Virginia Association of Museums

Silent Auction CatalogMarch 7 - 10, 2015

held atThe 2015 Annual Conference

Omni Richmond Hotel Richmond

Please enjoy the many fine donations that have been pledged to the upcoming VAM Silent Auction thus far … and many more are expected. Updated catalogs will be available weekly. Check back and study up. And then come to the conference and place your bids!

2 A night in the South Pacific! Two ticket vouchers to Virginia Rep's summer musical, South Pacific, June-Aug. 2015; reservations required.

Donated by: Virginia Repertory Theatre Richmond, VA

Value: $120 Minimum bid: $40

3 Museum Management Books

A variety of books on subjects related to museum management. Donated by: Practical Matters for Small Museums

Round Hill, VA Value: $50 Minimum bid: $15

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4 One year membership One year membership, a copy of Stanley Woodworking Tools, copies of the Chronicle and Shavings

Donated by: Early American Industries Association Hebron, MD

Value: $65 Minimum bid: $25

5 Tour for ten Certificate providing tickets for a private house and grounds tour of Ash Lawn-Highland for up to 10 people. Advanced reservations required.

Donated by: Ash Lawn-Highland Charlottesville, VA

Value: $140 Minimum bid: $45

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6 Belle Grove Plantation Membership Basket Basket includes a Belle Grove/ National Trust Family Membership, 2 house tour tickets, a box of Whiskey chocolates & a Belle Grove magnet

Donated by: Belle Grove Plantation Middletown, VA

Value: $75 Minimum bid: $25

7 Buildings of Virginia, by Anne Carter Lee and Contributors This second of two volumes encompasses five regions: Shenandoah Valley, Allegheny Highlands, Piedmont, Southside, and Southwest Virginia .

Donated by: University of Virginia Press Charlottesville, VA

Value: $75 Minimum bid: $25

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8 Lexington Silk Scarf View of Lexington and its many historic properties and a Stonewall Jackson quote, all on a colorful silk scarf.

Donated by: Stonewall Jackson House Lexington, VA

Value: $40 Minimum bid: $13

9 Book: "The Kentucky Bourbon Experience A Visual Tour of Kentucky's Bourbon Distilleries" by Leon Howlett Renowned photographer Howlett combines his passions of photography and Kentucky bourbon in this visual tour 8 of Kentucky bourbon distilleries

Donated by: Michael Dowell & Pat Gooch Amherst, VA

Value: $39 Minimum bid: $13

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10 Book: "Legendary Corvettes" A select few Corvettes have attained mythic status. Eighteen of the most legendary Corvettes of all time are featured in this beautiful book by Randy Leffingwell, Photography by Dave Wendt.

Donated by: Michael Dowell & Pat Gooch Amherst, VA

Value: $35 Minimum bid: $12

11 SOAR handcrafted cat bed Soft flannel cat bed, made as fundraiser for Save Our Animal Rescue, Amherst County, VA (Could be used by a small non-discriminating dog, too!)

Donated by: Michael Dowell & Pat Gooch Amherst, VA

Value: $40 Minimum bid: $10

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12 Christ Church Collection Books, Christmas music CD and a souvenier mug from the "Raise the Roof" Craft Beer Fest

Donated by: Foundation for Historic Christ Church Irvington, VA

Value: $60 Minimum bid: $20

13 A year at the farm! One year family membership for free admission to the Farm and all of the 18th century special events, including 3 Market Fairs.

Donated by: Claude Moore Colonial Farm at Turkey Run McLean, VA

Value: $40 Minimum bid: $10

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14 Hand-Carved Sono-wood Bowl Handmade in Indonesia Fair Trade

Donated by: Portsmouth Art and Cultural Center Portsmouth, VA

Value: $23 Minimum bid: $8

15 Guided tour and stroll ... plus goodies! Tour the 1804 mansion, stroll the grounds, enjoy the goodies from the Oatlands gift shop included in the package (Oatlands tea and jelly).

Donated by: Oatlands Leesburg, VA

Value: $90 Minimum bid: $30

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16 Girl Scout Goodies: basket full of cookies, nuts and candies! As a Thank You to all of the Community Partners in our council area!

Donated by: Girl Scouts of the Commonwealth of Virginia Richmond, VA

Value: $40 Minimum bid: $13

17 Art Class Dream! Glue sticks, Crayola crayons, #2 pencils and pastel paper ... all in one convenient plastic milk crate!

Donated by: Manasass Museum System Manassas, VA

Value: $140 Minimum bid: $45

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18 Christening Gown baby form This form is the size of a newborn baby. It mounts on a 24” height aluminum post. The height is adjustable. Made of Ethafoam with a polyester stockinette covering. (Dress not included.)

