On Wednesday while looking through a collection that has not received much use, I found correspondence between the donor and Miss Wiggin.  She added the following post script to her letter:

“Since I have been at the museum my continuous slogan has become: – ‘throw nothing away.  Give what you do not want to the Litchfield Historical Society.’  I say something like this to every man, woman and child who visits the museum.  It sometimes happens that people have given us what they consider junk but which has often supplemented in a remarkable way  items that were already in our possession.”

Miss Wiggin’s words still ring true.  Our collections are so rich because the people of the community are willing to donate items that document Litchfield’s history.  Julie, our curator, and I are always happy to talk to potential donors about things they wish to donate.  If it isn’t something that fits our mission, we will give you other suggestions for where it might belong.  We are interested in items that document all time periods including the 20th and 21st Centuries- so whether you have records of a civic organization under your bed, or a Civil War uniform in your attic, please don’t hesitate to talk to us about them.