Hi Julie, I would just deal with the executor and make a note donated in memory of by the family of name of person. Jeff Donahue Holland Land Office Museum Batavia NY 14020 585.343.4727 On 9/1/2015 4:34 PM, Julie Bartlett Nelson wrote: > As an off shoot of the recent query about returning donated items, I > am now rethinking how to do an upcoming deed of gift and looking for > wisdom. I will soon be receiving an item from a family that has > previously donated manuscript materials and photographs related to > their great-grandfather, a local business owner. The new object was > in the home of a woman who passed and the home is being sold which > prompted a conversation about the object. There are 12 > cousins/grandchildren to the object's owner. I had planned to do the > deed of gift with the executor of the estate/woman selling the home > but should I include more family members? > Thanks, > Julie > > Julie Bartlett Nelson > Archivist > Calvin Coolidge Presidential Library & Museum > Hampshire Room for Local History > Forbes Library > 20 West St > Northampton, MA 01060 > 413-587-1014 > * > * > *There is construction of a new elevator at the front entrance and the > Forbes Library is not handicap accessible during this time. * > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from the MUSEUM-L list, click the following link: > http://home.ease.lsoft.com/scripts/wa-HOME.exe?SUBED1=MUSEUM-L&A=1 > ========================================================= 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).