Collections & Archives
Want to donate to our ever growing collection? Contact us today to learn more about our collections and archives process and see if your item is worth donating!
Reach out to Curator and Senior Collections Manager, Kaitlyn Donaldson at 440 - 245 - 2563 Ext. 3 for more information.
Our Buildings are our Largest Artifacts
For over 40 years we have been upholding our mission to collect and preserve the history of the city of Lorain through 3-dimensional artifacts, archival documents, photographs, and more!
Our collections our housed in both our Carnegie Center Museum and Moore House Collections Facility.
If you are interested in seeing if you item is worth donating contact our Curator, Kaitlyn Donaldson at (440) 245 - 2563 or email her at kdonaldson@lorainhistory.org
How to Make a Donation
Donations to be considered for addition to the permanent collections must have a pertinent Lorain story to tell, or Lorain connections such that they will be used, if not for display in our exhibits, for research and/or teaching purposes.
If you are interested in learning what artifcats the Lorain Historical Society is looking for to help support our mission, please contact us today!