Donated by: Dorfman Museum Figures, Inc. Baltimore, MD

Value: $195 Minimum bid: $65

19 Pose-able Hand Unlike semi-rigid vinyl hands, wire imbedded in the fingers is connected to the wrist, allowing finger to pose and the wrist to bend to better fit props.

Donated by: Dorfman Museum Figures, Inc. Baltimore, MD

Value: $188 Minimum bid: $63

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20 An evening at the Symphony! Voucher for two tickets to Altria or Metro series or 4 tickets to any Lollipops concert in the 2014-15 or 2015-16 seasons.

Donated by: The Richmond Symphony Richmond, VA

Value: $100 Minimum bid: $33

21 Presidents in Marble ... Virginians all! Coasters with quotes from Washington, Jefferson, Madison and Monroe along with an iconic picture. Carved from large marble blocks, no two stones will ever be alike. Handcrafted in the USA. The quotes are all from displays at the Virginia War Memorial.

Donated by: Virginia War Memorial Richmond, VA

Value: $60 Minimum bid: $20

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22 National Interpreters' Conference in Virginia Beach & NAI Membership Take advantage of NAI's national conference location this year - Virginia Beach, VA! Join interpreters from throughout the US and other countries for four days of great professional development. This auction item includes a full conference registration plus an NAI professional one-year membership.

Donated by: National Association for Interpreters Fort Collins, CO

Value: $470 Minimum bid: $155

23 VAM Board Style (...for men at least!) Four current or former members of the VAM Council have donated their favorite choices of bow ties to the cause. They will be the perfect addition to your wardrobe.

Donated by: The Bow Tie Guys Virginia

Value: $80 Minimum bid: $55

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24 A year of history! A 1-year family membership in the Virginia Historical Society, a selection of VHS publications, and a 2014 Limited Edition brass pineapple ornament.

Donated by: Virginia Historical Society Richmond, VA

Value: $100 Minimum bid: $35

25 Three Piece Deluxe Riser Set to be used for display of small objects on exhibit. The three different heights (3", 4", 5") allow display at different levels to create greater visual interest for an exhibit.

Donated by: Hollinger Metal Edge Fredericksburg, VA

Value: $30 Minimum bid: $10

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26 The Presidential Dish Exhibition Catalog and Scarf This catalog explores Mrs. Wilson's contribution to the development of the China Room and includes examples of Presidential dinnerware from many administrations. The scarf was inspired by the Wilson Presidential China pattern.

Donated by: The President Woodrow Wilson House Washington, DC

Value: $105 Minimum bid: $35

27 Children's Train Package Train package with conductor's hat, talking books and pine train whistle

Donated by: Children's Museum of Virginia Portsmouth, VA

Value: $50 Minimum bid: $15

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28 Your own TJ Bust 6" hand-cast/finished Houdon bust, made by the exclusive provider of TJ busts to Monticello (Bronze finish)

Donated by: Museum Masterworks, Inc. Richmond, VA

Value: $30 Minimum bid: $10

29 Book: “In Good Keeping: Virginia's Folklife Apprenticeships" Author Jon Lohman and photographer Morgan Miller chronical the first 5 years of the folklife program, capturing the masters and apprentices at work.

Donated by: Virginia Foundation for the Humanities Value: $40 Minimum bid: $13

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30 Rita Dove Broadside Signed letterpress broadside featuring the poem “Ode to My Right Knee” by Rita Dove. Published by the Furious Flower Poetry Center at James Madison University for the 2014 Furious Flower poetry conference. Designed/printed at the Virginia Center for the Book, Charlottesville. Ltd Ed of 100 numbered/ 26 lettered copies.

Donated by: Virginia Foundation for the Humanities Value: $50 Minimum bid: $17

31 Copper Wall Sconces for Candles Two heart-shaped handmade, copper wall sconces for candles, made by artist Steve Eisenhart of Iron Stag Copper Crafts in Amelia, VA

Donated by: Henricus Foundation Chester, VA

Value: $70 Minimum bid: $23

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32 Book: “Hart Square - One Man's Passionate Preservation of North Carolina's Pioneed Heritage” By Robert W. Hart III with Nathan Moehlmann, Foreward by Bob Timberlake / For nearly forty years, Dr. Robert Hart of Hickory, NC, has rescued and restored, creating an entire 19th century village in Catawba County.

