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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Monroe County Local History Room & Museum

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Thank you for choosing to support the Local History Room--an investment in something that is THRIVING. Contributions pay for our Operating Expenses and build our Endowment Trust Fund more than any other source.

Two ways to give (choose one or both):

Endowment Trust Fund: established to insure the long-term future of the facility. Intent is to build the principal and use only the earned interest income for Local History Room needs.
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Annual Trust Fund: used for general operating expenses, library materials, website updates, archival supplies, upgrading office equipment, new exhibit fabrication, artifact storage, etc.

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