The Rogers Historical Museum announces a special exhibit, “The Rogers Historical Museum: Celebrating 50 Years!” to mark our golden anniversary in 2025. The exhibit will be on show from April 5, 2025 through January 10, 2026.
The Rogers Historical Museum, a department of the City of Rogers, opened in 1975 with the purpose of preserving the area’s history. This special exhibit presents a scrapbook-style look at the museum’s growth and achievements of the past 50 years through photos, documents and objects from the museum archives.
The Rogers Historical Museum was created by local citizens who were concerned about the loss of their heritage. They recognized that Rogers was rapidly growing and changing and much of the tangible record of the city’s past was being destroyed. On June 18, 1974, Rogers City Councilwoman, Opal Beck, proposed the creation of a museum as the city’s American Bicentennial Heritage Project. The Rogers Historical Museum, located in the former 1905 Bank of Rogers building, opened to the public on October 25, 1975.
Over the past fifty years, the Rogers Historical Museum has grown through community effort and hard work. What started as an endeavor to preserve the area’s heritage has blossomed into an institution that strives to preserve and share the history of Rogers and the surrounding area.
You are invited to come celebrate 50 years of history at the Rogers Historical Museum in 2025! Along with the exhibit, we will have events all year long!
Summertime Fun at the Museum
Join us as we celebrate 50 years since the museum’s founding in 1975 with 1970s themed crafts! Each session includes a history lesson and hands-on craft activity. Recommended for ages 6-12. Free admission. Parents/Guardians will accompany their children at all times during the sessions. 45-minute session reservations required. Online registration opens May 12 at https://www.rogershistoricalmuseum.org/.
• Tie Dye | June 17, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
• Macramé | June 19, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
• Bead Jewelry | July 15, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
• Shrinky Dinks | July 17, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
History Club: RHM’s 50th Birthday Friends Members Party | October 24, 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Friends of the Rogers Historical Museum are invited to this special members-only party celebrating the museum’s 50th anniversary. Not-yet-members may join at the door.
RHM’s 50th Birthday Celebration | October 25, 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Join us in celebrating the museum’s 50th birthday with a cake party and fun family-friendly crafts! Cake served while supplies last.
