The museum is a building that once was a Catholic school from the 1920's to 1950's. Many of the students were borders from out of town. The teachers were Ursuline Nuns, who lived in a house south of the school. The school was eventually closed due to lack of students in 1952. Twenty years later in 1972 the Museum bought the building. The Museum opened to the public the following year in 1973. The Museum isn't doing a huge celebration, but they are having a float in the parade, as well as being open all through the 4th of July Holiday. The Museum is always open from May 1st to September 30th from 1-5pm, there is no admission charge and only funded by donation. The Museum is outstanding for its stable hours, and
The Roundup Museum is something the community is proud of. The rich history of our community is very well documented, and there are so many things to see including an original homesteader cabin, original Roundup Record Newspapers and the original typesets, as well as coal history and displays, fossils, the new edition of the dinosaur display, and much, much more.
The museum was given a new sitting bench from the Roundup class of 1968. The class chose where they wanted the bench to sit at the museum, near the entrance to the dinosaur edition, and it is inlayed with the inscriptions of student names and the special title of triple crown champions in football, basketball, and track.
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