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Date: | Mon, 29 Mar 2010 16:15:32 -0400 |
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Hello List Members:
Does anyone have a policy on how to manage memorial requests at historical societies? We have a large number of volunteers who support our historical society with a variety of programs. We have been getting requests for memorials to be erected to honor the work of volunteers who have passed away. While we wish to acknowledge the wonderful support of these volunteers we do not want to become a museum of memorials. We have requests for benches, plaques, trees, large engraved stones, etc. We have 150 acres and this would eventually become a problem! What are other organizations doing in this instance? We like the idea of using memorial funds to purchase something needed for the museum and acknowledging the volunteer that way. Has this worked for anyone?
Thanks for any input!
Carrie Blough
Curator, Historical & Genealogical Society of Somerset County
Somerset, PA 15501
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