Monroe County History Center

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The Monroe County History Center collects, preserves, researches, interprets and presents the genealogy, history and artifacts of Monroe County, Indiana, and provides an accessible learning environment for all to enjoy. Though we do not review or moderate all comments, we reserve the right to remove any posts, replies, or content, and block or report users who post such comments and/or content tha

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Here is your History on the Block schedule! Engage with activities outside on the front lawn, take a guided tour through...
07/09/2026

Here is your History on the Block schedule! Engage with activities outside on the front lawn, take a guided tour through the gallery, listen to some live music by Ben Jaffe & Coco Duneman , or watch an excerpt from Ken Burns “The American Revolution” brought to you by WTIU 🇺🇸🎆 12-3pm this Saturday at the MCHC

Make sure to check out our special screening of an excerpt from Ken Burns “The American Revolution” this Saturday during...
07/07/2026

Make sure to check out our special screening of an excerpt from Ken Burns “The American Revolution” this Saturday during our History on the Block program. Screening starts at 2:00pm. Special thanks to our partner WFYI for making this possible!🇺🇸🎆

Make sure to join us this Saturday, July 11th at our History on the Block program to see Skippin’ Stones play from 12:30...
07/07/2026

Make sure to join us this Saturday, July 11th at our History on the Block program to see Skippin’ Stones play from 12:30-1:30pm!!!🎸🪨

Have a great holiday! We’ll see you next week! Reminder: Our America 250 block party is next Saturday 7/11- more info in...
07/03/2026

Have a great holiday! We’ll see you next week! Reminder: Our America 250 block party is next Saturday 7/11- more info in our pinned post on our profile!

Here's a great article to read up on the local efforts for the America 250 celebration.
07/01/2026

Here's a great article to read up on the local efforts for the America 250 celebration.

Did you know? Some Revolutionary War veterans are buried in Monroe County.

Here is a great article from WTIU Public Television and WFIU Public Radio about our friends at the Monroe County History...
06/30/2026

Here is a great article from WTIU Public Television and WFIU Public Radio about our friends at the Monroe County History Club. If you haven't been to a presentation, we highly recommend going!

The Monroe County History Club has grown from six to more than 100 members.

After the rain, we still had a lot of people at the workshop. Thanks to all for the support and hope to see what you use...
06/25/2026

After the rain, we still had a lot of people at the workshop. Thanks to all for the support and hope to see what you use your new skills to accomplish. Big thanks to Atlas Preservation

Here are photos from the Clear Creek Cemetery so far! And our friends at Bloomington Chapter, DAR and Atlas Preservation...
06/25/2026

Here are photos from the Clear Creek Cemetery so far! And our friends at Bloomington Chapter, DAR and Atlas Preservation are here with us!

Address

202 E 6th Street
Bloomington, IN
47408

Opening Hours

Tuesday 10am - 4pm
Wednesday 10am - 4pm
Thursday 10am - 4pm
Friday 10am - 4pm
Saturday 10am - 4pm

Telephone

+18123322517

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