Hours of Operation
Monday, Wednesday & Friday from 10 a.m. to noon, and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., or by appointment.
Upcoming Events
05.29.2013 09:00 AM - 10:30 AM
CU 4 Reality Fair-Bow MS at ACUM
05.29.2013 09:00 AM - 10:30 AM
CU 4 Reality Fair-Bow MS at ACUM
05.30.2013 08:00 AM - 12:00 PM
CU 4 Reality Fair-Cawley MS at ACUM
05.30.2013 08:00 AM - 12:00 PM
CU 4 Reality Fair-Cawley MS at ACUM
Museum Event
On March 24, people viewing CBS Sunday Morning learned about a small credit union in Nebraska that serves the members of a single family. And in the same segment they learned about an enormous nationwide credit union movement when they spoke to Peggy Powell, executive director of America's Credit Union Museum in Manchester, NH. The $515,543 asset credit union, run out of the home of the credit union's manager, Sue Cain, has 511 members in 22 states. The credit union is mostly a volunteer enterprise. Cain is a middle school math teacher; Dave Cain, chairman of the board, teaches sixth grade English; and Chief Loan Officer Art Peters works in construction. As for the credit union difference, it is significant, Peggy Powell told CBS Sunday Morning. "Banks have shareholders, and they have to satisfy their shareholders; credit unions are not-for-profit organizations," Powell said. "That does not mean that credit unions don't make a profit," she added. "It means their profits are returned to their members." To view the CBS segment please Click Here.CBS Sunday Morning highlights credit unions and America's Credit Union Museum
The Museum's History
Located in Manchester, New Hampshire on the site where America's first credit union opened its doors in 1908, America's Credit Union Museum is an exciting and dynamic organization that is no mere repository of documents and artifacts. In addition to celebrating the remarkable efforts of the people who built the credit union movement over the past 100 years, it plays a leading role in documenting today's achievements while helping to prepare credit unions for upcoming challenges.
True to its heritage and the vision put forward in its original mission statement, the museum has become a first-class facility which provides visitors with an exciting and intriguing multi-dimensional experience. The museum's carefully laid out floor plan and dynamic exhibits reveal the creativity and professionalism that guided its development from start to finish.
Hold Your Event Here
America's Credit Union Museum offers a unique historic venue for your next corporate or non-profit meeting or event. Please note: the Museum does not host private parties/events.
Located in the building where the first credit union in the United States was founded in 1908, your guests will have the opportunity to visit museum rooms that have been restored to the original period and view exhibits and artifacts that present the history of the credit union movement and its leaders from its early beginnings in Europe to present day.
