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Make a donation to the Northwest Territory Museum Society

Friends of the Museums, dba Northwest Territory Museum Society is a non-profit organization that manages both the Campus Martius Museum and the Ohio River Museum on behalf of the Ohio History Connection. We also serve as Executive Producer of One Vote! The Musical.

Your donation to the Friends of the Museums will provide resources to educate the young and young-at-heart.

Thank you for helping us to Make History Happen!

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Make an investment in history.

A gift to our endowment through the purchase of a lifetime membership, or as a memorial for a loved one ensures our organization can continue operating Ohio’s gems for future visitors. The Friends of the Museums (FOM) endowment and the ‘57 Wing Fund are administered by the Marietta Community Foundation.

For more information on lifetime memberships, funds managed by the Marietta Community Foundation or other ways to support our work, please contact our Executive Director, Erin Augenstein.

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Donate an Artifact

Do you have an item you think we may be interested in for our museums?

Thank you for considering our museums for your artifacts.  We use objects as parts of exhibits, for educational programming, or for research purposes.  Please see our Collections Policy for more information.

Please note that donation offers that are mailed to or dropped off at the our museums without previous conversations with our staff will not be accepted for our collections.

Complete our inquiry form (download our print version here or use the online version below) and our Collections Staff will reply to you within 3 business days.

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