Exhibits

Exhibits

The Monroe County Local History Room & Museum (MCLHR) offers a number of interactive and multi-generational exhibits pertaining to the history of Monroe County.  Both core exhibits and regularly changing displays help bring the past to life and engage visitors by illustrating the past lives and experiences of the county.  Admission is free.

Exhibit highlights include:

  • "Monroe County A to Z," an award-winning exhibit featuring 27 hands-on elements
  • 3-D photo viewer of 1950s scenes
  • "Monroe County in Miniature," a 64 square foot HO scale model railroad layout
  • Monroe County Main Streets:  Then & Now"
  • Annual holiday displays capturing the whimsy and nostalgia of the holiday season
  • And much, much more



Click on the images below to get a glimpse of MCLHR exhibits, past and present.

"For the Love of LEGO"     November 2025-January 2026
"Back to the 1980s Christmas"     November 2025-January 2026
"Monroe County Main Streets:  Then & Now"     Currently on display
"Monroe County A to Z"     Currently on display
"Monroe County A to Z"     Currently on display
"A 1950s Christmas"     November 2017-January 2018
"North Pole Magic In Miniature"     November 2023-January 2024
"All Aboard the '50s Train!  Monroe County in Miniature"     Currently on display
Vintage Tomah Christmas Lights, 1951-1971, from "Festive Favorites:  Lights & LEGO" exhibit     November 2022-January 2023
LEGO Holiday Village from "Festive Favorites:  Lights & LEGO" exhibit     November 2022-January 2023
" A Swinging '60s Christmas"     November 2021-January 2022
"The Pioneer Farm"     Currently on display
"Monroe County Chooses...The Toys We Love"     November 2020-November 2021
"A Very 1970s Christmas"     November 2014-January 2015
"The Modern Home of the 1950s" Dollhouse     Currently on display
"Star Wars:  The Nostalgia Awakens" Collector's Corner of vintage Star Wars Toys, 1978-1985     November 2015-January 2016
"Lost Voices of Mariel" Traveling Exhibit     January-October 2020