What Was THE RAVEN? Submitted by Steven Reynolds THE RAVEN: Northwest Minnesota’s Original Art, History & Humor Journal was a creative arts project put together by a handful of talented writers and graphic artists over the course of 24 years, 1994-2018. Minnesota Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund Legacy Grants helped THE RAVEN to be printed […]
Closed
The museum is closed today
Indoor Tree Walk Winners
Thank you to everyone from the tree decorators to the visitors that helped make the 6th Annual Indoor Tree Walk a success. The museum welcomed 1160 visitors from Nov 29 thru Dec 23 and heard nothing but positive comments about how fantastic the nineteen trees were this year! The winners are First Place: Roseau Auxiliary; […]
Holiday Hours
The museum is open for special holiday hours during December. Stop by and view the new toy and hockey jersey exhibits along with all the trees decorated for the Indoor Tree Walk. Don’t forget you can vote for your favorite tree(s) by dropping a monetary donation in the box by each tree.
Holiday Hours
The museum is open for special holiday hours during December. Stop by and view the new toy and hockey jersey exhibits along with all the tree decorated for the Indoor Tree Walk. Don’t forget you can vote for your favorite tree(s) by dropping a monetary donation in the box by each tree.
Holiday Hours
The museum is open for special holiday hours during December. Stop by and view the new toy and hockey jersey exhibits along with all the tree decorated for the Indoor Tree Walk. Don’t forget you can vote for your favorite tree(s) by dropping a monetary donation in the box by each tree. This day the […]
Holiday Hours
The museum is open for special holiday hours during December. Stop by and view the new toy and hockey jersey exhibits along with all the tree decorated for the Indoor Tree Walk. Don’t forget you can vote for your favorite tree(s) by dropping a monetary donation in the box by each tree.
Thanksgiving Day
What is Thanksgiving Day? What is the history behind this day that we “celebrate”? Is it a day to be grateful and thankful? Click the link from the History Channel that gives a background to the day that closes most businesses for the day to celebrate with our families. https://www.history.com/topics/thanksgiving/history-of-thanksgiving The museum will be closed […]
Indoor Christmas Tree Walk – Registration Open
Roseau County Museum seeks creative people! The Roseau County Museum is planning for the Sixth Annual Indoor Christmas Tree Walk, which will open on November 29 and run through December 23. Here is your chance to contribute your creativity and decorate a tree to be viewed by visitors over the holidays. We invite organizations, groups, […]
Shelving Project Request Proposals
The Roseau County Historical Society is looking to increase its storage. We are currently seeking Requests for Proposals from shelving companies. Learn more Here
Pesticide Testing done on the Taxidermy
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 […]
Open Regular Hours
During the Roseau County Fair the museum is open during regular hours. We will also be set up at the fair in the Arts & Cultural Heritage Building, next to the Magnusson building that has the school art, flowers, and produce. The building will be open 11-9 pm, Tuesday—Friday. Monday TBD upon exhibit completion. We […]
Reopening
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 […]
Temporarily Closed
Roseau County Historical Society & Museum Public Announcement March 17, 2020 On March 16, Minnesota Governor Walz released an emergency executive order to close “places of public accommodation” March 17 – 27, directing museums to close to the public. The museum will be closed to the public starting at 5:00 pm, March 17 through […]
Temporarily Closed Updated
Roseau County Historical Society & Museum Public Announcement Update: Aug. 20, 2020 – The museum is looking at opening in October. Watch for more information coming soon. Updated: the current order has the museum closed through May 31. March 17, 2020 On March 16, Minnesota Governor Walz released an emergency executive order to close […]
Roseau County Museum Receives Large Grant
Preserving the past for the future The Roseau County Museum is in the business of keeping the history along with sharing the history and bringing it to life through stories, exhibits, and programs. We do this to keep history alive and hope it sparks your interest in local history. 2020 is looking to be a […]
Museum Book Collection
After completing an inventory of books and magazines it was obvious that a significant amount of books had accumulated over the past 92 years. The Collection Committee working with Britt, RCHS Director, determined that we needed to revisit the collection policy and look at decreasing the number of books in our collection. Although not an […]