The Albion Chamber of Commerce Mission is: 

To promote and develop the commerce and character of the Albion area, through a cooperative network of leadership and involvement of business, industry and the community at large. 

Board of Directors:

The Albion Chamber of Commerce is a voluntary non-profit organization of the business community advancing the interests of businesses, industries and professional firms in the Albion area. The strength of the chamber lies in attracting the greatest number of members and creating a united pool of resources from which to draw ideas, energy and finances.

The Chamber is people just like you who realize that through the Chamber they can accomplish collectively what no one of them can do individually. The Chamber's expenses are funded by its members. Ultimately, the Chamber of Commerce is "Business Helping Business".

The Chamber is run by a Board of Directors elected by the Chamber members. The board, serving without pay, sets the policies for the Chamber. 

The Chamber meets the third Monday of each month at noon at the Pondi Restaurant in Albion. All members are welcome and encouraged to attend the monthly board meeting. The Albion Chamber of Commerce address is: PO Box 63, Albion, IN  46701-0063.

Cooperation:

        Coming Together is a Beginning...

          Keeping Together is Progress...

          Working Together is Success...

Brief History of Albion

    Early Settlers of the county discovered several mounds of which contained a large number of bones and artifacts.  As a result, it is believed that this area was inhabited by the Mount-Builders, a race of people who predated the Indians. The primary tribes of Indians in this area were the Miami and the Potawotomies. These tribes were fairly peaceful, but around 1912 they were confined to reservations and later moved westward.    

    Noble County was originally part of the Great North West Territory. Later on February 6, 1836, by an act of the state legislature, Noble County was established and named after James Noble, who served as a United States Senator for Indiana from 1816 until his death in 1831. Noble's family was originally from Virginia. James Noble had been described as an eloquent speaker and frontier lawyer.

    Albion, often known as "The Center", was chosen to be the county seat in 1846, and a committee was appointed to choose a name for the town. Albion, also an ancient name for Great Britain, was chosen. Albion was the name of a town in New York where one of the members had previously lived. A courthouse was built; however, it burned to the ground in 1859. The present courthouse was constructed in 1889 at a cost of $113,000. 

2003 Albion Chamber Projects:

The Chamber helps put up and take down the Christmas decorations.

The Chamber Easter Egg Hunt annually occurs at the Tri Kappa Bunny Breakfast.

The Chamber donates money to Tri Kappa to plant flowers in the barrels around Downtown Albion then maintains the flowers through the summer. At the end of summer flowers are replaced with different theme articles depending on the season.

Harvest Fest Features crafts, food and entertainment. Theme times are 1860-1940. The Chamber is a sponsor of this event.

Industrial Committee has made window displays available to the local industry and will continue to offer this education opportunity.

The Chamber has their own domain internet on line which is www.albionin.org. Our email  address is albionin@albionin.org. 

Marketing & Media Committee is responsible for information sent to the local newspapers and radio. The creation and distribution of the town brochure/directory is another big project of this committee with 5000 distributed throughout the year. 

"Welcome to Albion" Committee is working on ideas to acquaint new residents with the  resources of our community. The committee will make available "Welcome Packages to our  new residents. 

The Chamber Newsletter is a quarterly publication distributed to Albion Chamber members.

Continual updating of Christmas decorations and the buying of additional flags. This year the Chamber will buy 80 flags and the necessary hardware spending $2500.

The Chamber has a representative again on the Noble County Fair Board.

A "Halloween" Party is being planned after the trick or treating hours.

Downtown Cleanup is sponsored by the Chamber.

Downtown Revitalization is supported by the Chamber with a financial pledge to the town.

The Chamber continually strives to work with other community organizations to make Albion a better place to live. The Chamber has worked or is currently working the American Legion, Tri Kappa, Rotary, Lions, Albion Park Department, Nobel County Saddle Club, Albion Town Government, Jaycees (whose organization had formally is banded but whose one time members are still very active in community affairs), Albion Firefights, and the Noble County Tourism Committee.

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Go To: Albion Chamber of Commerce Home Page

Albion Chamber of Commerce

P.O. Box 63, Albion, IN 46701

Other Contact Information:

Chamber E-mail and Webmaster- chamber@albionin.org