Acceptance of artifacts is based on:
1) Relevance to Amery and/or the surrounding area,
2) Relevance to Polk County, and/or
3) Relevance to Wisconsin

Once an item is donated to the AASHM, it becomes the property of the museum and can be displayed or disposed of as determined by the board. Please read through the following information before printing and filling out the donation form listed below.

• All approved items must have a connection to Amery and the surrounding area. The board must approve all large items before they are brought into the museum. Objects must be appropriate to the size of the museum’s space and storage. The board may dispose of an item no longer deemed appropriate. Accepted items will be cataloged by the Historical Documentation and Preservation Committee.

• All donations are to be treated as a gift outright to the Museum and become the property of the Amery Area Historical Society. The museum may display or dispose of the item at will. Surplus items, with the approval of the Board, may be disposed of by sale or donation. Monies received may be used by the Museum for general purposes.

• Objects must be of value in promoting and supporting AAHS goals. Objects must be authentic, and the condition of the item will be considered. The Museum will not appraise any materials donated.

• Donated items must be the legal property of the donor, or the donor must have legal authority to transfer ownership. Donations must be free of any restrictions or conditions, and items will not be accepted on a loan basis.

• Objects consisting of human remains and sacred materials will not be acquired. The acquisitions must comply legally and ethically with the laws of United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Native American Graces Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Treaty of Cooperation between the U.S. and Mexico for recovery of pre-Columbian artifacts, Antiquities Act - Archeological Resources Protection Act of 1979, Treaties and Memoranda of Understanding.