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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Marion Biehn Painting Prints, Set of 3

School Programs & Tours

Hello fellow educator! The Local History Room wants to make you aware of the quality educational programming opportunities that are available to you and your students through the Monroe County Local History Room.
From this web page you can link to summaries of history programs we have created for school groups. Programs can be conducted at the Local History Room site or brought to your classroom. Adjustments to the programs can be made for age level. All programs correlate to Wisconsin Model Academic Standards.

If you have ideas for how you and your students could partner with the Local History Room on a joint project, please contact the Local History Room. Grant money may even be available for such collaborative projects.

We here at the Local History Room want educators, like yourself, to see us as a valuable resource that compliments your curriculum.

We're looking forward to partnering with you!

Descriptions of Educational Programs

Important Notes About LHR School Programs

Free Busing to the Local History Room

Click HERE to book your school group at LHR or to ask a question.