Acquisitions Procedure 

1. Donor: potential donor provides PCHS with the following personal information:

   1. Donor’s name

   2. Donor’s address 

   3. Donor’s email address

   4. Donor’s phone number 

2. Donor: potential donor provides PCHS with the following information regarding EACH item they wish to donate: 

   1. Type of object 

   2. When object was made and/or used 

   3. Measurements 

   4. Weight (if over 10 lbs.) 

   5. Description of item 

   6. Provenance of item to Preble County 

3. PCHS: Director of History & Collections takes item(s) to the Acquisitions Committee which meets quarterly in January, April, July/August, and November 

4. PCHS: Director of History & Collections returns decision email, letter, or phone call within one week of the committee meeting 

   1. If items are accepted, proceed to Step 5

   2. If items are denied by the committee, there is no further action to be taken 

5. Donor & PCHS: schedule time to drop off items and sign paperwork 

6. PCHS: gives donor copy of Deed of Gift (optional) 

7. PCHS: catalogs item and enters it into the PCHS collection 

MUSEUM HOURS:

TUESDAY 2:00-6:00PM

THURSDAY 10:00-2:00 PM

If you would like to schedule a private tour outside of our business hours, please contact us at 937-787-4256. Otherwise, our exhibits will be CLOSED to the public to allow us to work on our collections without interruption. Thank you!