monroe county history center

Join us for a special live Noon Edition at the Monroe County History Center discussing the changes in area newspapers and the impact of private equity ownership in news.  

The center will host speaker panels, family programs and interactive activities.

“Preserving History: The Legacy of Gayle and Bill Cook” is a new exhibit that details the couple's story and the process of restoring many of Monroe County’s most iconic buildings.

Visiting IU Professor of Geography John Baeten and his GIS class spent the spring semester creating an interactive digital map of 1907 Bloomington, exciting local researchers and historians.