WATERLOO MUSEUM SOCIETY

WATERLOO, IL

Old Melvin Theatre on Chippewa Street It is just an old building, right? Wrong. This is my understanding of what I’m looking at. This single-screen cinema theatre (theater) was established in 1914. One year later, the popularity of the silent three-hour movie <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Birth_of_a_Nation" rel="noreferrer nofollow">Birth of Our Nation</a>, originally called The Clansman, would create an explosion of this type of new-fangled movie theater across the country. Before that wave of single-cinema theaters, there were 5¢ Nickelodeons, another American business invention, that showed much shorter films in a more austere environment.
Old Melvin Theatre on Chippewa Street Credit: sniggie

The Waterloo Museum Society in Waterloo, Illinois is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation and promotion of the history of the town of Waterloo and the surrounding area. Founded in 1991, the Society's mission is to collect, preserve and interpret local history through educational programs and exhibits.

The Society's collections include artifacts, photographs and documents from Waterloo's past. They also have a research library with a wealth of information on local history, genealogy and other topics related to this area. The Society also offers a variety of educational programs and events such as lectures, workshops and field trips that are open to the public.

The Society is funded by membership dues, donations and grants. They also operate a museum store which sells a variety of books and other items related to local history.

The Waterloo Museum Society’s main focus is on the town of Waterloo and the surrounding area, but they also work to preserve the history of the entire state of Illinois. They collaborate with other organizations such as the Illinois State Historical Society and the Illinois State Museum to promote the preservation of the state's history. The Society also works to educate the public about local history and to make it accessible to everyone.

WATERLOO MUSEUM SOCIETY is a Uncategorized or General Museum in WATERLOO IL. US MID #8401701179

The museum is classed as GMU (Uncategorized or General Museums). It comes under American Alliance of Museums (AAM) region: Midwest (Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Wisconsin).

Old Melvin Theatre on Chippewa Street It is just an old building, right? Wrong. This is my understanding of what I’m looking at. This single-screen cinema theatre (theater) was established in 1914. One year later, the popularity of the silent three-hour movie <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Birth_of_a_Nation" rel="noreferrer nofollow">Birth of Our Nation</a>, originally called The Clansman, would create an explosion of this type of new-fangled movie theater across the country. Before that wave of single-cinema theaters, there were 5¢ Nickelodeons, another American business invention, that showed much shorter films in a more austere environment.
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Contact WATERLOO MUSEUM SOCIETY

WATERLOO MUSEUM SOCIETY
PO BOX 28
WATERLOO
IL
62298

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WATERLOO MUSEUM SOCIETY Information

MID # 8401701179
Name WATERLOO MUSEUM SOCIETY
Alternate Name
Classification Uncategorized or General Museums, , Midwest
Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN) 371399761
NTEECC A50
Tax period of the latest return filed (YYYYMM) 201212
INCOME 0
REVENUE 0
LAT/LONG 38.328105, -90.152755
CODES FIPS State Code: 17
FIPS County Code: 133
US Census Tract: 600501
US Census Block: 3056