Hello all,
We are looking for Ohio River artifacts for our new museum exhibits. Specifically Northern Kentucky artifacts (Boone, Kenton, Campbell counties). We have some steamboat/river heritage artifacts, including some substantial Delta Queen artifacts, but we need to fill a whole new museum full of artifacts. Anything you might want to donate or any leads as to who might want to donate, please feel free to contact the museum.
There are some qualifications, first, all artifacts must be irrevocably donated, we do not have an acquisitions budget and are generally not interested in loans. Second, any donation must be approved by the museum's collections committee. Third, any donation must fit our museum mission, "The regional history of Northern Kentucky as part of the Ohio Valley must be preserved for the benefit of present & future generations. Therefore, the Behringer-Crawford Museum is a center for the collection, presentation, study and enjoyment of our natural, cultural, and visual and performing arts heritage." Fourth, we can't handle extraordinarily large artifacts, nothing that can't be lifted by human hands.
Thanks for you time and I look forward to hearing from some of you.
Best to you,
Chris Meiman