Donated by: Goosepen Studio & Press Hickory, NC

Value: $75 Minimum bid: $25

33 A Bedford Boys Basket .. for Company A, 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division Book: "The Bedford Boys" by Alex Kershaw, DVD: "Bedford: The Town They Left Behind," guest passes for a tour of the National D-Day Memorial, a logo lapel pin, and an exclusive 70th Anniversary print and travel mug

Donated by: National D-Day Memorial Bedford, VA

Value: $70 Minimum bid: $23

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34 Norfolk Botanical Garden Gift Pack NBG Book, metal flower votive stands (one tall, one short), stuffed turtle wearing NBG shirt, squishy toy, NBG mug, Moses Ezekiel statue & NBG floral magnets.

Donated by: Norfolk Botanical Garden Society Norfolk, VA

Value: $72 Minimum bid: $24

35 Gunston Hall Cherry Wood Bowl Created by local master wood turner using naturally expired cherry wood from Gunston Hall. Also included is a Gunston Hall guidebook, tote bag, and a copy of “The Virginia Declaration of Rights” written by George Mason.

Donated by: Gunston Hall Lorton, VA

Value: $200 Minimum bid: $66

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36 The Valentine Richmond Sampler A family membership accompanying an assortment of locally-sourced goods from the Valentine museum store: Valentine’s Tea and Meat Juice Growler, magnet, apron, reclaimed wood 'RVA' wine bottle holder/stopper, solar milled coasters, copper/glass oil lamp, wooden box, card, tote and old/new Richmond maps.

Donated by: Valentine Richmond History Center Richmond, VA

Value: $275 Minimum bid: $90

37 Stacked Arms Reproduction Sculture Reproduction of the ceremonial stacked arms that the Confederate Army made when asked to give up their arms at the end of the Civil War in Appomatox. Pewter, 6" high.

Donated by: Design Master Associates Toano, VA

Value: $35 Minimum bid: $12

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38 American Flag Quilt Wall Hanging Country-style quilted wall fiber art with sleeve for hanging

Donated by: Anonymous Value: $40 Minimum bid: $13

39 Framed Textile Beautiful Chinese-inspired design, embroidered on a silk panel; 15"x15" framed, ready for hanging

Donated by: Anonymous Value: $80 Minimum bid: $26

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40 Tickle your tastebuds! VMFA Gift Card to Amuse Restaurant or Best Café

Donated by: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Richmond, VA

Value: $100 Minimum bid: $35

41 A year at the VMFA! VMFA dual/family one-year complimentary membership

Donated by: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Richmond, VA

Value: $85 Minimum bid: $30

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42 3 Pairs of Hanmade Earrings Inspired by Virginia's natural resources. Sterling, marble and shell. Handmade by Catherine Dean.

Donated by: Historically Inspired Designs Richmond, VA

Value: $45 Minimum bid: $15

43 Handmade Necklace and Earrings Freshwater pearl necklace and semi-precious gemstone earrings. Sterling silver findings. Handmade by Catherine Dean.

Donated by: Historically Inspired Designs Richmond, VA

Value: $51 Minimum bid: $17

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44 A membership, a class and arty socks! Household membership ($75), a certificate for a Special Sessions Glass Studio Class ($40), and a wearable pair of masterpiece socks ($20).

Donated by: Chrysler Museum of Art Norfolk, VA

Value: $135 Minimum bid: $45

45 Four tickets to see the Squirrels Field Level tickets to one Richmond Flying Squirrels 2015 regular season game. Some blackout dates apply.

Donated by: Richmond Flying Squirrels Richmond, VA

Value: $40 Minimum bid: $13

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46 A year as an ALHFAM member One-year individual/basic membership in the Association for Living History, Farm and Agricultural Museums. Includes a copy of the Proceedings of the 2013 Annual Meeting and two issues of the ALHFAM Bulletin.

Donated by: Association for Living History, Farm and Agricultural Museums North Bloomfield, OH

Value: $62 Minimum bid: $20

47 PastPerfect's Inventory Manager with Barcode Laser Scanner This PastPerfect 5.0 add-on makes it simple to create inventory lists, print barcode labels, track collections and maintain an inventory history for each item.

Donated by: PastPerfect Software, Inc. Exton, PA

Value: $350 Minimum bid: $120

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48 Emerson Creek Pottery Ceramic Clock Crafted for the RV-CVB, each piece is hand-painted and fired in a gas kiln.

Donated by: Roanoke Valley Convention & Visitors Bureau Roanoke, VA

Value: $40 Minimum bid: $13

49 Hiroshige Cherry Blossom earrings By David Howell & Co., inspired by the great Japanese landscape artist. Solid brass, wires/posts are hypo-allergenic.

