When you plan your birthday, holiday, or special shopping, don’t forget the Past & Presents Gift Shop, where Friends members have a 10% 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


 

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.



 

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