The above picture is an original work that is copyrighted by Marv Espe.

To view more art work by Marv Espe visit Timber Line Trail Fine Art.

You won't want to miss the upcoming Smithsonian Museum on Main Street Exhibit at the Roseau County Museum!

will be on exhibit in the Museum’s gallery from November 13 through December 31.

“Roots music is sacred and secular, rural and urban, acoustic and electric, simple and complex, old and new. The beat of the exhibition is the on-going cultural process that has made America the birthplace of more music than any place on earth.”

Several events will be held in connection with the "New Harmonies" exhibit. Check them out on the events page.

2011 marks 84 years since the Roseau County Historical Society was organized in April 1927. The intent was to  collect, preserve and disseminate the history of Roseau County, Minnesota.  The Historical Society is a 501(c)3 nonprofit educational organization. The organization displays artifacts from the present and the past that represent the history of the county as well as hosts traveling exhibits at the museum. The Historical Society also has an extensive research center.

The Roseau County Historical Society is funded by a county allocation, memberships, donations, research, and an annual fund drive. Membership entitles you to many things and you become a vital part of the society's success.

All military families are incited to visit the museum and research center free of charge this summer. Come in and do family history, you will be amazed at what you will discover!

Women's History Month 2011 focused on One Woman and Women in Government. You may now nominate a One Woman candidate for 2012, contact your city council or township board members.

Present exhibits include Minnesota's Historic Northwest Consortium's Faith Matters: Churches in Minnesota's Historic Northwest through July 31, Between Fences in Roseau County, RCHS companion exhibit to the Smithsonian Traveling Exhibit Between Fences, One Woman, Women in Government, immigration, Marvin Windows  military, local Ojibwa,  natural history, including the P.O. Fryklund egg collection.

Upcoming exhibits: Smithsonian Traveling Museum on Main Street exhibit, New Harmonies: Celebrating American Roots Music. Opens November 12, 2011. Check out rest of the Historical Society's  upcoming events.

Donate to our recent fund drive 

Roseau County Historical Society

121 Center Street East, Suite 101

Roseau, MN 56751

The museum and research center are located at 121 Center Street East, Suite 101, Roseau, MN 56751

Click "Minnesota Digital Project" to see online historic photographs of Roseau County.

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The Roseau County Historical Society and Museum is dedicated to preserving, conserving, and exhibiting the history and heritage of Roseau County Minnesota.