Donated by: Annonymous Value: $28 Minimum bid: $9

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50 Orange you glad you're a VAM member? Orange and linen scarf, glass dish, wood fish, sticky notes

Donated by: Practical Matters for Small Museums Value: $45 Minimum bid: $15

51 Mini Bag & Flower Pin Small handwoven wool bag with detachable red flower pin

Donated by: Practical Matters for Small Museums Value: $20 Minimum bid: $6

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52 Capodimonte candlesticks Porcelain Italian candlesticks. Porcelain factory was started in the 1700s.

Donated by: Practical Matters for Small Museums Value: $25 Minimum bid: $8

53 Salad Duet Nambe salad tongs with a Good Seasons Cruet kit!

Donated by: Practical Matters for Small Museums Value: $25 Minimum bid: $8

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54 Milagros Book: "Milagros" by Martha Egan, two milagros for your own religious offerings, and a bookmark for your studies

Donated by: Practical Matters for Small Museums Value: $20 Minimum bid: $7

55 Set for Summer Glass dish with starfish, napkins, 4 starfish dishes, Keys salt scrub, coasters notes

Donated by: Practical Matters for Small Museums Value: $75 Minimum bid: $25

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56 Pamper yourself! Green ceramic mug by Loudoun potter Richard Busch, pair of beeswax candles, lavender tea

Donated by: Practical Matters for Small Museums Value: $30 Minimum bid: $10

57 Fleurs Ceramic lace imprint dish, lavender soap, notes

Donated by: Practical Matters for Small Museums Value: $25 Minimum bid: $8

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58 Grand time in the Garden! Gardening apron, pair of gardening gloves, expandable flower vase, notes, magnet

Donated by: Practical Matters for Small Museums Value: $40 Minimum bid: $13

59 Christmas in March Holiday apron & dishtowel, snowman soap dispenser and cheese knife, & an angel bell

Donated by: Practical Matters for Small Museums Value: $25 Minimum bid: $8

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60 Two tall containers Glass containers with wooden lids

Donated by: Practical Matters for Small Museums Value: $20 Minimum bid: $7

61 Discover why coffee was the Gray Ghost’s favorite drink … by enjoying some yourself. Package includes a Starbuck’s gift card, a mug imprinted with Mosby’s image, and a copy of Jeff Wert’s biography, "Mosby’s Rangers," & driving tour booklets/brochures of Mosby’s Confederacy in the Virginia Piedmont.

Donated by: Mosby Heritage Area Association Value: $55 Minimum bid: $18

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2 Tea for Two at the Aldie Mill's Annual Springtime Tea Party, May 9 (as in Mother's Day weekend ... ) Tea for two (catered by Calling Card Events), creation of your own unique floral arrangement with the Aldie Horticultural Society, 3-piece Staffordshire tea service, small tea accoutrements & starter of fine tea AND a subscription to "Tea Time," a bi-monthy magazine, all about tea!

Donated by: Aldie Mill / Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority and Calling Card Events Aldie, VA

Value: $150 Minimum bid: $50

63 Your own TJ Bust 6" hand-cast/finished Houdon bust, made by the exclusive provider of TJ busts to Monticello (White marble finish)

Donated by: Museum Masterworks, Inc. Richmond, VA

Value: $30 Minimum bid: $10

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64 A Little Patrick Henry for Everyone Red Hill Reserve Wine with glasses, Henry Essays, "Patrick Henry's Virginia", framed print of Henry's law office, child's t-shirt, video: "5 More Minutes with Mr. Henry," a drum pen, "Give me liberty or give me death" speech and 6 passes

Donated by: Red Hill / Patrick Henry National Memorial Brookneal, VA

Value: $130 Minimum bid: $43

65 DC-Georgetown Goodie Bag Tote bag with notecards, 6 pack DC brewery ale, 2 books by Georgetown neighbors, plus a Dumbarton House tour for 10 with wine!

Donated by: Dumbarton House, NSCDA Washington, DC

Value: $75 Minimum bid: $25

66 Alexandria Archaeology Gift Bag Friends of Museum membership, bag and shirt with six books and the spring issue of the Alexandria Archaeology Volunteer News

Donated by: Alexandria Archaeology Museum Alexandria, VA

Value: $100 Minimum bid: $33

67 Bed and Breakfast Package One night weekend stay at the Omni Richmond Hotel with breakfast for two in Trevi’s restaurant. Subject to availability, and not valid for New Year’s Eve. Reservations required

Donated by: Omni Richmond Hotel Richmond, VA

Value: $313 Minimum bid: $100

68 Tiffany Package Set of 6 Louis Comfort Tiffany Favrile Glass Magnets, Book of LCT Decorative Gift Wrap, and Fan with image of Maymont’s LCT Window

Donated by: Maymont Foundation Richmond, VA

Value: $30 Minimum bid: $10

70 Southeastern Museums Conference Registration Full registration to the SEMC 2015 Conference, Oct. 12-14, in Jacksonville, FL!

