BOY HOWDY was it worth it!!  This was the exact example that prompted me to
write Diane that public thank you several weeks ago when I came across it in
the file.  Cleaning up old loans is very time consuming, but ultimately SO
worth it and so satisfying.  Best thing we can do for those who come after,
though, is to PROPERLY DOCUMENT ALL LOANS FROM THE GET GO...AND KEEP THE
LOAN FORMS/CONTACT INFORMATION CURRENT!!! <harrumph>

Have a great weekend!  VivianLea

VivianLea Stevens
Curator
Old Barracks Museum
28 West State St., 8th Floor
Trenton, NJ  08608
888-227-7225 phone
609-396-4000 fax
www.barracks.org
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf
Of Diane Gutenkauf
Sent: Friday, March 11, 2005 12:02 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: missing artifacts

<SNIP>  Then contact each heir and ask them to deed the object to the
institution. I have done this successfully with up to 6 heirs. It required
me to circulate a lot of paperwork but it was worth it to clean up the
loan.

Best of luck,
Diane Gutenkauf

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