Tour Red, White and Yule Displays at Rogers Historical Museum
Long before inflatable yard Santas, a holiday display could carry a message of national pride. Victorian-era Americans sometimes worked patriotic tributes right into their Christmas decorations, especially in times of war.
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📆 Saturday, November 14, 2026 – Saturday, January 2, 2027
🕐 Museum hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. | Closed Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and New Year’s Day
📍 Rogers Historical Museum, 313 S. 2nd St., Rogers
ℹ️ More info at https://www.destinationrogers.com/things-to-do/events/a-patriotic-christmas/
Source: https://www.rogershistoricalmuseum.org/
A Patriotic Christmas at the Rogers Historical Museum picks up that thread inside the historic 1895 Hawkins House, where a guide leads you through the rooms. The temporary exhibit is the museum’s tribute to America’s 250th anniversary. Happy birthday, America. Here’s your tinsel.
Red, White and Yule, From the Civil War to World War I
Each tour sticks to one theme from start to finish: how patriotic tributes found their way into holiday displays from the American Civil War through World War I. Objects from the museum’s own collection show what those decorations actually looked like. You see the items themselves, so this isn’t a slideshow or a reproduction.
A 250th Birthday Celebrated in a House From 1895
The country is marking 250 years, and this tour looks back at how earlier generations marked the nation’s story at the holidays. That makes it a fitting way to fold a little history into the season. You get the garland and the backstory.
Got a relative who corrects everyone’s Civil War dates at Thanksgiving dinner? Bring them along. They’ll finally be in the right room for it, and you might even learn something new.
See you there, NWA.
