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The Centennial Room

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 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 photograph below shows an aging 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 season is now open  Please email camping@uel.ca or leave a phone message at 613-373-2196
  • NEW MUSEUM HOURS! The Museum and Research Centre will be open daily Wed through Sun from 9AM-4PM.  Please note we are closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.
  • FOR RESEARCHERS:  We have posted a list of surnames for 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:
  • CANADA DAY LONG WEEKEND July 1 through 3: Musical entertainment on Friday and Saturday. See our Campground Activities Calendar Page for full details on the weekend activities. NOTE: Premium camping fee added for the weekend.
  • JULY 9  & 10, 2022: SCHOOL OF THE SAILOR 1792-1815 Encampment on the park grounds open to the public Saturday 10-4 and Sunday 10-3 with general day admission.  Special event also held on Sunday from 11AM at Gap Park near Lennox Generating Station.
  • NEW POSTINGS: See our Campground Activities Calendar Page for details on tentative campground events for 2022.
  • 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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