Albion Academy Historical Society
Here are some links to other related museums, historical societies and other sites of interest.
Seventh Day Baptist Church
The Seventh Day Baptists started the Albion Academy and even held worship services in the Albion Academy on the Sabbaoth (Saturday) until their church building was built in 1861.
History of Albion Seventh Day Baptist Church (SDB Website)
Sterling North wrote about life in the Edgerton area, including Albion Prairie and Busseyville. In Rascal, young Sterling would visit Aunt Lillie and Uncle Fred, just a few miles east of Albion. In The Wolfing, Robbie Trent grows up next to Thure Kumlien and takes on a wolfling as a pet. (Robbie is based on Sterling North's grandfather that grew up in the home that later became Aunt Lillie and Uncle Fred's home. A number of artifacts related to Sterling North were displayed by the Albion Academy Museum, but were destroyed in the 1965 fire. A later collection of Sterling North books and manuscripts donated by R. Marcelle Pett and others were on display at the Albion Academy Museum and were donated to the Sterling North House. Sterling North's boyhood home has been restored and is available for touring.
The Milton House is the last, certified underground railroad station in Wisconsin that can be toured. Freedom seekers (runaway slaves) would head north to find freedom. As they followed the Rock River, they would be directed either to Milton or to Albion. Both of these villages had men and women that were abolitionists that would help them find freedom in Canada.
Evergreen Cemetery is located north of Albion at the intersection of Albion Road and County Road A. It is the primary cemetery for the town of Albion and the Seventh Day Baptist Church.
Look for the book (perhaps at the "Open Library"), Evergreen Cemetery, Albion, Wisconsin, Bernie Farmer, 1988 ed, Rock Co. Genealogical Society, 12 p. 741 burials
The Albion Prairie Cemetery was established in 1844 and has many of the early settlers of the southwest corner of Albion Township. 770 burials
The Pioneer Norwegian Cemetery is located in Section 2 of Albion Township, on Hillside Road, south of Rockdale. It has also been called "Hillside Cemetery" and the "Anderson-Amundson Cemetery". It has 7 burials; Amundsons and Andersons.
Anderson - Amundson Family History Website
Sweet Cemetery
Sweet Cemetery is a small cemetery located on Hillside Road, north of Hwy 106 in western Albion Township. Thure Kumlien, the noted naturalist, is buried in this cemetery. 115 burials
ALBION TIGERS HISTORY
The original Albion Tigers were a member of the semi-pro Central Wisconsin League in the 1930s, attracting players from Madison, Milwaukee, and Rockford and often hosting barnstorming professional teams such as the Kansas City Monarchs and Chicago Giants. The ballclub was forced to disband during World War II, but was re-born in 1946 as an amateur outfit and joined the Home Talent League in 1947. The Tigers have had a long and successful history, with sectional championships and Final Four appearances in 1953, 1957, 1976, 2011, and 2016. The Tigers won their first Home Talent League title in 2016.
Wally Olstad was a Tiger player and manager from the team's rebirth in 1946 until 1985. His teams compiled a 307-295 record in those years, with three Final Four appearances. Wally won Manager of the Year awards in 1976 and 1981, and is truly a Home Talent League legend. The scoreboard and concrete bench in Albion Park are dedicated to his memory. Wally's memory is further commemorated every July with the Annual Wally Olstad Classic, when the Tigers face a Southeast Section rival at Edgerton's Tobacco Heritage Days.