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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Homestead National Historic Site – Objects Available

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

Contact for further information:
Historian
Homestead National Historical Park
8523 W State Highway 4
Beatrice, NE 68310

Posted September 30, 2026

Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site – Intent to Convey

Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site intends to deaccession a sleigh (HOFU 730) that is outside the unit’s scope of collection. The sleigh has been advertised throughout the National Park Service and is not needed by other parks. The sleigh is consistent with the mission and scope of collection of the recipient, the Spring-Ford Area Historical Society, 526 Main Street, Royersford, Pennsylvania 19468.

Contact for further information:
Museum Technician
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
2 Mark Bird Lane
Elverson, PA 19520

Posted September 30, 2026

Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site – Objects Available

The following item is outside the park’s scope of collection and is available for transfer to another park or other federal agency, or conveyance to non-federal institutions.

Contact for further information:
Museum Technician
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
2 Mark Bird Lane
Elverson, PA 19520

Posted September 30, 2026