QUEBEC, Canada -
Since Nov. 5, 1982, the doors of this museum have been open to everyone, free of charge, seven days a week, to promote the life and work of the man who gave rise to the caisses populaires and credit unions in Canada and the United States. In an article reacting to the set up of numerous credit unions in Massachusetts at the time, the Boston Daily Globe commented, on October 9, 1910:
"Just at present there is a boom in credit unions, but it took a gentleman from Canada to start it, Mr. Alphonse Desjardins". As a place of considerable historical significance for all those interested in credit unions and for the public in general, Maison Alphonse-Desjardins has, throughout the past 25 years, welcomed 200,000 visitors from all across Canada, from many U.S. states, and more than 120 other countries.
