Museum Shop
When you
plan your birthday, holiday, or special shopping, don’t
forget the Past & Presents Gift Shop, where
Friends members have a 25%
discount. You can find a variety of
historical and educational materials:
• railroad-related hats, key rings, erasers and pencil
sharpeners
• traditional, old-fashioned toys
• educational books and books about the history of the area
• kits for learning crafts such as quilting, crocheting,
knitting, and weaving.
• local history postcards
• T-shirts
• wood plaques representing historical Rogers buildings
• preservation how-to materials
 New
Release
The Lost Town of Monte Ne by James F. Hales is now available
at the Museum or by mail.
The saga of the Lost Town of Monte Ne is one of the most
interesting tales in all of the Ozark Mountains. The
historic town was buried beneath the waves when Beaver Lake
was created in the 1960s, but great numbers of people still
come from all over the country to see the remains of the
famous resort.
William H. Harvey, the eccentric founder of Monte Ne,
arrived in 1900, built the famous resort, published and sold
millions of books, and was nominated for president of the
United States at the age of 82. All of the exploits,
adventures, and creations of the prophet of Monte Ne are
presented in this book in great detail with hundreds of
pictures. After the death of Harvey, the town of Monte Ne
continued on, and the story of all of the great hotels, the
bank, the pyramid, the amphitheater, and Camp Joyzelle are
explained with pictures from the time they were built until
today. At the end of the book is a guide of present day
Monte Ne with maps and pictures of the historic sites and
businesses.
The cost of the book is $10.00. You may purchase by mail by
sending a check payable to the Friends of the RHM
(sorry, no credit card sales) for the cost of the book plus
$5 for shipping and handling to 322 South Second Street,
Rogers AR 72756-4546. Be sure to include with your request
your complete mailing address and your telephone number
and/or email address.
 The Fabulous 1960s in Rogers, Arkansas by James
Hales is now available at the Museum or by mail.
This
book has three goals: to provide a background of life in
Rogers before the change in the late 1950s; to share a
snapshot and a step back into life in Rogers during the
1960s; and to tell the story of the evolution of Rogers into
the current city that it is today in 2008. This exciting
story of Rogers in the 1960s is not a dry history book, but
the story of real people, places and events told with over
1000 photographs and stories featuring the unforgettable
businesses, outstanding citizens, leaders of city
government, industry, organizations, religions, and
entertainment. There are pictures of memorable students and
faculty from every graduating class of Rogers High School
from 1960, when the last class attended the old RHS building
on Walnut Street, and concluding at the end of the decade
with the class of 1969. There is also a special section on
the War Eagle area and the lost town of Monte Ne.
The cost of the book is $25.00. You may purchase by mail by
sending a check payable to the Friends of the RHM (sorry, no
credit card sales) for the cost of the book plus $5 for
shipping and handling to 322 South Second Street, Rogers AR
72756-4546. Be sure to include with your request your
complete
mailing address and your telephone number and/or email
address.
 Gary
Townzen's Rogers Historical Calendar 2012 is now available! Since 1986, the calendar program has raised
enough money to buy approximately $200,000 worth of food for
Feed the Children. In recent years, those truckloads of food
have been coming back to Rogers to feed our local people in
need.
The cost of the calendar is $5.00. You may purchase by mail
by sending a check payable to the Friends of the RHM (sorry,
no credit card sales) for the cost of the calendar plus $5
for shipping and handling to 322 South Second Street, Rogers
AR 72756-4546. Be sure to include with your request your
complete mailing address and your telephone number and/or
email address.
 The
new documentary Sunken Dreams: William 'Coin' Harvey and
Monte Ne, Arkansas is now available. The film explores
the story of William “Coin” Harvey and the resort town of
Monte Ne, Arkansas. The 30-minute film was produced by
Nathan Crowder, a graduate student in broadcast journalism
at the University of Arkansas. When Beaver Lake was created
in the 1960s, it enveloped most of Monte Ne. But the story
of Harvey and Monte Ne continues to interest area residents
and tourists alike. Crowder’s documentary is a fascinating
retrospective on Harvey and his resort. This film features
the original music commissioned by Harvey as well as
original photographs, the majority of which are from the
collections of the Rogers Historical Museum and the Shiloh
Museum of Ozark History. This film also features interviews
of relevant experts about the life and times of “Coin”
Harvey.
