To preserve & promote the history of Roseville
Nisenan Maidu Native American Lands
The most significant structures erected by the Nisenan Maidu Native Americans were ceremonial roundhouses, which were combination spiritual and social centers in larger town sites. The Nisenan Maidu were a hunter-gatherer people who, beginning about 2,000 years ago, roamed the watershed areas of the American River in present-day Yuba, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento and El Dorado Counties.
The Roseville Historical Society has a mission to preserve and promote the history of Roseville, California. We occupy the Carnegie Library Museum at 557 Lincoln Street in Roseville and are open to the public from noon to 4 pm Monday through Saturday. Admission is free. We maintain displays on local railroad history including a model train display and a collection with vintage model trains. We also have displays of military artifacts, musical instruments, kitchen appliances, medical instruments and tools. Books on local history can also be purchased at the Carnegie Museum or from our website.