America's Credit Union Museum, History museum in Manchester, United States
America's Credit Union Museum occupies a three-story Classical Revival building that chronicles the development of credit unions and financial cooperatives in America. The exhibition spaces on multiple floors present documents, photographs, and artifacts spanning the movement's growth.
The building sits at the original location where St. Mary's Cooperative Credit Association was established in 1907, marking the birth of America's first credit union. This founding became the catalyst for a financial movement that spread across the nation.
The museum reflects how credit unions emerged as a community-focused alternative to traditional banking and shaped local financial practices. Visitors encounter evidence of how this movement empowered ordinary people to manage money together.
The museum is spread across multiple floors, so visitors should be prepared to climb stairs or navigate between levels to see the full collection. The building layout means that the exhibition areas are distributed vertically throughout the three stories.
Joseph Boivin, who managed the pioneering credit union, originally lived in this building before it became a museum. The property earned its National Register of Historic Places designation in 1996, honoring both the building and the personal history tied to the financial movement it now documents.
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