The Saline Area Historical Society gives consideration to all donations of articles as they relate to criteria, condition, provenance, and needs of the permanent collections at our two museums.

Criteria

Depot items should be railroad related, covering the years the Saline Railroad Depot was in use: 1870-1962. Farming items cover the years 1900-1950. Household donations are limited to artifacts that might have been used in the 1930s. This includes older items that a family might have continued to own and use from earlier decades. In addition to railroad and farm items, we are very interested in anything related to Saline Area History, such as letters, diaries, photographs, and abstracts.

Condition

Items must be in good condition to be considered for acceptance. Generally, we do not accept donations that need repair.

Provenance

Potential donations should be Saline related or things that could have been used in the Saline area during the times stated above.

Need

Generally, there must be a need and a purpose for a donation to be accepted. Occasionally, an item will be accepted because it is in better condition than something similar already in the permanent collections.

Generally speaking, the Collections Committee meets monthly (except Dec.) to screen incoming donations and to determine the use of each artifact. Donors will be asked to sign a Certificate of Gift signifying change of ownership. A letter of acknowledgement will be mailed to the donor. It is possible that Donors can use their gift as a tax deduction since we are a 501c3 organization.

Persons interested in making such a donation are urged to discuss the item(s) with us to determine the appropriateness of the donation. Send a message to salinehistory@ frontier.com

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