The Buffalo History Museum is collecting wedding memorabilia from legally-wed same-sex couples to preserve these artifacts for researchers. Their first donation came from Mark and Del and included their wedding invitation, order of service, marriage license, and thank you note. These items are housed securely and can be accessed by vetted researchers visiting the museum or found through the museum's online catalog and WorldCat database. Donations may be displayed in future exhibits if they help tell the story being presented.

1. The Newlywed Project:
Your Wedding Memorabilia in Our
Collection
2015
www.buffalohistory.org

2. We are the first library
in North America to
collect wedding
memorabilia from legally-
wed same-sex couples.

3. Our First Donation: Mark & Del

4. Our First Donation: Mark & Del
 Copy of Invitation
 Copy of Order of Service
 Copy of Marriage License
 Thank You note for
wedding gift
 We call this a manuscript
collection

5. Our First Donation: Mark & Del
 Housed in an acid-free folder like this
 Stored in a secure, locked area

6. Our First Donation: Mark & Del
 Listed in FRANK, our online catalog, so that
researchers can find it

7. Our First Donation: Mark & Del
 Listed in WorldCat.org, the free searchable database
of 1 billion items in the libraries of the world
http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/813602115

8. Your donation will not be
immediately digitized or exhibited
• It will be available to in-person researchers who
have been screened to use manuscript material
• If we have enough material to adequately fill up
an exhibit or if it fits the theme & story of an
exhibit, then it would go on display
• Exhibits are usually planned 3-5 years in advance

9. Read more:
http://tinyurl.com/BHM-newlywed
library@buffalohistory.org
(716) 873-9644 x 306
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