Message-ID: <COL120-W46EF2742DF5935542A6304C1C00@phx.gbl> From: Lorraine Gentz <gggentz@live.com> Subject: RE: List Serve FW: Policy for Collecting Artifacts Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:13:55 -0500
The Gillett Area Museum had the same problem on accepting donation after we
were running short on space so we simply told donors that our accessioning
committee would check on the donation first before we would accept arifact
and return it with the proper explanation and a THANK YOU. Have had no tr
ouble with that, knowing that some one might feel miffed. Lorraine Gentz
, Vice Pres. GAHS Gillett, Wi
From: Janet.Seymour@wisconsinhistory.org
To: localhistory@listserve.uwec.edu
Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2009 10:12:50 -0500
Subject: List Serve FW: Policy for Collecting Artifacts
List Serve Members - Here is an inquiry from the Jacksonport Historical Soc
iety - please reply to the list with your suggestions and comments. Thank y
ou! Janet
Janet Seymour
Field Services Representative - Northern Region, Wisconsin Historical Soc
iety
c/o Department of History, UW-Eau Claire
105 Garfield Avenue Eau Claire WI 54701
Voice: 715-836-2250
Collecting, Preserving, and Sharing Stories Since 1846
To All List Serve Members:
The Jacksonport Historical Society, Inc. has asked me to put together a w
ritten policy for accepting artifacts for the Jacksonport Historical Societ
y Archives. About a year ago we purchased property and are in the planning
stage as to the layout of the property and design of a museum (or a group
of buildings for a museum). We have been accepting everything that someone
has donated to the Historical Society, but are getting limited on storag
e space. There fore the general consensus of the Board of Trustees is that
we need to create a policy for collection of artifacts, but still want t
o be careful that we do not hurt anyone's feelings or "step on anyone's toe
s" by not accepting something that we feel would not be a usable artifact f
or us.
We would be pleased to hear from other Historical Society's as to what thei
r artifact collection policy is or any suggestions and advice that they may
have.
Regards
Eileen Roberts
Jacksonport Historical Society
4768 Hwy 57
Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235
Phone: 920-743-6415
jacksonporthistory@charter.net
www.jacksonporthistoricalsociety.org
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