FAQs about Donating to the Veterans Museum

The museum is currently almost at its storage capacity. Please contact the museum prior to bringing any donations to determine if there is a need for the specific artifact(s).

The museum does not guarantee artifacts will ever be exhibited. What visitors don't see on display is just as important as what they do see. In telling the story of Atlantic County's contribution to our nation's military service we will depend on a large collection, of which only a small percentage can ever be displayed due to space limitations. We cannot predict what specific uses your items will have, but your generosity will instantly expand the amount of historical information about Atlantic County citizens and their contributions to our nation.

Yes. You will be notified by mail or email if you have made that information available in your deed of gift papers in the event your donation is displayed.

The museum allows, within reason, the individual donors to include what they want the credit to read. For example, "Gift of Mr. Bob Smith Jr." or "Donated in Memory of Bob Smith Sr."

The Atlantic County Veterans Museum will use artifacts for exhibits organized and displayed in the museum and for research by historians, authors, documentary film producers and students, etc. The museum may also consider traveling exhibits to schools and short-term loans to other museums. If the museum ends up with too many similar items, those in the best condition will be retained and the others offered for trade to other museums or sale to collectors to help fund the exhibits and programs, as well as conservation costs of maintaining the collection.

Artifacts are housed in the storage and archive section of the museum on the upper floors of the historic Daniel Estell house in Estell Manor. Donors will be welcomed (by appointment) to bring family members to view their donations if they are not on public display.

No. The Museum does not provide this service. The Internal Revenue Service considers such activity by a 501c(3) a conflict of interest.