National Park Service Clearinghouse Classifieds

The National Park Service posts notices of proposed deaccessions and museum items available for deaccession at this site. Notices are posted for 45 days.

The museum items posted at this site may be deaccessioned outside the Federal government only by exchange or conveyance (donation). The NPS does not deaccession museum items by sale.

The NPS may only convey museum items to institutions that are dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of natural or cultural heritage and qualified to manage museum collections. Private institutions must be exempt from federal taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

NPS Clearinghouse
Harpers Ferry, WV 25425
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George Washington Birthplace National Monument – Intent to Convey

George Washington Birthplace National Monument intends to deaccession a collection of 6 objects that are outside the unit’s scope of collection. The objects have been advertised throughout the National Park Service and are not needed by other parks. The objects are consistent with the mission and scope of collection of the recipient, the Historic Port Royal, Inc. in Port Royal Virginia.

Contact for further information:
Kerry S. González, Chief of Cultural Resource Management
George Washington Birthplace National Monument
1732 Popes Creek Road
Colonial Beach, VA 22443
email Kerry Gonzalez

Posted April 7, 2026

Grand Teton National Park – Objects Available

There are 15 books outside the park’s scope of collection and available for transfer to another park or other federal agency, or conveyance to non-federal institutions.

Contact for further information:
Rebecca Pachlhofer, Museum Curator
Grand Teton National Park
P.O. Box 170 Moose, WY 83012
[phone]
email Rebecca Pachlhofer

Posted April 13, 2026

Theodore Roosevelt National Park - Intent to Convey

Theodore Roosevelt National Park (THRO) intends to deaccession a cabin model that is outside the park's scope of collection. The cabin has been advertised throughout the National Park Service and is not needed by other parks. The cabin model is consistent with the mission and scope of collection of the recipient, Billings County Courthouse Museum managed by the Billings County Historical Society in Medora, North Dakota.

Contact for further information:
Blake McCann, Ph.D.
Director, Resource Management and Science
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
315 2nd Ave, Medora, ND 58645
email Blake McCann

Posted April 13, 2026