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Support the Museum by sponsoring one of our most popular artifacts.

Give the Gift of Augusta

Gift giving is easy with the Augusta Museum of History’s Adopt an Artifact program. Delight your friends and loved ones by adopting artifacts in their honor or show your pride in the area’s history by adopting one for yourself. After you adopt, plan a visit to the Museum to see your artifact. It’s the perfect outing. All six treasures are currently on display.
2010’s artifacts for adoption are:

• Georgia Railroad Locomotive and Coal Tender #302, 1914

• Mack Fire Truck Model A,B, 1928

• Augusta Railway Street Car, 1923

• Steam Fire Engine, 1869

• George Walton Locket, 1776

• Berry Benson Enfield Rifle, 1856

Adopt an artifact today

Prefer to adopt by e-mail? Visit the Museum’s web site: www.augustamuseum.org

Prefer to adopt by telephone? Call 706-722-8454.

Planning a visit to the Museum? Adopt an artifact at the Museum.

Benefits of Adoption
In exchange for a tax-deductible donation, you will receive a personalized adoption packet (to keep for yourself or give as a gift); your name displayed in the Museum as a sponsor of your artifact(s); and the satisfaction of knowing that you’ve supported one of the city’s finest organizations with a donation to the Museum’s Annual Fund.
When you send in your adoption form and donation to the Museum, we’ll send

you (or your friend or loved one) a personalized adoption packet, which includes a certificate of adoption, a picture of your artifact, and a description of its historical significance. In addition, all artifact sponsors have their names listed beside their artifact for one year, and the satisfaction of knowing that their support benefits the conservation of our artifacts.

Supporting the Museum
Your tax-deductible donation to the Adopt an Artifact program supports all of the Museum’s activities, including conservation efforts to preserve our collection of more than one million artifacts.

Adopt an artifact at any level and receive all of the benefits in that level plus the benefits listed in the levels below it.

$1,000 and above
• Opportunities to meet with Museum historians, curators, and collection specialists
• Invitations to exhibition openings and other VIP events
• A Pathway to History brick

$500–$999
• A Friend Membership, which includes all the benefits of Museum membership.
• Unique behind-the-scenes opportunities, including exclusive previews of new exhibitions and visits to our collection areas

$250–$499
• A Family Membership, which includes all of the benefits of Museum membership: free admission to the Museum; a free subscription to the Archive
magazine; invitations to member-only events;
discounts on all programs, tours, and purchases at the Museum Store.
• Special invitations to preview receptions

$100–$249
• Your name listed in our magazine, Archive, as a sponsor of your chosen item
• A personalized adoption packet, which includes; a certificate of adoption, a picture of your artifact, and a description of its historical significance
• A pass for free admission to the Museum for four

ARTIFACTS AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION:

Georgia Railroad Locomotive #302
	On exhibit at the Augusta Museum of History the #302 locomotive is the only remaining steam locomotive from the once large fleet used by the Georgia Railroad. Built in 1915 and active until 1952 the locomotive moved freight and passengers between Augusta and Atlanta.
Mack Fire Truck Model A,B, 1928
	This fire truck, with both water and chemical extinguishers, was a powerful tool used to fight fires in Augusta. It has been restored to its original condition and is symbolic of Augusta’s rich tradition of firefighting, of which the Augusta Museum of History has collections dating back to the 1850s.
Augusta Railway Street Car, 1923
	This electric street car on exhibit at the Augusta Museum of History was operated by the Augusta Railway beginning in 1889. The company owned and operated 35 street cars like this one until 1937. This street car was restored to its original condition by the Museum and is most likely the only surviving street car that ran in Augusta.
Steam Fire Engine, 1869
	This early fire engine used steam power to pump water through its hoses at a high velocity in order to extinguish fires. It is the second oldest surviving of its type and was used to fight the great Augusta fire of 1916.
George Walton Locket, 1776
	This gold locket was owned by George Walton and contains his portrait. Walton, an Augusta native, was appointed to the Continental Congress in 1776. There he became the youngest signer of the Deceleration of Independence at age 26. He fought in the Revolutionary War and was wounded at Savannah in 1778. Walton later served two terms as the Governor of Georgia and US Senator.
Berry Benson Enfield Rifle, 1856
	This standard issue Confederate Enfield Rifle was used by locally born Berry Benson during the Civil War. Benson enlisted in 1861 and fought to the end of the war. He was captured twice, both times escaping. He brought the rifle back with him to Augusta at the end of the war and is currently on display at the Augusta Museum of History.