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Tobacco Heritage Room

The Tobacco Heritage Room is cleaned out, painted, and ready for our exhibits. We are looking for donations of items used in the growing and production of tobacco, from the field to the warehouse. We are also looking for stories, photographs, and monetary donations would also be welcomed!

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What we would like to do is cover one 13' x 9' wall with tobacco shed boards, complete with working vents.

Contact Kent Marsden kentemarsden@gmail.com if you have any donations or would like to help with this project.

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2026 Annual Letter of the AAHS

AUGUST, 2026 GREETINGS FROM ALBION, The Albion Academy Historical Society will hold its Annual Meeting on Saturday, September 19, from 2 – 4 pm at the Albion Town Hall. We are excited to have as our speaker Richard Moen, Rockdale Historian. He will be talking about Henry Hendrickson, a Norwegian immigrant, who was an amazing businessman – he was blind! Henry came to the USA in 1847, lived on Albion-Koshkonong Prairie and even attended the Albion Prairie Primitive Met

Aug 162 min read

Aerial Photos of Albion Township Farms

Aerial Photos of Albion Township Farms

Aerial Photos of Albion Township Farms

The Albion Academy Historical Society has an interesting book on its shelves. John Drury's book, This is Dane County, published in 1958...

Apr 23, 20241 min read

Enrollment at the Albion Academy Varied Through the Ages

Enrollment at the Albion Academy Varied Through the Ages

Enrollment at the Albion Academy Varied Through the Ages

The enrollment at the Albion Academy reached its highest levels from 1870-1889. This is primarily due to the educational opportunities...

Apr 5, 20241 min read

Albion Plays a Part in the Underground Railroad

Albion Plays a Part in the Underground Railroad

Albion Plays a Part in the Underground Railroad

T he Milton Courier, February 17, 2023 had a story that connects the Milton House and the Albion Seventh Day Baptist Church with helping...

Feb 18, 20231 min read

North Family Connection to the Albion Academy

North Family Connection to the Albion Academy

North Family Connection to the Albion Academy

The following speech was given by Nancy Durgin at the Sterling North Tea at Albion Academy Museum on June 12, 2022. Our story of the...

Jul 10, 20224 min read

Old Chapel Hall at Albion Academy

Old Chapel Hall at Albion Academy

Old Chapel Hall at Albion Academy

A Poem by Lucy M. (Slagg) Townsend (1890-1973) Chapel Hall, also known as North Hall, was the first of the three buildings of Albion...

Apr 14, 20222 min read

Pioneer Woman of Albion Nears 92, Recalls Indians

Pioneer Woman of Albion Nears 92, Recalls Indians

Pioneer Woman of Albion Nears 92, Recalls Indians

The Janesville Daily, Dec 4, 1942 by Mrs. L. O. Palmiter This is an article that was published almost 80 years ago. Her recollection of...

Apr 13, 20223 min read

2026 Annual Letter of the AAHS

AUGUST, 2026 GREETINGS FROM ALBION, The Albion Academy Historical Society will hold its Annual Meeting on Saturday, September 19, from 2 – 4 pm at the Albion Town Hall. We are excited to have as our speaker Richard Moen, Rockdale Historian. He will be talking about Henry Hendrickson, a Norwegian immigrant, who was an amazing businessman – he was blind! Henry came to the USA in 1847, lived on Albion-Koshkonong Prairie and even attended the Albion Prairie Primitive Met

Aerial Photos of Albion Township Farms

Aerial Photos of Albion Township Farms

Aerial Photos of Albion Township Farms

The Albion Academy Historical Society has an interesting book on its shelves. John Drury's book, This is Dane County, published in 1958...

Enrollment at the Albion Academy Varied Through the Ages

Enrollment at the Albion Academy Varied Through the Ages

Enrollment at the Albion Academy Varied Through the Ages

The enrollment at the Albion Academy reached its highest levels from 1870-1889. This is primarily due to the educational opportunities...

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