Roseau County Historical Society and Museum

Roseau, Minnesota 56751

121 Center Street East, Ste. 101, Roseau, MN 56751

218-463 -1918 Hours: M–F 9:30 – 5pm

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Samantha ‘Rastles’ the Woman Question Program

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A one-woman performance featuring Jane Curry as Samantha Smith Allen, the rustic philosopher of sound country stock whose ideas on various issues are grounded in an affection for common sense and faith in its applicability to problems.  Through her typical, popular brand of 19th century horse sense American humor, she challenges the status quo of social […]

Pesticide Testing done on the Taxidermy

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Recently Midwest Art Conservation Center was here testing pieces of our taxidermy for heavy metal and organic pesticides through an MNHS Heritage Partnership Program grant consisting of Lake of the Woods County Historical Society, Warroad Heritage Center, and Roseau County Historical Society. The assessment will focus on the use of pesticides and their potential hazard […]

Sunday Morning Radio Readings – June, 2021

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Listen to the Weekly Radio Readings by Sheila Winstead, RCHS Board Member Recorded June 2021 June 6, 2021: We don’t think so much about them these days, but in 1944, cattails became an important crop here, and men, women, and children were going out into lowlands to pick the free crop. Harvesters were gathering good wages […]

Summer Explorers – Cancelled

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We have made the tough decision to not have our weekly youth event, Summer Explorers, this summer with much discussion. We look forward to starting this event again in 2022. Many factors played into this decision, but we feel for everyone one this was the best path to take this year as everything is just […]

MN History Contest Held

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The NW Minnesota Sixth Grade History Contest was held on May 5th. Seven area schools participated by taking a Minnesota history test at the Roseau City Center. The contest has taken place for 40 years and is compiled by the Roseau County Historical Society. Trophies and cash awards were presented to the top six students. […]

Sunday Morning Radio Readings – April 2021

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Listen to the Weekly Radio Readings by Sheila Winstead, RCHS Board Member Recorded April 2021 April 4, 2021: This is Sheila Winstead speaking on behalf of the Roseau County Historical Society. When my oldest son was graduating from high school, he applied for some scholarships for college and one of them was a Vernon Pick […]

Sunday Morning Radio Readings – January 2021

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Listen to the Weekly Radio Readings by Sheila Winstead, RCHS Board Member Recorded January 2021 January 3, 10, 17, 24, &, 31, 2021:  Listen to the rest of Jean’s stories, January 31 story concludes the history. Roseau County Museum recently received a copy of the autobiography of Jean Duncan Robinson Haugtvedt from one of her […]

Museum OPEN

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The Roseau County Museum is OPEN The museum is open for visitors with a new gallery layout, exhibits, and a traveling exhibit. Regular hours are Monday – Friday, 9:30 – 5 pm. We are open Saturdays 11-4 pm while the traveling exhibit is here, March 13. Admission is free for the museum. We hope you […]

Opening Soon

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We have missed our visitors here at the museum. We are getting closer to opening. The original opening date was supposed to be January 11, but due to unforeseen circumstances, we will have to push back the date a week. We will be ready to wow you starting January 19. We will have regular hours […]

Sunday Morning Radio Readings – December 2020

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Listen to the Weekly Radio Readings by Sheila Winstead, RCHS Board Member Recorded December 2020 December 6, 13, 20, & 27, 2020: Sheila continues reading from Jean Haugtvedt’s auto-biography for the month of December. Roseau County Museum recently received a copy of the autobiography of Jean Duncan Robinson Haugtvedt from one of her daughters, Marlys […]

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