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The Irish Room
Thomas Williams House

 
103 Park Street
Moncton NB
Tel: 389-9300
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Hours of operation: Fridays, 9am-noon and 1:00 pm-3:30 pm, or by appointment.
 
Thomas Williams House
Thomas Williams House
The Irish Room is located in historic Thomas Williams House, a 12-room Victorian Museum built by Thomas Williams, Treasurer of the Inter-colonial Railway in 1893. It is an appropriate location as many of the workers for the railway were Irish New Brunswickers.

The facility is conveniently located in downtown Moncton at the corner of Highfield and Park Streets. From the west, and the Trans Canada Highway, Route 2, take Exit 450 onto Mountain Road proceed into the city centre. Turn right onto Highfield Street until you come to Park Street. From the east and Highway 15, take the University Ave exit. Turn left onto University Avenue, crossing Mountain Road (where the same road is known as Archibald Street), and then turn right onto Park Street.

Access to the building is through the front door on Park Street. There is a bell, if the door is locked. The Irish Room is located on the second floor of the facility.

The Irish Room is home to the Westmorland Albert Kent (Moncton) Chapter of the Irish Canadian Cultural Association of New Brunswick and houses the following materials:

  • Index Card Catalogue of Irish and Irish-Acadian vital statistics for the Archdiocese of Moncton. This collection covers the years 1800 –1926 and is housed in alphabetical order. It includes the births, marriages and deaths for all of the Catholic parishes in Westmorland, Albert and Kent counties for all Irish Catholics and those Irish who are married into Acadian families. This is a secondary source but is fully referenced from the original source parish registers and a valuable tool for family genealogists.
  • Census books:
    Westmorland County – 1851,1861, 1871, 1881, 1891
    Moncton, City and District – 1901
    Kent County – 1861
    Albert County 1851
  • Land grant maps for the tri-county area
  • Local maps
  • Many local history books for Irish communities in southeastern New Brunswick as well as others from other regions of the province.
  • A number of genealogy reference materials for New Brunswick and Ireland
  • Some local Irish family histories
The Irish Room is housed in a museum property. There are no food facilities on-site and no smoking anywhere on the property. You can however bring a light lunch into the Irish Room itself. There is a public washroom and free parking is available at the rear of the building.

Only pencils should be used when going over materials. There are no copying facilities on-site.

 
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