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Becky, I understand your hesitation to physically dispose of these booklets, bound or not. But the Historic Geneva collections committee agreed to deaccession them (although I wonder why they were actually accessioned in the first place, or were they just given to Historic Geneva to be sold, etc.). ...

My thanks to Janice for suggesting that Ron contact ALHFAM for help and advice in finding an appropriate appraiser. I'm ALHFAM's volunteer communications manager, and I'm happy to help connect Ron with folks who might be able to help him. We do have a Facebook page that is used primarily for Association ...

Maureen, In 2016 our synagogue made the decision to move to a new location and a new building. We decided to take items from our then-current building and our first building (1921) with us, including 6 chandeliers with 4-pane glass shades that hung in the first sanctuary. Many of the glass panes had ...

Rachel, You might want to contact the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, MA. Their collection includes the Yin Yu Tang House, a Chinese house built in the late 18th century and used by one family through the early 1980s. They have one of the best collections of both Chinese and Japanese art in this country. ...