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Monroe Historical Society Museum Ground Breaking March 6, 2000 Updated!!
	On a beautiful 70 degree Monday March 6, 2000 at about 2:30 pm in front of a crowd of 50, ground was broken for the new Monroe Museum. Dr. Anderson was the master of Ceremonies. Robert Youtsler and Joyce Tannenreuther also spoke.                      Update!
To the right is an artists rendering of the future home of the Monroe Historical Society Museum.

Dr. Anderson master of Ceremonies speaks on the beginnings of the historical society.	Key topics from Master of Ceremonies Dr. Anderson's speech:
	On May 11, 1967 the Monroe Historical Society was formally organized. While tearing down an old farmhouse on the land an old log cabin was discovered in the structure of the farmhouse. The log cabin was reassembled in the Monroe Community Park over a two-year period with all volunteer help
Key topics from Robert Youtsler: Thank You for all the donations GE matched Jim Price's donation to the Historical Society Jim Price donated land the for the new museum Engraved bricks will be sold to families and businesses. The bricks will be made a permanent part of the Historical Society grounds. The building financing, although not complete, was well on its way.	Robert Youtsler speaks about financing.
President Joyce Tannenreuther	Key points from President Joyce Tannenreuther speech: Thanks for the donations The idea for a new building started 1 1/2 years ago Mrs. Tannenreuther introduced both the Executive and Building Committee members Current cash position $105K cash on deposit + $19k coming from GE = $124 Total cash needed: approx $155k The real digging begins this Friday. Mrs. Tannenreuther said, "we are going to build until we run out of money!
Some of the key people of the Executive and Building Committees.
	Monroe Historical Society President Joyce and her husband Mayor Elbert Tannenreuther. For more information on the Monroe Historical Society CLICK HERE.
Engraved bricks will be sold to families and businesses. The bricks will be made a permanent part of the Historical Society grounds. Details will be made available on MainStreetMonroe.com when available
	Construction started on Friday, March 10th, and everything so far is going smoothly.