Donated by: Southeastern Museums Conference Atlanta, GA

Value: $300 Minimum bid: $100

71 A Taste of Nelson County A basket with a variety of Nelson County wine, craft beer, hard cider, pickles and honey, along with a "Sunday Drives" book for Amherst and Nelson Counties

Donated by: Oakland, the Nelson County Museum of Rural History Lovingston, VA

Value: $60 Minimum bid: $20

72 Straight from the sands of time ... a pharaoh funeral mask repair kit! Did that pesky beard fall off again? Fix it once and for all with this handy kit. Comes complete with scraper to clean up any drips. No Egyptologist should be without one.

Donated by: Howard Carter & Lord Carnarvon Value: Priceless! Minimum bid: $10

73 A Lynchburg Collection Basket Lynchburg memorabilia: book, mug, tea, snacks (to curl up on a cold snowy or rainy day), lotion, soap, t-shirt, umbrella, and tickets to Lynchburg Museum and Point of Honor

Donated by: Lynchburg Museum Systems Point of Honor Lynchburg, VA

Value: $100 Minimum bid: $33

74 Hand-Carved Caribbean Lazy Susan with Sauce Bowls This wooden Lazy Susan style dip/spice platter with bowls is a beautiful addition to a warm-weather get-together

Donated by: Anonymous Value: $75 Minimum bid: $25

75 Godinger Fine Polished Aluminum Boat Salad Bowl with Wood Servers Set sail in a sea of healthy eating with this beautiful salad bowl with serving utensils

Donated by: Anonymous Value: $70 Minimum bid: $23

76 Inspired by the Museum Collection "Banjo Lesson" poster, Elizabeth Carlett notecards and 2 copies of the”International Review of African American Art Journal”

Donated by: Hampton University Museum Hampton, VA

Value: $50 Minimum bid: $16

77 At the Rivah platter The platter celebrates the joys of life on the "rivah" with blue illustrations and words around the rim featuring river activities; A Virginia Shop exclusive

Donated by: The Library of Virginia Richmond, VA

Value: $60 Minimum bid: $20

78 Rockbrige Publications Sampler Two flagship books, "Remarkable Rockbridge: The Story of a Virginia County" and "Roads of Rockbridge: A Pictorial and Historic Driving Guide." Also three volumes of the papers on local history published in RHS' 75 year series of "Proceedings."

Donated by: Rockbridge Historical Society Lexington, VA

Value: $75 Minimum bid: $25

79 Portsmouth Sampler "Heart of the Harbor" cookbook, Portsmuth coffee mugs, Lightship ornament & baseball cap.

Donated by: Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum & Lightship PORTSMOUTH Portsmouth, VA

Value: $52 Minimum bid: $17

80 Your own Amercian Mastodon tooth (Mammut americanum) … this from a Virginian actually! Created by the VMNH Casting and Molding program, this cast of a juvenile American mastodon tooth was made from a 14,000 year-old specimen discovered at Saltville, VA.

Donated by: Virginia Museum of Natural History Martinsville, VA

Value: $10 Minimum bid: $3

81 Or a Wooly Mammth tooth cast (Mammuthus primigenius)! Created by the VMNH Casting and Molding program, this cast of a Wooly Mammoth was made from a ~20,000 year-old specimen discovered in Alaska (A donation to VMNH from VMI).

Donated by: Virginia Museum of Natural History Martinsville, VA

Value: $50 Minimum bid: $18

82 Or … a Pleistocene giant beaver skull! (Castoroides ohioensis) Created by the VMNH Casting and Molding program, this cast is of a beaver that grew to the size of a black bear and is from a 12,000 year-old specimen discovered in Wayne County, IN.

Donated by: Virginia Museum of Natural History Martinsville, VA

Value: $500 Minimum bid: $150

83 A VLM Collection including 2 museum passes Basket: "Wild About Nature Book"/ VLM Pocket Naturalist Guide / Otter T-Shirt (Large) / Wildflower Playing Cards / Polished Unakite Stones / VLM Magnets & Pint Glass / And a big plush Bobcat!

