Notably, the museum contains a complete set of congregational metals of honor, an American Revolutionary War replica of a Betsy Ross …show more content…
Edmundson revealed to me that all the artifacts come from donors including the veterans, their families and collectors. Whenever a donor presents an artifact, the director and assistant director decide if they want to accept or reject the artifact based on certain qualifications. The factors include whether or not the museum has the resources to care for the artifact and whether the museum already has enough of a certain item, for instance, similar uniforms from the same war. Then, the museum does research on the artifact to assure the artifact's authenticity, afterwards, the artifact is placed into an inventory database. Artifacts not on display remain in acid free storage in order to protect them from acid on human hands. The director prevails as one of the only members of the museum who can participate in preservation, interestingly, the assistant director has even called the Smithsonian to ask for help in preserving the