Roseville Historical Society

The Roseville Historical Society was formed in 1983 and was inspired by the grand project to refurbish the original Roseville library, the Carnegie, and utilize it for the purpose of a history museum. With great enthusiasm, the City of Roseville and the Women's Improvement Club partnered with the Roseville Historical Society to sponsor the restoration. On October 12, 1988, the refurbished Carnegie Library building was dedicated and opened its doors once again, now as the Carnegie Museum. Since 1988, the Roseville Historical Society has been the keeper of the contents of the museum. Throughout the years important donations have been given to the museum, including thousands of city bonds, with original city official signatures, dating from 1910 to 1945, bricks from the 1882 Presbyterian Church, and Roseville funeral books dating back to the original days of Roseville, as well as yearbooks from Roseville and Adelante High Schools, and Placer College, dating back to 1923.