Donated by: Virginia Living Museum Newport News, VA

Value: $125 Minimum bid: $40

84 Williamsburg Lodge: site of VAM Conference 2016! Two-night stay for two in a deluxe room, including breakfast for two daily in Traditions Restaurant and two Historic Area passes. Excludes major holidays and Grand Illumination Weekend. Reservations required.

Donated by: The Williamsburg Lodge Value: $525 Minimum bid: $175

85 Stoneware Bowl of Faux Oyster Stew To liven up your museum's winter table. The stew contains whole oysters bathed in a cream broth and is based on a recipe for Oyster Soup found in Mary Randolph's 1824 cookbook, "The Virginia Housewife Or, Methodical Cook". The stew fills a stoneware bowl.

Donated by: History's Table: Faux Period Foods Manassas, VA

Value: $120 Minimum bid: $40

86 "We the People" ball point pen Made in the USA heirloom quality, one-of-a-kind handcrafted "We the People" ball point pen by J. Hue Pens.

Donated by: Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library and Museum Staunton, VA

Value: $69 Minimum bid: $23

87 Enjoy this gift pack filled with fun and knowledge about Virginia's plants and animals! Learn about which plants are not native to Virginia and enjoy such items as travel-friendly field guides that can help you identify birds, reptiles, & amphibians as you enjoy Virginia's natural resources. Don't forget to record your findings!

Donated by: Ellanor C. Lawrence Park- Fairfax County Park Authority Chantilly, VA

Value: $42 Minimum bid: $14

88 Football Fever Basket Includes: “By My Brother’s Side” / “The Perfect Season” / Football IQ game / New England Patriots mascot / Football Tervis Tumbler / Football Crazy Bands

Donated by: Virginia Sports Hall of Fame & Museum Portsmouth, VA

Value: $82 Minimum bid: $27

89 Crab Orchard Corn Maze Package Two single-day passes to Crab Orchard Corn Maze & Pisgah Pumpkin Patch, open weekends 9/11–11/2, 2015, plus 2 museum admission passes, and one night for 2 at the Cottage at Crab Orchard Bed and Breakfast

Donated by: Crab Orchard Museum & Pioneer Park Tazewell, VA

Value: $205 Minimum bid: $68

90 CD: “The Healing Blues” … telling the stories of the homeless (a project for the Interactive Resource Center, Greensboro) 15 original songs co-written by songwriters with homeless storytellers, giving voice to people who are rarely acknowledged or heard. Executive Director Charlotte Whitted is a songwriter on two songs and lead singer.

Donated by: Crab Orchard Museum & Pioneer Park Tazewell, VA

Value: $15 Minimum bid: $5

92 Sporting Exhibitions Collection Annual membership & 2 guest passes, plus three lovely exhibition catalogs

Donated by: National Sporting Library and Museum Middleburg, VA

Value: $120 Minimum bid: $40

93 James Monroe Museum Goodie Bag James Monroe Museum T-shirt, travel mug, magnet, chocolate medallions, pencils, and kazoos, Mrs. Monroe's Music CD, Fredericksburg: The Official Guide, City of Fredericksburg baseball cap and mug

Donated by: James Monroe Museum Fredericksburg, VA

Value: $100 Minimum bid: $33

94 A basket centered around the trades highlighted

at George Washington’s Mount Vernon A bottle of unaged whiskey distilled at George Washington’s Distillery using an historic recipe, cornmeal and pancake mix ground at George Washington’s Gristmill, and nails and S-hooks crafted by Mount Vernon’s blacksmiths.

Donated by: George Washinton's Mount Vernon Mount Vernon, VA

Value: $150 Minimum bid: $50 95 George Washington’s Mount Vernon VIP Tour Basket

A certificate for a VIP tour of Mount Vernon for up to 10 guests, two official guidebooks, and the newly-published book, "The General in the Garden," edited by Susan Schoelwer, Robert H. Smith Senior Curator at GWMV. Valid thru 3-1-2016. The basket will also include a GWMV coffe mug and 2014 Christmas ornament.

Donated by: George Washinton's Mount Vernon Value: $550 Minimum bid: $180 96 George Washington’s Mount Vernon Wine Festival Basket

A certificate for four tickets to the Spring or Fall 2015 Wine Festival and Sunset Tour, cheese boxes, a copy of "Dining with the Washingtons," filled with history, recipes, and stunning photos, edited by Stephen A. McLeod. The basket will also include two bottles of Mount Vernon wine and two wine glasses.

