Roger B. Rowland

Secretary/Treasurer
Board of Trustees
2001 - Current

Picture of Roger Rowland Roger Rowland was a founding member of the Sheridan Historical Society, appointed to the Board of Trustess in 1991 by the Sheridan City Council. After a three year term, he took a break from the Society for a few years. In 2001, he returned as an active member of the Society and was elected to the Board of Trustees. He currently serves as the Secretary/Treasurer of the Society.

In 2001 he undertook his first research project for the Society by creating the historic listing of city officials. It was challenging task because of the lost and damaged city records from the 1965 Platte River Flood. Each name had to be researched from individual City Council minutes covering a period of almost forty years.

Roger grew up in Sheridan and attended Sheridan schools. He graduated from Sheridan High School in 1973. He attended Arapahoe Community College on a scholarship from the Sheridan Educators Association. He has served on the City Planning Commission and as Mayor from August, 1983 through December, 1989.

Roger has completed several major projects for the Society over his years on the Board of Trustees. Below is a list of those projects.

Major Projects

1. Historic List of City Officials
2. History of the Sheridan Fire Department
3. History of the Sheridan Police Department

4. List of Faculty and Staff of Sheridan High School from 1952 forward

History of Sheridan High School

5. General History of High School
6. Athletics
7. Music and Theatre
8. 21st Century Program

9. Research, listing, and mapping of Sheridan Homesteaders (18)

10. History of the Sheridan Police Department, 2026 Supplement
11. History of Alice Terry Elementary School
(Includes list of Faculty and Staff)

Other Projects

School District History

Collection of (56 of 71, 78%) High School Annuals
(There were no annuals from 2020 and 2021 due to Covid)
Collection of Commencement Programs (37 of 73, 51%)
Short Bios on All Superintendents (10)
Short Bios on High School Principals (15 of 16)
Historical List of School Board Members (46)

Historical

Obituaries written for the Historical Society (44)
Short Bios written for the Historical Society (29)
Creation and Maintenance of Historical Society Website
(Over 100 webpages and a total of 975 files)
Historical List of Board of Trustees (17)
Historical Time Line (72 items)
Loretto Heights Redevelopment (documents collected, 8)

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