Following a long line of Swiss choral groups in Monroe, dating back to the late 1800s, the Monroe Swiss Singers, a Swiss folk music mixed choir, was established in 1963 with 9 women and 10 men, all but one Swiss immigrants.

The group currently has over 40 members from south-central Wisconsin and north-central Illinois. Almost all of the singers are either native Swiss or German or descendants of immigrants to Green County. Since 1985, the group has been under the musical direction of Deborah Krauss Smith, whose paternal grandmother, Emma Schär, was from the canton Aargau in Switzerland.

Performing in colorful ethnic costumes, the group's concerts and programs of traditional Swiss/German folk music include singing, yodeling, accordion playing and other instrumental music, Swiss flag-throwing, musical coin-rolling and alphorn blowing. The group has won many first-place awards in competition singing, performs at most  of the area's major events, and has accepted invitations to perform at places such as Daley Plaza in Chicago; Folklore Village in Dodgeville, Wisconsin; and at the Berne Heritage Festival in Berne, Indiana. The group is also a member of the North American Swiss Singing Alliance, and participates in NASSA's triennial Swiss singing festival.

Home and headquarters of the Monroe Swiss Singers is the historic Turner Hall of Monroe. Believed to be the only Swiss Turner Hall left in the country, the Emmenthal-style chalet was built in 1938 following the destruction of the original Turner Hall by fire in 1936. The landmark building is listed on both the State and National Registers of  Historic Places.

In addition to singing and performing, the Monroe Swiss Singers are keenly interested in continuing, nurturing and fostering not only the musical, but also the cultural legacy of their Swiss heritage. Some of their outreach projects include a cookbook titled "Old World Swiss Family Recipes" which was first published in 1996, a scholarship given to graduating seniors of Monroe High School, and the recent release of their first cd.