be joining us.

American History Book Club
2026-05-07 19:00 - 21:00 | Monee Heritage Center at the Creamery, 5210 W Court Street, Monee, IL, 60449, United States
May Topic: The American West
Book choices:

Empire of the Summer by SS. C. Gwynne
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown
Blood and Thunder: The Epic Story of Kit Carson and the Conquests of the American West by Hampton Sides
Angle of Repose by Wallace Stegner

Blooms for a Cause
2026-05-13 09:00 - 18:00 | Bultema Farms and Greenhouses, Inc., 29348 So. Klemme Rd., Beeccher, IL
Help support the Monee Historical Society and start your garden growing!
Thanks to Bultema Farms and Greenhouses and their support, you can shop the Bultema nursery, Beecher location ONLY, on May 13th and they will donate a portion of the sales to MHS! Be sure to mention that you are there in support of MHS.

1619: The Journey of a People
2026-05-16 13:00 - 15:00 | Monee Heritage Center at the Creamery, 5210 W Court Street, Monee, IL, 60449, United States
This one-man show packs generations of history into an abridged performance. 1619: The Journey of a People commemorates the struggles, recognizes the heroes, and critically analyzes the American journey towards freedom and equality. From the beginning of American slavery to the Reconstructon, the Great Migration, the Civil Rights Era, and modern movements for justice, Williams uses history to explain America’s current reality.
Free Event, but registration is required.

Counting Down to 250 - Celebrating Our Freedom
2026-05-26 18:00 - 20:00 | Monee Heritage Center at the Creamery, 5210 W Court Street, Monee, IL, 60449, United States
Join us as we welcome back nationally known actor, Terry Lynch as he helps us celebrate the USA’s 250th birthday!
Free event, but registration is required at: www.peotonelibrary.org
Sponsored by The Peotone Public Library District
Limited Seating

American History Book Club
2026-06-04 19:00 - 21:00 | Monee Heritage Center at the Creamery, 5210 W Court Street, Monee, IL, 60449, United States
June Topic: Protest, Dissent, and Reform
Book choices:

There Is Power in a Union: The Epic Story of Labor in America by Philip Dray
The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson
Ain’t I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism by Bell Hooks
King: A Life by Jonathan Eig

Mrs. Furst's Charity Tea Party
2026-06-13 01:00 - 16:00 | Monee Parks and Recreation Pavilion, 5218 W. Court St, Monee, IL, 60449, United States

American History Book Club
2026-07-02 19:00 - 21:00 | Monee Heritage Center at the Creamery, 5210 W Court Street, Monee, IL, 60449, United States
July Topic: Historical Fiction Month
Book choices:

James by Percival Everett (2024 hit; revision of Twain from Jim’s perspective)
Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier (Civil War South)
The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead (Jim Crow era)

MHS Music of America & Ice Cream Social
2026-07-11 11:00 - 15:00 | Monee Heritage Center at the Creamery, 5210 W Court Street, Monee, IL, 60449, United States
Join us for a musical day and ice cream!

American History Book Club
2026-08-06 19:00 - 21:00 | Monee Heritage Center at the Creamery, 5210 W Court Street, Monee, IL, 60449, United States
August Topic: American Reconstruction
Book choices:

Reconstruction: America’s Unfinished Revolution by Eric Foner
Carry Me Home: Birmingham, Alabama, the Climactic Battle of the Civil Rights Revolution by Diane McWhorter
Black Reconstruction in America by W.E.B. DuBois
The Second Founding: How the Civil War and Reconstruction Remade the Constitution by Eric Foner

American History Book Club
2026-09-03 19:00 - 21:00 | Monee Heritage Center at the Creamery, 5210 W Court Street, Monee, IL, 60449, United States
September Topic: The Age of Reagan
Book choices:

Reagan: The Life by H. W. Brands
An American Life by Ronald Reagan
Landslide: The Unmaking of the President, 1984-1988 by Jane Mayer & Doyle McManus
Tip and The Gipper: When Politics Worked by Chris Matthews

American History Book Club
2026-10-01 19:00 - 21:00 | Monee Heritage Center at the Creamery, 5210 W Court Street, Monee, IL, 60449, United States
October Topic: Scandals, Secrets, and Power
Book choices:

All The President’s Men by Bob Woodward & Carl Bernstein
The Final Days by Bob Woodward & Carl Bernstein
1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History- and How It Shattered a Nation by Andrew Ross Sorkin
Enemies: A History of the FBI by Tim Weiner

American History Book Club
2026-11-05 19:00 - 21:00 | Monee Heritage Center at the Creamery, 5210 W Court Street, Monee, IL, 60449, United States
November Topic: Immigration and the American Identity
Book choices:

Forgotten Ellis Island by Lori Conway
Islands of Hope, Island of Tears by David Brownstone, Irene Frank & Douglas Brownstone
The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson
Becoming American: Immigration and Assimilation in Late 19th Century America by Thomas Archdeacon
