The Jacob Roop Collection with educational materials was
awarded the Wayne Elliott Best Display Award at the 47th Tennessee-Kentucky Rifle Show, April 2025 in Knoxville, TN.
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The Jacob Roop Collection with educational materials was
given one of the 3 Best Educational Display Awards at the 2024 KRA Show in Mars, PA.
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The Jacob Roop Collection with educational materials was
given one of the 5 Best Educational Display Awards at the 2023 CLA Show in Lexington, KY.
Table 1 of Educational Display at 2023 Contemporary Longrifle Show, Lexington, KY
Table 2 of Educational Display at 2023 Contemporary Longrifle Show, Lexington, KY
Roop Migration Poster from Educational Display
Roop - Sweizer Affiliation Poster from Educational Display
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Roopsburg Rd in Bellefonte, Centre County, PA Today
Jacob Roop's Gunsmith Shop still standing in Bellefonte, Centre County, PA Today
Roopsburg Brewery Beer Vault in Bellefonte, Centre County, PA Today
Jacob Roop Grave in Tippecanoe County, Indiana
Jacob Roop, Jr. grave in Fairbury, Illinois
Two rifles that he built at his side for the first time in about150 years.
J. Roop Ad taken in local paper soon after moving to Centre County, PA where he founded the village of Roopsburg, about one mile up stream from Bellefonte on Spring Creek.
J. Roop Ad taken in local paper soon after moving to Tippecanoe County, IN near the Wabash River just west of Lafayette.