Michelle,
Many years ago we crowd sourced through local newspapers, as well as  
social media.  While today using social media and website is easier,  
we wrote a press release for the local newspaper, which they ran  
asking for help.  Many of the older generation still read the paper  
and aren't as active on social media.  We were able to get older  
artifacts from the request through the paper and newer ones from the  
request on social media. We were searching for local scouts (boy and  
girl) artifacts.  We were able to create a great exhibit and  
collection from that crowd sourcing.

Sincerely,

Christa McCay, M.H.P.
Registrar
Marietta Museum of History
1 Depot Street
Marietta, GA 30060
770-794-5726

Quoting Michelle Sunset <[log in to unmask]>:

> Hi All,
>
> I'm at the beginning stages of curating an exhibit about political   
> t-shirts in Florida. I would really like to crowd-source political   
> tees from museum visitors or really anyone who might have one we'd   
> like to exhibit. In order to do this, I imagine we'd send out an   
> email and also make a post on Facebook/our website. Does anyone have  
>  experience with this kind of ask? Or examples to share of   
> emails/posts made asking for collections loans and/or donations?   
> I've seen "wish lists" on other museums' websites, but I'm looking   
> for examples of a more active request.
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> Michelle Sunset
> Exhibits Manager
> Florida Historic Capitol Museum
>
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