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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 companies. 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:
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🍄In recognition of National Mushroom Day, we are sharing a match box holder featuring some adorable fungi, circa 1960 (2...
10/15/2026

🍄In recognition of National Mushroom Day, we are sharing a match box holder featuring some adorable fungi, circa 1960 (2001.10.69).

10/14/2026

We have a donation collection box in our lobby for a school in Rogers. See At The Table Foundation’s original post for more details.

Check it out! Our collections team did a wonderful job creating a new community exhibit for the Rogers Public Library! V...
10/14/2026

Check it out! Our collections team did a wonderful job creating a new community exhibit for the Rogers Public Library!

Visit the library to see “Helping Hands: Medical History of NWA.”

Need something to do on these nice fall days? Join the Rogers History Hunt! While the grand prize has been won, other pr...
10/14/2026

Need something to do on these nice fall days? Join the Rogers History Hunt! While the grand prize has been won, other prizes are available!

So, get out there! EXPLORE Rogers, DISCOVER history, WIN prizes! For more information and to start the hunt, visit the website rogershistoryhunt.com

ON SALE NOW! The Rogers Historical Museum, in partnership with Arkansas Public Theatre, announces the upcoming tour even...
10/13/2026

ON SALE NOW! The Rogers Historical Museum, in partnership with Arkansas Public Theatre, announces the upcoming tour event, Ghost Walks, on October 23, 24, 28, 29 and 30, 2026.

This evening event is a 45-minute guided walking tour through the museum grounds and historic Downtown Rogers and features retellings of true, ghastly and grim stories from the Ozark region’s past.

Each tour is limited to 16 participants and registration is required at a cost of $15 per person. Tickets are going fast!

Learn more and purchase tickets at the museum or rogershistoricalmuseum.org/ghostwalks

Happy 251st Birthday to the United States Navy! On this day, October 13, in 1775 the Continental Congress passed a resol...
10/13/2026

Happy 251st Birthday to the United States Navy! On this day, October 13, in 1775 the Continental Congress passed a resolution crating the Continental Navy.

📷Avoca resident Hugh Stephenson in his Navy uniform, 1917 (1992.25.6). Hugh survived WWI, but was killed in a 1919 freight train accident in Colorado, when he fell between two train cars.

Today is National Farmers Day! In recognition of this important occupation, we are sharing a postcard titled “Farm Produ...
10/12/2026

Today is National Farmers Day! In recognition of this important occupation, we are sharing a postcard titled “Farm Products Display at Home Products Fair, Gentry, Ark,” (2008.6.450). It features produce such as pumpkins, corn, and other vegetables and fruits.

Due to the Garden Alchemy program, Grandma’s Attic in the Key Wing Education Center will be closed Saturday, October 13,...
10/10/2026

Due to the Garden Alchemy program, Grandma’s Attic in the Key Wing Education Center will be closed Saturday, October 13, 2026 from 11:30-1:00.

TODAY! Step into the fascinating world of Victorian herbs where history, folklore, and gardening come together, from 11:...
10/10/2026

TODAY! Step into the fascinating world of Victorian herbs where history, folklore, and gardening come together, from 11:30-1:00.

This program is free and open to the public. No registration required. Presented by the Benton County Master Gardeners at the Key Wing Education Center.

✨🔦Object Spotlight: Colonial style wooden dollhouse, circa 1940 (2002.21.1). Marion Schroeder received this dollhouse fo...
10/09/2026

✨🔦Object Spotlight: Colonial style wooden dollhouse, circa 1940 (2002.21.1).

Marion Schroeder received this dollhouse for Christmas in the 1940s. Her parents purchased it from a Montgomery Wards catalog, and her father added electric lights.

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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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