Events

June and July book selection is by renowned author Doris Kearns Goodwin. This is a remarkable book about one of America's most remarkable power couples during a truly remarkable period in world history.

Join us on July 13th to learn about the Tuskegee Airmen from Robbins Historical Society Director Tyrone Haymore and a personal history of the World War II Pacific Theater and Japan, from the son of  Navy Signalman First Class Allan H. DeMuth.

Do you have a favorite history book that you would love to discuss?  August is the perfect month for you!  Attend our next club meeting and let your fellow readers in on your selection.

Membership has its advantages! Come join us for our monthly membership meeting - stay to enjoy a little competition, fun & games! Everyone is invited!  

Join us as we celebrate the life and art of Andrew Gunderson. The day's events will include a silent auction of original Gunderson artworks, the dedication and presentation of the Gunderson Roundabout in Monee, and a wine and cheese reception with live music and conversation among friends, old and new.    There will also be…

Welcome back to the 2024 Mystery Club! September selection:  Before She Disappeared by Lisa Gardner Frankie Elkin is an average middle-aged woman, a recovering alcoholic with more regrets than belongings. But she spends her life doing what no one else will--searching for missing people the world has stopped looking for. When the police have given…

Mark your calendar to join us for our monthly membership meeting.   Immediately following will be a presentation by Jeff Stevenson, Director & Curator of the Sculpture Park & Visual Arts at Governors State University.    Membership has its advantages!

Come with us as we visit the homestead of Monee namesake Marie Bailly. Meet up at MHS at 8:30 am, leaving at 8:45 am, join a carpool or provide your own transporation. Plan to stop for lunch before returning to MHS approximately 1-2 pm.  Call 708-534-8635 for more information.    

October Selection:  Hallowe'en Party (A Haunting in Venice) by Agatha Christie At a Halloween party, Joyce—a hostile thirteen-year-old—boasts that she once witnessed a murder. When no one believes her, she storms off home. But within hours her body is found, still in the house, drowned in an apple-bobbing tub. That night, Hercule Poirot is called…

October selection:  The Demon of Unrest:  A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War by Eric Larson #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The author of The Splendid and the Vile brings to life the pivotal five months between the election of Abraham Lincoln and the start of the Civil War in this…