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      • Researching our Collection
      • The Casey House
      • Expanding our Collection
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      • Our First Generation Room
      • The Centennial Room
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Museum & Archives

The Museum and Archives are located on the grounds of the UEL Heritage Centre and Park, in Allison House, a Victorian mansion constructed in the 1870s by David Wright Allison.

The museum operates seasonally from Victoria Day until Labour Day, and is open daily from 10AM to 4PM all week days except for Tuesdays.  It also operates on weekends during September.  Please contact the museum for group visits or for visits by appointment at other times.

The museum collection is set up in several rooms and tells the story of the United Empire Loyalists from their times before the start of the American  Revolution, their struggles as they settled in various parts of Canada, and the life of the loyalists in the early part of the 19th Century.  It includes display panels explaining their history, as well as uniforms, military items, early farm artifacts, a country store, early loyalist living room,  and paintings depicting the Loyalists.  The UELHCP grounds hosted the 100th Anniversary of the arrival of the Loyalists in Canada in 1884, and the Centennial Bedroom shows how far a Loyalist family had come in 100 years.

The museum also has a gift shop with loyalist related souvenirs for young and old, as well as books and other research material.

 

 

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What’s New

  • PLEASE NOTE: Our facilities including campgrounds, the office and museum are now Closed for the 2020 season.  Thanks to all who supported us during this difficult year.  We will reopen on Victoria Day weekend in 2021.
  • NEW FOR RESEARCHERS:  In addition to our list of family files we have recently added 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.
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  • For al camping inquiries contact us by email ONLY at camping@uel.ca. Our phone lines will not be monitored.
  • For general inquiries or Bay of Quinte Branch UEL contact us at 1784@uel.ca 

 

  • UPCOMING DATES OF INTEREST:See our Campground Activities Calendar Page for details and other upcoming events for 2020.
  • There are no planned meetings at this time due to restrictions.
  • PLEASE NOTE:  All Musical Events on Campers Calendar for 2020 are cancelled.

 

  • 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
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