Donated by: George Washinton's Mount Vernon Value: $275 Minimum bid: $90

97 Monticello Behind-the-scenes tour plus more Four tickets to an exclusive tour of upstairs, third floor iconic Dome Room, the "Crossroads" exhibition under the house … plus a tote and beautiful book "Thomas Jefferson's Monticello"

Donated by: Monticello / Thomas Jefferson Foundation, Inc. Charlottesville, VA

Value: $280 Minimum bid: $90

98 Discover Norfolk's Hermitage Museum & Gardens One Caprice Level Membership (Family) and a Private Tour with our Chief Curator. PLUS a Bruce Munro book, Hermitage puzzle, book clip and seeds from our gardens.

Donated by: Hermitage Museum & Gardens Norfolk, VA

Value: $213 Minimum bid: $71

99 Take six to the museum! Passes are good for complimentary admission to all msuem exhibitions

Donated by: National Building Museum Washington, DC

Value: $48 Minimum bid: $16

100 Sully History Gift Pack Enjoy learning about history through Sully's History Pack! Learn about Richard Bland Lee, Northern Virginia's first Governor, and his life through Robert Gamble's Sully. Take a piece of Northern Virginia with you through the magnets, postcards, and stuffe

Donated by: Sully Historic Site - Fairfax County Park Authority Chantilly, VA

Value: $20 Minimum bid: $7

101 Vintage Winnie the Pooh Lithograph Set (1997) in portfolio Promotional piece for 1997 "Pooh's Grand Adventure" release, from the Disney Store; excellent condition, ready for framing

Donated by: Daura Gallery of Lynchburg College Lynchburg, VA

Value: $40 Minimum bid: $13

102 Vintage The Hunchback of Notre Dame Print (1996) in portfolio Promotional piece for 1996 "Hunchback" release, from the Disney Store; 8"x16"; excellent condition, ready for framing

Donated by: Daura Gallery of Lynchburg College Lynchburg, VA

Value: $10 Minimum bid: $3

103 Amherst County Land and Patent Map by retired surveryor Mike Crabill Print of map showing land grants and patents of Amherst County. Original was hand-drawn and hand-colored, decorated with frontiersman and an Indian. Lists acreage of tracts and year of patent, as well as patentee.

Donated by: Amherst County Museum Amherst, VA

Value: $25 Minimum bid: $8

104 Battle of New Market gift set Includes newly released feature film, “Field of Lost Shoes”/ movie poster from the film/signed “Valley Thunder” by Charles Knight/signed, brand new cookbook, “Mother Bushhog’s Sponge Cake”/ WMCW mug and gift bag

Donated by: Virginia Museum of the Civil War New Market, VA

Value: $75 Minimum bid: $25

105 A puzzle of the Grand Canyon! Thos. Moran "Grand Canyon with Rainbow" as a jigsaw puzzle by Pomegranate; Sturdy construction, engagingly intricate; new, still shrink wrapped!

Donated by: Anonymous Value: $30 Minimum bid: $10

106 A Year at CMoR for some lucky family! Family membership for 2 named adults and up to 6 children under the age of 18

Donated by: Children's Museum of Richmond Richmond, VA

Value: $135 Minimum bid: $45

107 Catalog from the Reeves Center Porcelain Collection at W&L & Staffordshire Lee Chapel plate Blue & white china 10" plate of Lee Chapel made exclusively for Lee Chapel, W&L Universtiy, by Old English Staffordshire Ware of Staffordshire England.

Donated by: Lee Chapel & Museum Lexington, VA

Value: $60 Minimum bid: $20

108 Assortment of goodies from the Mill to keep you warm on winter days. Flour & Grits, ground on-site at Colvin Run Mill. A CRM mug and scented hot pad, McCutcheon's Honey and Apple Butter, and cake testers. (Cake testers are made by the artisans at Furnace Town Living Heritage Museum in Snow Hill, MD)

Donated by: Colvin Run Mill Historic Site Great Falls, VA

Value: $60 Minimum bid: $20

109 SHRED exhibition catalog and a resin bracelet SHRED, is a fundraising competition & exhibition where Hampton Roads area designers, fine artists, surfers, skaters, and students showcase their artwork for a skate deck and/or surfboard; Bracelet made by Resin & Wood (VA Beach) by recycling the resin tha

Donated by: Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art Virginia Beach, VA

Value: $45 Minimum bid: $15

110 A year of visits for 4 to Jamestown & Yorktown Four American Heritage Annual Passes to our museums, Jamestown Settlement and the Yorktown Victory Center and Official Jamestown 2007 Caches

Donated by: Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation Williamsburg, VA

Value: $170 Minimum bid: $56

111 Reproduction of a Circa 1795 English Plate Decorated with patriotic images based on the great seal of the United States; Handcrafted in Virginia

