Monroe County Local History Room & Museum

News at MCLHR

History of Camp McCoy’s WWII Expansion, 7pm Thursday, May 11
Ryan Howell, Garrison Archaeologist and Historian, Fort McCoy, WI -US Army Installation, will present on the history of the 1942 expansion of what was then Camp McCoy from the pre-WWII 9,000 acres of “Old South Post” to the modern installation of 60,000 acres...
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MCHS Spring Craft Show March 11 - in Sparta!
The Monroe County Historical Society (MCHS) is hopping back over to Sparta for their 94th Annual Spring Art/Crafts and Country Gift Show, to be held Saturday March 11, 2023 from 8:30am - 3:30pm...
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D/2 Gravestone Cleaner - Quart size

Historic Image & Photo Archive

The Monroe County Local History Room contains several thousand historic images of people, buildings, places, and events in Monroe County's history. A selection of those images are available to view here. Professional photographic reproduction services of images in our historic image archives is available. Simply search for an image, add that image to your "Cart", and send in your invoice with prepayment. Professional reproductions will arrive at your door in 1-3 weeks.

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