Worthington Historical Society

Donating Items to the Worthington Historical Society

We welcome donations of letters, diaries, scrapbooks, postcards, photographs, paintings and drawings, needlework, furniture, household and farm items, clothing, business records, organizational records, etc. etc. that have a clear connection to the history of Worthington or to people who have lived here.

We are also willing to scan and include in our archival or photographic databases items that you may wish to keep but which have historical value and interest to people researching Worthington's history or their family genealogies.

The WHS is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and gifts are tax-deductible; however, the WHS does not provide appraisals. It is the donor's responsibility to have an appraisal of any donated property for tax purposes.

If you wish to donate an item to the Historical Society, please contact any member of the Board of Directors. In 2006 the Board of Directors developed a Collections Policy designed to guide future collections that is available for downloading. If you would like to donate an item, we request that you fill out the downloadable Donation Form.

Letter from the Burr Family Archives. This letter is part of a group of family documents F. Andrus (Andy) Burr has loaned to the WHS for scanning, cataloging and study. The WHS has received a grant from the Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities for this project.