The DVD is available for $10. You may purchase by mail by
sending a check payable to the Friends of the RHM (sorry, no
credit card sales) for the cost of the book plus $5 for
shipping and handling to 322 South Second Street, Rogers AR
72756-4546. Be sure to include with your request your
complete mailing address and your telephone number and/or
email address.
Marilyn Harris Collins' pictorial history of Rogers is now
available at the Museum or by mail. Published by Arcadia
Publishers, the book features over 200 photographs of
historic Rogers, many never before seen in print. The book
is dedicated to the Reagan sisters, Agnes Lytton Reagan,
Mary Sue Reagan, and the late Betty Lynn Reagan. The books
will be arriving at the Museum by the end of September. The
cost is $19.99 ($17.99 for members of the Friends of the
Museum). You may purchase by mail by sending a check payable
to the Friends of the RHM (sorry, no credit card sales) for
the cost of the book plus $5 for shipping and handling to
322 South Second Street, Rogers AR 72756-4546. Be sure to
include with your request your complete mailing address and
your telephone number and/or email address.
Now Available at the Museum or by mail!
Historic Monte Ne, a pictorial history by Allyn Lord, includes over 200
photographs of "Coin" Harvey's resort community. The
cost is $19.99 ($17.99 for members of the Friends of the
Museum). You may purchase by mail by sending a check payable
to the Friends of the RHM (sorry, no credit card sales) for
the cost of the book plus $5 for shipping and handling to
322 South Second Street, Rogers AR 72756-4546. Be sure to
include with your request your complete mailing address and
your telephone number and/or email address.
Also Available at the Shop:
 Rogers
Arkansas
1881 - 2006
By James F. Hales
This new book explores the stories of one hundred of the
most interesting historical buildings in Rogers. Each
account includes historic images and photographs of the
building as it looks today, along with interesting facts and
quotations. Available at the Museum shop for $19.95. You may
purchase by mail by sending a check payable to the Friends
of the RHM (sorry, no credit card sales) for the cost of the
book plus $5 for shipping and handling to 322 South Second
Street, Rogers AR 72756-4546. Be sure to include with your
request your complete mailing address and your telephone
number and/or email address.
High, Wide and Frightened
by Louise Thaden.
This 2004 reissue of the Bentonville aviator’s 1938 book
includes 20 new photographs. The book is available in the
Shop for $19.99 ($17.99 for members of the Friends of the
Museum). You may purchase by mail by sending a check payable
to the Friends of the RHM (sorry, no credit card sales) for
the cost of the book plus $5 for shipping and handling to
322 South Second Street, Rogers AR 72756-4546. Be sure to
include with your request your complete mailing address and
your telephone number and/or email address.
 Rogers:
The Town the Frisco Built
by Marilyn Collins
This book has been one of the best selling volumes in
Arcadia Publishing’s “Making of America” series. It offers
and excellent overview of area history, illustrated by
historic photographs. The book is available in the Museum
Shop for $24.99 ($22.49 for Friends members). The cost will
be $19.99 ($17.99 for members of the Friends of the Museum).
You may purchase by mail by sending a check payable to the
Friends of the RHM (sorry, no credit card sales) for the
cost of the book plus $5 for shipping and handling to 322
South Second Street, Rogers AR 72756-4546. Be sure to
include with your request your complete mailing address and
your telephone number and/or email address.
ShopForMuseums is Back!
When you shop right here at home in Rogers, the sales tax
you pay helps to support City services such as the Rogers
Historical Museum. But if you do decide to shop online, you
still can benefit your local museum. Through ShopForMuseums
you can purchase from dozens of leading web retailers, with
a portion of the profits going to the museum of your choice.
Just go to
www.shopformuseums.com select the Rogers Historical
Museum, and go shopping!
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