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Open June- September. We are a non-profit organization, admission by donation. Stop by for a guided tour, to look around or do some genealogical research! Open June- September. We are a non-profit organization, admission by donation. Stop by for a guided tour, to look around or do some genealogical research!
The Alberton Museum- formerly the Alberton Court House & Jail was built in 1878. In 1978 this building stopped functioning as the Court House and in 1980 it became the Alberton Museum. Now, the Alberton Museum houses many wonderful exhibits and artifacts. It still inclueds the original judge's bench and jail bars on the basement windows. It also holds a large collection of family geneology. The Alberton Museum became a designated National Historical Site on September 12th, 1986.
Want to find out more about your family heritage? The Alberton Museum's Genealogy Center is the perfect place to visit. With a wide array of information on surnames from A-Z we can help start your family tree, find missing links and help solve family mysteries. We have access to local cemetary records, baptisms, marriages, deaths, archival papers, newspaper articles etc. Our family cards and binders make searching quicker and more efficient. Our largest collection of genealogy is from the West Prince area, while a private collection compiled by Jean Meggison covers all island families. Our collection also includes an extensive photograph collection, and most photos can be purchased at a cost of $10-$15. We can also provide information on community history as well. Admission for genealogical services is by donation.
Our Genealogy center also has books for sale, ranging from family and community histories to books about Alberton and PEI.
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For out of season genealogy inquiries please email Arlene Morrison, Manager, at ab.morrison@bellaliant.net
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facebook.comCome visit the Alberton Museum and Geneaolgy Centre at 457 Church Street, a National Historic Site and a Provincally designated site located in the former 1878 court house were the jail was located in the basement. The Eileen Oulton Genealogy Centre which is located in the Alberton Museum contains the following documents for researchers. Church records, cemetery records, census records, 1880 and 1928 Atlases, 1963 Lake Map, family files compiled from different sources,newspaper articles,funeral home records,diaries, community histories, online resources, etc. It also houses a collection of information on all Island names compiled by the late Jean Meggison.
Come visit the Alberton Museum and Geneaolgy Centre at 457 Church Street, a National Historic Site and a Provincally designated site located in the former 1878 court house were the jail was located in the basement. Browser through our large photo collection....by you may find a relative or a family connection to a home, business, sports teams, etc.
Come visit the Alberton Museum and Geneaolgy Centre at 457 Church Street, a National Historic Site and a Provincally designated site located in the former 1878 court house were the jail was located in the basement. View objects and written material on some early methods of the fishing industry including nets, several different kinds of buoys, a trap, wooden crate, and a bilge pump. Also included in the display is a map of Cacumpec Harbour from 1845.
Canada 150 Symposium You are invited to participate in the Canada 150 symposium. When : August 16, at 2PM Where: Alberton Museum Display and talk on artifacts from 1867 period. A round table discussion on what Canada means to our history and culture. Refreshments will be served.
Come visit the Alberton Museum and Geneaolgy Centre at 457 Church Street, a National Historic Site and a Provincally designated site located in the former 1878 court house were the jail was located in the basement. Learn about the pioneers, Sir Charles Dalton a druggist from Tignish and Robert T. Oulton formerly from Little Shimogue, New Brunswick who were the first people that were successful in raising black foxes in captivity. The success began on an Island across from the Alberton Harbour owned by Robert Oulton and known today as Oulton's Island.
Come visit the Alberton Museum and Geneaolgy Centre at 457 Church Street, a National Historic Site and a Provincally designated site located in the former 1878 court house were the jail was located in the basement. Original artifacts on display include the large skeleton key that unlocked the six cell that once were located in the basement and a set of iron handcuffs that would have been used during that time. The basement windows still have all the original bars.
Come visit the Alberton Museum and Geneaolgy Centre at 457 Church Street, a National Historic Site and a Provincally designated site located in the former 1878 court house were the jail was located in the basement. Enjoy viewing and learning about our many displays which includes a variety of children's toys. Some of these tin and cast iron toys belonged to Willard Caseley of Cascumpec who was killed in action during WWII on August 6th, 1944.
Come visit the Alberton Museum and Geneaolgy Centre at 457 Church Street, a National Historic Site and a Provincally designated site located in the former 1878 court house were the jail was located in the basement. Enjoy viewing and learning about our many displays which includes a display on a Meggision family that came to the area in 1804 from England.
The Alberton Museum & Eileen Oulton Genealogy Center will be open Monday to Friday from 9:00 am to 5:00pm until September 30th 2016.
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