Greensboro History Museum cares for more than 600,000 archival items in addition to more than 30,000 three dimensional objects. Many of these artifacts require specialized treatment by a professional conservator. Adopt an Object provides individuals, families, organizations and businesses an opportunity to support very important conservation projects through tax-deductible donations.
Your donation in any amount helps us care for the collections that are entrusted to us and preserve them for future generations.
How to Adopt an Object
Donations can be made ONLINE or via check, credit card or pledge. Questions? Contact Museum Director Carol Ghiorsi Hart at 336.373.2306.
Ready for Adoption
Marines Bomber Jacket, 1943
Estimated Conservation Cost: $5000
Melvin Reich wore this jacket while serving in Marine Aircraft Group 31, commissioned at Cherry Point, NC, in 1943. They left the United States for the Pacific in September 1943 and were the first to operate on the Japanese mainland at Yokosuka. Conservation needed: consolidating and protecting leather, treating fabric, and stabilizing sleeves and hem. (1995.100.5) ADOPTED!
Watercolors of Dr. John Gillespie Hanner & Alfred Hanner, by the Guilford Limner, 1826
Estimated Conservation Cost: $1150
These watercolors are among over 80 attributed to the “Guilford Limner,” a traveling artist who produced much of his work in this area. In addition to displaying the artist’s skill, the paintings provide a window on life in Guilford County at the time through the clothing, furniture, and items held by the subjects. They need surface cleaning and paper repairs. (1982.1089.9-10)
The Red String, May 15, 1867
Estimated Cost of Conservation: $1600
This issue is likely the only surviving copy of this short-lived newspaper published by Albion Tourgée and the Heroes of America, a pro-Union organization, to spread Republican ideology. Neither it nor Tourgée’s Union Register reached a large enough audience to be effective or profitable. The newspaper needs surface cleaning, treatment to reduce degradation products in the paper and discoloration, deacidification, and paper repairs. (2021.22.1)
Gouaches of Civil War scenes, late 19th century
Estimated Conservation Cost: $1200
Acquired and displayed with the John and Isabelle Murphy Confederate Firearms Collection from 1999-2017, these gouaches include: “The Night Attack on Fort Wagner” by the 54th Massachusetts Colored Troops, by J.O. Davidson; “Opening of the Battle of Frayser’s Farm,” by Alfred R. Waud; and “Confederate Line waiting orders in the Wilderness,” by William Ludlow Sheppard. They need to be separated from the acidic backings or mattes to which they are adhered. (Mss. Coll. #170)
To learn more about objects that have been already been adopted and conserved, visit our page about Conserved Objects.
