Princeton Museum

The PDMA has a wide range of historic collections reflecting Princeton’s history:

• Official Repository of local First Nations archaeological artifacts.
• A First Peoples basket display exhibiting various weaving styles and periods.
• an extensive range of local pioneer items providing a visual record of life in Princeton.
• a fossil and mineral collection of over 40,000 specimens many from local sites.
• a complete Princeton newspaper collection from 1900 through to the present providing a rare accessible source for local families, historians, students and researchers.
• approximately 10,000 photographs from 1880 to present chronicling area history.
• historic maps and mining reports from 1858 to present and original records of all mining claims in the area. All of significant value to historians, government and business
• an 1880’s cabin which housed John Fall Allison’s daughter Lily, her husband John Norman & their 6 children.
• The 1909 Welby Stage Coach and a 1934 Ford Fire Engine.
• A modern Collections Management System is being populated with references to the information contained within the Collections, to make it easier to access.
• Access to a virtual tour and our online newspaper and photo collections from our website: www.princetonmuseum.org