Miscellaneous Photos/Information
Miscellaneous Photos/Information
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The Jacob Roop Collection with an educational PowerPoint loop and other materials were displayed at the Eastern PA Longrifle Show in York. September 19-20, 2025.
The portrait by Kevin J. McDonald, first displayed at the June 2025 KRA Show in Mars, PA, was on display at the York show. The portrait imagines Jacob Roop showing his son, Jacob Roop, Jr., the details of an early rifle he crafted when he was about Junior's age. The rifle below the portrait is the rifle they are examining. This rife is the first rifle showcased in The Jacob Roop Collection section of this website.
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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
Dauphin County Info provided on Migration Poster (ABOVE)
Dauphin County Info provided on Migration Poster (ABOVE)
Centre County Info provided on Migration Poster (ABOVE)
Centre County Info provided on Migration Poster (ABOVE)
Tippecanoe County Info provided on Migration Poster (ABOVE)
Tippecanoe County Info provided on Migration Poster (ABOVE)
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 and several family members are buried in the Granville, IN Cemetery, located in a protected grassland area in the Wea Plains.
Jacob and several family members are buried in the Granville, IN Cemetery, located in a protected grassland area in the Wea Plains.
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.
Jacob Roop PowerpointFormat for Display Purposes auto timed.pdfPowerPoint used in Gun Show displays - this version is not an automated loop. Just click on the image.
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