Rogers Historical Museum

Rogers Historical Museum Real objects from our past. True stories about our community and its people. Family fun and life-long learning. Free to the public.
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An interactive, family-friendly area history museum offering a variety of permanent and rotating exhibitions and programs for all ages. Permanent exhibitions:
Our Natural State, Road & Rail, America's Heartland, White River, and Our Natural State look at Northwest Arkansas from its natural landscape to the expansion of the 1950s, to the coming of Beaver Dam to being home to several Fortune 500 com

panies. Includes the Children's Gallery, a hands-on play and learn space for our youngest visitors and those who are still young at heart. The 1895 Hawkins House:
Let a guided tour take you back in time to the early 1900s. Welcome to the Official page of the Rogers Historical Museum, a department of the City of Rogers, Arkansas. Social Media Terms of Use | City of Rogers, Arkansas

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ONE WEEK! Join the Benton County Master Gardeners and celebrate the beauty of an autumn garden through watercolor painti...
09/05/2026

ONE WEEK! Join the Benton County Master Gardeners and celebrate the beauty of an autumn garden through watercolor painting on Saturday, September 12, 2026, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Rogers Historical Museum!

Inspired by the Victorian love of botanical art, this relaxing, hands-on class will introduce simple watercolor techniques while creating artwork featuring seasonal flowers, colorful leaves, and other treasures from the fall garden.

NOW OPEN! The Rogers Historical Museum presents a new temporary exhibit, School Days: Education in Rogers! On display in...
09/05/2026

NOW OPEN! The Rogers Historical Museum presents a new temporary exhibit, School Days: Education in Rogers! On display in the Collections Gallery now through April 3, 2027.

This exhibit highlights where students were taught, what they learned, and how education has changed in Rogers since the late 19th century. Go beyond reading, writing, and arithmetic by discovering School Days: Education in Rogers!

Due to our Spinners Meeting in the Key Wing Education Center, Grandma’s Attic will be closed Saturday, September 5, 2026...
09/05/2026

Due to our Spinners Meeting in the Key Wing Education Center, Grandma’s Attic will be closed Saturday, September 5, 2026, from 10:00-12:00.

NOTICE! The Natural State, Natural Dyes program is full and registration is closed! For those registered, we will see yo...
09/04/2026

NOTICE! The Natural State, Natural Dyes program is full and registration is closed! For those registered, we will see you Saturday, September 19, at 9:00 a.m.

It’s U.S. Bowling League Day and for our Object Spotlight, we are sharing Charley Brewer’s Dixieland Lanes bowling shirt...
09/03/2026

It’s U.S. Bowling League Day and for our Object Spotlight, we are sharing Charley Brewer’s Dixieland Lanes bowling shirt (2013.43.11).

In honor of V-J Day, we are sharing Private William Hoy Hutcheson’s dog tag (1997.13.7). He served in the Marine Corps d...
09/02/2026

In honor of V-J Day, we are sharing Private William Hoy Hutcheson’s dog tag (1997.13.7). He served in the Marine Corps during WWII.

World War II occurred from 1939 to 1945 with an estimated 60-75 million casualties worldwide. V-J Day (Victory over Japan Day) marks the day when Japan signed the formal surrender papers aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay on September 2, 1945.

Congratulations to Melissa Mahan for winning the $250 grand prize drawing for the Rogers History Hunt!  While the grand ...
09/01/2026

Congratulations to Melissa Mahan for winning the $250 grand prize drawing for the Rogers History Hunt!

While the grand prize is no longer available, we still have other prizes left. We've extended the hunt while supplies last! Start the hunt at www.RogersHistoryHunt.com

REMINDER! Sign up today and dance into the fall with the Arkansas State Dance: the square dance! Join us on Tuesday, Sep...
09/01/2026

REMINDER! Sign up today and dance into the fall with the Arkansas State Dance: the square dance!

Join us on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, as we learn about square dancing and maybe even try out a move or two. Museum and Me is a free program for 3–5-year-olds to introduce them to the museum. Parents must stay with their children, but only children need to have a reserved spot.

Register today on our website: https://www.rogershistoricalmuseum.org/museum-and-me.html

In recognition of National Emma M. Nutt Day, we are sharing a photograph of the telephone operators for the Southwestern...
09/01/2026

In recognition of National Emma M. Nutt Day, we are sharing a photograph of the telephone operators for the Southwestern Bell Telephone Company around 1924. The photo was taken outside in front of the Rogers Hardware Company on Walnut Street.

The telephone office was upstairs above the hardware store. In the earliest days of telephones, teenage boys were hired as switchboard operators. However, they were soon discovered to be too unruly and obscene for the job and in September of 1878 Emma Nutt, the first female switchboard operator, was hired. The job quickly became a field for women all around the world.

In Rogers, the first switchboard operator was Ida Smith, followed shortly after by Stella Clarke and Anna Murdock.

Join the Brick Street Handspinners this Saturday, September 5, 2026, from 10:00 AM-12:00 PM, at the RHM Key Wing Educati...
08/31/2026

Join the Brick Street Handspinners this Saturday, September 5, 2026, from 10:00 AM-12:00 PM, at the RHM Key Wing Education Center, for their monthly meeting. All are welcome to attend and discuss all things spinning.

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313 S. Second Street
Rogers, AR
72756

Opening Hours

Tuesday 10am - 4pm
Wednesday 10am - 4pm
Thursday 10am - 4pm
Friday 10am - 4pm
Saturday 10am - 4pm

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