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• And an image of the Rogers Frisco Centennial Caboose built in 1946. "It was donated to the city of Rogers by the Burlington Northern Railroad — who merged with the Frisco in 1980 — for the Rogers Centennial in 1981," Barnett says. "So many people that have grown up here, myself included, have fond memories of seeing this caboose each time they visited downtown. Over the past 40 years, it has become an iconic part of Downtown Rogers. Today it can be found at First and Cherry streets where the old brick Frisco depot once stood, a fitting tribute to Rogers' railroad past." It was the railroad that brought a community to what became Rogers and gave that community its name, explains Monte Harris, the museum's adult programs educator, who curated the other birthday exhibit, "Rogers Founding Families," on show through Nov. 6 in the Trammel Gallery at the Hailey Building. The town was named to honor C.W. Rogers, manager of the Frisco Railroad, but Harris is quick to point out there were founding families before there was a town. "For example, between 1834 and 1842, Dennis Callahan was farming in the valley that today is under the waters of Lake Atalanta," she enumerates. "In 1836, John B. Dickson was appointed postmaster for the first post office in Benton County, believed to be at Osage Springs, which still flows in the area today known as Pinnacle Promenade. "In the 1850s, Marshal and Rebecca 'Becka' Douglas settled on modern- day Persimmon Street," Harris continues. "Marshal was one of the first state legislators to represent Benton County. When Marshal died in 1873, his property was sold to the Horsely family who, along with his neighbors, including Benjamin Franklin Sikes, raised $600 needed to purchase the railroad right-of-way and begin the construction of the railroad in Rogers." MAY 16-22, 2021 WHAT'S UP! 9 See Museum Page 10 FAQ 'Rogers Founding Families' WHEN — 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tues- day-Saturday, through Nov. 6 WHERE — Rogers Historical Museum's Hailey Building, 313 S. Second St. in Rogers 'Rogers Through the Eye of the Lens' WHEN — Part of the museum's permanent collection WHERE — Museum's Key Wing in the Kathleen Dickerson Classroom COST — Free INFO — 621-1154 or rogershistoricalmuseum.org FYI Founders Day The Rogers Historical Museum will help the city celebrate Founders Day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 5. Events in and around the museum will include a quilt show sponsored by the Northwest Arkansas Modern Quilt Guild; a special Hawkins House guided tour, "Quilts in Victo- rian Homes"; farm animals; and historic craftsmen giving demonstrations on weaving, smocking and woodcarving. Families will also have the opportunity to create their own family time capsule to take home and preserve today's memories for the future. Food trucks will be offering a variety of lunch options for purchase. Other events downtown include train rides sponsored by the Arkansas & Missouri Railroad, a photo scavenger hunt and sidewalk sales. Go Downtown Rogers merchants will also be providing free horse-drawn wagon rides around downtown. The Rogers 140th Anniversary Time Capsule Ceremony will be at the Butter- field Stage at 2 p.m., and the Butterfield Stage 2021 Concert Series will kick off at 5 p.m. with performances by bands Honey- jack and Jukeboxx. INFO — 621-1154 A large work bench from the vinegar plant in Rogers, the tools used for repairing barrels and the collection of vinegar bottles are great examples of the many different jobs required to turn apples into vinegar, says Monte Harris, curator of the "Rogers Founding Families" exhibit. "There are probably few people who know exactly how those particular tools were used." (Courtesy Photos/RHM) A World War I troop train leaves the Rogers Frisco Station in 1917 in the new "Rogers Through the Eye of the Lens: 140 Years of History in Photographs" exhibit. "These men were some of the over 500 soldiers sent overseas from Rogers and throughout Benton County," says RHM Director and exhibit curator Serena Barnett. "This photo pulls at my heartstrings as sadly, for many of these men, this image portrays the last time that they were to see home." (Courtesy Photo/RHM)