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Buffalo Museum Accepts Gift Wayne Byers
JAMESTOWN, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) -- A museum only hopes that it can receive a collection that would make such a significant impact as the Ernest Clifford Collection of buffalo memorabilia has to the National Buffalo Museum. Wednesday evening's 16th Annual Fundraiser For the North Dakota Buffalo Foundation in Jamestown, was dedicated to Ernie Clifford and the 350 plus piece collection that he donated to the National Buffalo Museum in early March 2009.
National Buffalo Museum Director, Felicia Sargeant says, the process began over a year ago for moving the collection from CT and obtaining an official appraisal of the collection. Although the "road" was a tough one, the museum was able to obtain funding from the Buffalo City Tourism Foundation for the move as well as pay for the appraisal. She says, purchasing collections is not standard practice for museums as there is never enough money for day-to-day operations. She adds, the National Buffalo Museum is no exception, and would not have had the ability to even consider accepting the collection if hadn't been for the generous support of the Buffalo City Tourism Foundation.
Ms. Sargeant adds, it is with great pride that the National Buffalo Museum now houses the entire collection of Ernest Clifford. The museum will continue to change and display the many wonderful bronzes, artwork and memorabilia that Ernie collected for over 30 years. Ernie and his family have made the trip to North Dakota in order to see the collection displayed.
The National Buffalo Museum is currently open daily from 8 a.m. 8 p.m. Admission is $5.00 for adults, $4.00 for AAA/Seniors, $10 for families, $1.00 for students (age 17 7), age 6 and under and museum members are free. The National Buffalo Museum is located off I-94 at exit 258 in Jamestown. For more information about these events, contact the National Buffalo Museum at 701-252-8648 or 1-800-807-1511.
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