Artifacts

By Wanda Lassiter, Curator, Museum of the Albemarle

Over the past 50 years the Museum of the Albemarle has acquired a large percentage of its artifact collection through public donations. Over the next 50 or more years, the Museum will begin to collect artifacts from the decades of 1960s-present. Here is a sample list of what MOA would like to collect:

Heavy metal band t-shirts Trucker hats Mood rings

Banana clips Leg warmers Crocs

Uggs Reebox basketball shoes Dr. Martens My Little Ponies

Daisy Duke shorts Skinny jeans Members Only jacket

Power Rangers Skateboards Moon Shoes

Beavis and Butthead toys Fidgets Star Wars action figures

Glow Worms Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Beanie Babies

Polly Pocket Stretch Armstrong Squinkies

Monster High dolls Nintendo Atari

Mr. Potato Head Hatchimals Troll toys

Chatty Cathy Easy Bake Oven Tickle Me Elmo

Big Wheel Tonka trucks Pogo ball

Masters of the Universe Fisher Price Little People LiveStrong bracelets

Razor scooters Fanny packs

Military uniforms of individuals who served in areas including Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Kuwait, Vietnam, Korea, Saudi Arabia

To donate object, please email a photograph of the object along with a brief description of the object including its relation of Northeastern North Carolina, its usage and history to Wanda Lassiter, Curator, Museum of the Albemarle, at wanda.lassiter@ncdcr.gov. A member of MOA’s collection staff will work with you to determine whether the object meets the museum's collecting criteria as listed below. Was the object made or used in northeastern North Carolina?

• What is the object's historical significance?
• Can documentation (written or oral) on the object be found?
• Does the object need conservation work?
• What is the object's exhibit potential?
• What impact would the object have on available storage space?