How many people contact the original donor or remaining family members of a
donor BEFORE deaccessioning objects of  a wide range of historical and
monetary values? A new Board member here thinks that is what we should do.
I'd like examples from other places on this proposed course of action.
Thanks
As for the eBay auction, I don't have an opinion about that yet. Why not
work with a "reputable" auction house? (Have you tried to sell or trade to
other non-profit museums first? in order to keep the object in the public
venue....)
Mary Ames Sheret
Southern Oregon Historical Society

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