Events

Join us as we welcome Dr. Larry McClellan to learn about Freedom Seekers and the Underground Railroad in Northeastern Illinois and the proposed Chicago to Detroit Freedom Trail. Dr. McClellan will also be available to sign copies of his books:  The Underground Railroad South of Chicago and To the River.   Books are available for purchase…

Join us in July at the Monee Heritage Center.  Registration required:  www.peotonelibrary.org

July History Book Club:  Readers  choice: A Secret Life:  The Lies, and Scandals of President Grover Cleveland The child was born on September 14, 1874, at the only hospital in Buffalo, New York, that offered maternity services for unwed mothers. It was a boy, and though he entered the world in a state of illegitimacy,…

Kids want to know their family and how they fit in on the tree!  Stop in, bring gramma's & grandpa's info and help them to create a remembrance of their own!

The MHS monthly meeting will be held July 13 at 7 pm at the Heritage Center

Unfortunately, due to forecasted weather conditions calling for high winds, rain and possible hail, the Sunday August 6 Civil War Reenactment event at the Monee Historical Society will be cancelled. We want to keep our reenactors, their horses, tents, and our spectators safe on our grounds. Details will be made available once a new date…

Hope to see you here! The MHS monthly meeting will be held August 10 at 7 pm at the Heritage Center

  Stop in and see us at the Creamery during the Monee "Pooch-A-Palooza".    

Mystery Book Club Presented by Monee Historical Society and the Peotone Library District Murder!      Mayhem! Registration is requested for this event on the Peotone Library Website www.peotonelibrary.org       September selection is:  The Socialites Guide to Murder By S. K. Golden It’s 1958 and Evelyn Elizabeth Grace Murphy has not left the Pinnacle Hotel in…

September's read is sure to invoke lively conversation.  Plan on attending to discuss this book.