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The Musselshell Valley Historical Museum is open from May 1 – September 30 from 1-5 seven days a week. Our first fundraiser this year is a Cowboy Pancake Breakfast in the basement of the museum from 8:00 AM – 1:00 PM on Sunday May 5. Dan McCaffree is serving great Biscuits and Gravy and Scrambled eggs. We will also have pancakes, special syrups, fruit, juice and coffee. Come enjoy a good breakfast and some fellowship. Many people did a lot of work in the museum this offseason to change exhibits,...
The Musselshell Valley Historical Museum will open for the season May 1, 2024. We will be open until September 30. The hours are 1:00 – 5:00 seven days a week. We rely on volunteers to greet guests at the museum. So, if you like history and meeting new people, consider volunteering to take an afternoon or two each week. We try to have two volunteers on duty together. If you are interested contact Roundup Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) at 406-323-1403, or visit RSVP and talk to Shelly at 115 7th Ave. West. We would appreciate the help. Also, w...
The annual meeting for the Musselshell Valley Historical Museum will be Sunday, March 10, 2024 at 2:00 PM in the basement of the museum. We will elect officers and board members at the annual meeting. The regular monthly meeting will follow the annual meeting. We have set some dates for the 2024 season. Museum opening day Wednesday, May 1 Pancake Breakfast Sunday, May 5 Yard Sale Saturday June 1 and Saturday, June 8 Ice Cream Social Saturday, August 24 Closing day Monday, September 30 Christmas...
The Musselshell Valley Historical Museum is open 7 days a week from 1-5 until September 30. That means you only have a couple of weeks to get into the museum this season and learn more about local history. Vivian Edwards has a favorite exhibit at the museum. It is the hospital surgery room on the second floor. There is a photograph of Vivian's Grandma Francis Vicars in the surgery room. The surgery room represents the old Vicars Hospital located at 1st St and 5th Avenue West. The Roundup...
We are sharing favorite artifacts or exhibits from people who have visited the Musselshell Valley Historical Museum. We have had a couple people share their favorite exhibit in the museum, on Facebook. Merle Gallentine shared on Facebook that the carriage in the art room is a favorite exhibit. That carriage belonged to Great Grandfather, J.W. Newton. Some of us are now calling that room the buggy room. That style of vehicle is often called a doctor’s buggy. We don’t believe this buggy was eve...
The museum will open Sunday, May 1, 2022. The museum will open for the season on Sunday, May 1, 2022. It will be open seven days a week from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM until the end of September. We will have a new exhibit from a new group here in town. They are planning to work closely with the museum to provide some historical artifacts from our region. The organization is Earth Sciences Foundation, Inc. They have access to a building on Main Street for collection, preparation, study, and display of...
My favorite exhibit at the Musselshell Valley Historical Museum in Roundup, Montana, is the NF Cabin. The NF cabin was located on the NF Ranch just west of our family ranch along US Hwy 12. Every time we drove into Roundup we drove past the cabin for the first 18 years of my life. Then the Museum moved the cabin into Roundup as a bicentennial project in 1976. Originally the cabin was two identical rooms divided by a "breezeway." The cabin movers cut the logs in the breezeway taking only 1/2 of...
Mary Purcell enjoys the artwork, especially the pen + ink drawings. The exquisite woman’s face in the entryway by Nik Carpenter is one of her favorites. The drawing is of Clara Lehfeldt Egge (1892-1975). It was drawn by Nik Carpenter from a 1913 photograph. What is your favorite exhibit or artifact at the Musselshell Valley Historical Museum? If you want to share one of your favorites, I would be glad to include a photo of the exhibit. Mary Purcell gave me three of her favorite exhibits. So, I...
The Musselshell Valley Historical Museum has a couple of new pieces. Rocky Mountain Hardrock Flooring has completed their work on the front steps of the museum. The steps are a lot safer now and they look great. You are welcome to use the front door of the museum to visit and learn more about our local history. We focus on the history of the Musselshell Valley. We also have a new exhibit. There is a saloon exhibit in the newest building at the back of the museum. Gary Thomas has done a great...
