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The Centennial Rooms

THE CENTENNIAL BEDROOM

Restoration efforts in the spring of 2008 exposed a dull grey wall behind a 1950s kitchen. Upon examination, the drab colour proved to be original and bore the characteristic darkening towards the ceiling of years of gas lighting.

On account of this wall the room was selected to house our furnishings that are period to the house, c. 1870-80. It is designed to reflect the lifestyle of a Middle Class family during the Centennial Year of the Landing of the Loyalists in 1884, when thousands of visitors came to Adolphustown for the celebratory events.  The Centennial Bedroom shows that within 100 years, some Loyalists had gone from simple cabin residences to luxury homes such as the Allison House.  The bedroom is set up to show what life would be like for the family as they looked out on the 1884 Anniversary Events to honour the arrival of the Loyalists in Ontario, held on their grounds near the UEL Cemetery.

THE CENTENNIAL PARLOUR:

The house was built with every luxury available in the 1870s such as built in closets, a boiler system, gas lighting and most notably a washroom. As a result there is evidence that very few upgrades were done while the Allison’s lived in the house.  The parlour room on the main level was used to entertain guests to the home.  It is set up to show what it would have looked like at the time of the 1884 Centennial Events.  Some of the original family photos are also on display in this room.

The photograph below shows an aging  D.W. Allison with his family sitting before their Queen Anne mansion; however, the fountain behind them has long since fallen into disrepair and is now filled with weeds.

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What’s New

  • PLEASE NOTE:  Camping at the UEL Heritage Centre & Park begins on Friday May 19, 2023.  For camping inquiries, please email us at  camping@uel.ca. Contact us now for camping this season.  For museum or branch contact us at 1784@uel.ca 
  • MUSEUM AND RESEARCH CENTRE  The museum is now open daily Wednesday through Sunday from 9AM to 4PM.  Note we are closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.
  • FOR RESEARCHERS:  More surnames added in August 2022 on our list of genealogies and family histories in our library.  To view the surnames, go to our UEL Heritage Centre & Park menu and scroll down to Library & Research Centre.
  • For general inquiries or Bay of Quinte Branch UEL contact us at 1784@uel.ca 

 

  • UPCOMING DATES OF INTEREST:
  • Saturday May 13, at 1:30PM Regular Branch meeting for Bay of Quinte UEL held at the old Adolphustown Township Hall.  Speaker is author Jean Rae Baxter.  All welcome.
  • June 16 through 18, 2023, Thunder on the Reach Re-enactment Encampment Weekend in the park.  More details to follow.

 

  • NEW POSTINGS: See our Campground Activities Calendar Page for details on tentative campground events for 2023.
  • We would like to thank the following for their support:
    The Town of Greater Napanee
    Canadian Museums Association (Young Canada Works)
    Service Canada (Canada Summer Jobs)
    Ontario Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport
  • Atura Power, Napanee
  • RTO9 Regional Tourism Organizations
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