Donated by: Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation Williamsburg, VA

Value: $30 Minimum bid: $10

112 JYF Book Collection Books: "Jamestown Exposition" by Amy Waters Yarsinske and "Yorktown 1781" by Brendan Morrissey

Donated by: Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation Williamsburg, VA

Value: $42 Minimum bid: $14

13 Puzzle of a picture and a pictorial guide … both of Historic Jamestown 500 piece Jamestown Settlement Puzzle and Jamestown Settlement Pictorial Guide

Donated by: Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation Williamsburg, VA

Value: $17 Minimum bid: $6

114 Limited edition print of Robert E. Lee, by Thomas B. Welch … possibly painted from life rather than photo. Painting was shown in European Salon of 1868 but then disappeared from public view. It was discovered in 2007 by a MOC member; loaned to the museum for an temporary exhibition and underwrote cost of 500 prints w/ % to benefit the MOC.

Donated by: The American Civil War Center Richmond, VA

Value: $100 Minimum bid: $33

115 Talk & Tour: The House that Branch Built Private tour for twelve (12) of the headquarters for the Virginia Society of the Amercan Institute of Architects. Reservations required.

Donated by: Virginia Center for Architecture Richmond, VA

Value: $240 Minimum bid: $80

116 Lenardo da Vinci and the Idea of Beauty at the Muscarelle! 4 tickets and an exhibition catalog

Donated by: Muscarelle Museum of Art at the College of William & Mary Williamsburg, VA

Value: $105 Minimum bid: $35

117 The definitive history of Patrick Count "History of Patrick County, Virginia" by the History Subcommittee of the county's Historical Society

Donated by: Patrick County Historical Society & Museum Critz, VA

Value: $35 Minimum bid: $12

118 4 Passes to explore 800,000 gallons of aquariums and animal habitats! Complimentary passes to the Virginia Aquarium in Virginia Beach

Donated by: Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center Virginia Beach, VA

Value: $88 Minimum bid: $30

64 Varina Davis Commemorative Button Varina Davis was married to Jefferson Davis. Patriotic buttons were popular to commemorate political & patriotic figures. This 1860's button is made with original findings and a photograph of the First Lady of the Confederacy

Donated by: Civil War Lady Joy Melcher Osage, IA

Value: $15 Minimum bid: $5

120-122 Exhibition Catalogues from UVA Publications from a current and recent Fralin exhibition: "Realms of Earth and Sky" and "Freud: Etchings" (Three sets of two)

Donated by: The Fralin Museum of Art at the University of Virginia Charlottesville

Value: $62 Minimum bid: $22

123 My Family History Kit All materials needed to collect your family history: 12-generation pedigree chart; brochure with a starting place and questions to ask in oral history interviews; file folders, envelopes and polyester sleeves for safe storage of photos and documents.

Donated by: Gaylord Archival Syracuse, NY

Value: $52 Minimum bid: $17

124 Tickets to the Patio Series 2015 … and $25 to spend there! 4 tickets to Friday Series and $25 gift certificate to spend!

Donated by: James River Cellars Glen Allen, VA

Value: $65 Minimum bid: $22

125 DEA Tactical Duffle Bag with hide-away backpack straps 420 Denier ripstop polyester, bottom air vents, zippered front pocket, end grab handles with rivetted construction, metal hardware, side bungies, side compression straps, padded handles, ergonomic padded shoulderstrap.

Donated by: DEA Museum Arlington, VA

Value: $45 Minimum bid: $15

126 DEA Flag Badge T-shirt UnderArmour loose fit T-shirt

Donated by: DEA Museum Arlington, VA

Value: $25 Minimum bid: $8

127 DEA Journal Simulated leather with oversized badge deboss on the front. Includes 80 ruled pages, elastic loop closure and bookmark. Document cover inside back cover. 5.5"x8.25”

Donated by: DEA Museum Arlington, VA

Value: $15 Minimum bid: $5

128 Two DEA Sports Water Bottles 21 oz. Changes color with temperature changes.

Donated by: DEA Museum Arlington, VA

Value: $7 Minimum bid: $3

129 A DEA Future Agent Set Infant set with DEA terry front bib, BPA free bottle, no sharp edges/easy grip rattle

Donated by: DEA Museum Arlington, VA

Value: $12 Minimum bid: $4

130 Celebrate 100 Years of Federal Drug Law Enforcement! 100th Anniversary Ornament and Coin

Donated by: DEA Museum Arlington, VA

Value: $24 Minimum bid: $6