Hello all, I was recently contacted by a local couple in our community who had some questions for me regarding their home, which has some history to the area as a parsonage building for a local church in the late 19th century. They have no children and are interested in either bequeathing some of their furnishings and possessions to our museum, having their home moved to our grounds to join our other 19th century historic houses, or having us monitor a deed restriction they have set on the house so that future owners cannot make certain changes to the building which would compromise the historical integrity of the structure. My question is in regards to having us monitor the deed restriction. They say that the law firm they have been working with to draw up the deed restriction has given them no guidance on this issue. I'm wondering if other historic house sites have had members of the community come to them with this request? I cannot see a reasonable way to do this and would like to give them another alternative, such as a home owner's association. I'm not even sure if it is legal for a museum to do? Just wanted to see if other sites have run into this before. Feel free to contact me off list at [log in to unmask] Thank you! -- *Kayla Shypski* *Curator of Collections* Buffalo Niagara Heritage Village 3755 Tonawanda Creek Road Amherst, NY 14228 716-689-1440 ext. 7720 ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).