Too many things in Grandma's attic? If the items are relevant to Montgomery County and its citizens, consider donating them to the Montgomery Museum's collection!

The Museum is interested in objects ranging from photographs, artwork, clothing, paper documents and letters, scrapbooks, oral history recordings, textiles, and much more. If you have something that you aren't sure if we'd accept, ask us! By donating objects to the museum's collection, you are supporting the preservation of local history.

Our donation process is simple:

• When you bring in your object/s to the museum, you will be asked to fill out a simple form to record your contact information, a brief description of the object donated, and your choice of what the museum should do with the object if they decline the donation.

• The museum's curator and the Collections Committee will meet bi-monthly and decide if the donation will be accepted and formally become part of the museum's collection. Some things that inform this decision include: whether or not the museum has similar objects in the collection already, the condition of the object, and relevancy to Montgomery County history or the New River Valley.

• If the museum accepts the object, it will become part of the full collection. If the museum does not accept the object (if this happens, don't take it to heart! There are many different elements that contribute to this decision, and none of them are personal), there are three different options on what will happen to your object depending on what you filled out in the initial donation form. These options include: 1) Dispose as the museum sees fit. 2) Donate to another charitable institution. 3) The donor will pick up the object within 90 days after notification that the donation was declined.

Have a specific question or interested in learning more? Contact the Collections & Communication Coordinator, Grace Atallah, at gatallah@montgomerymuseum.org