MHS Membership meeting
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, 2026-09-10 18:00 - 21:00, 2026-10-08 18:00 - 21:00, 2026-11-12 18:00 - 21:00 (America/Chicago) and 7 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.

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

American History Book Club
2026-12-03 19:00 - 21:00 | Monee Heritage Center at the Creamery, 5210 W Court Street, Monee, IL, 60449, United States
December Topic: Memory and Meaning
Book choices:

The Man Who Invented Christmas by Les Standiford
Letters from an American Farmer by J. Hector St. John Crèvecœur
