School ArchivesSports memorabilia, uniforms, textbooks, programs, and materials from clubs, scholarships, and extracurricular organizations.
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Donation Information
Help preserve photographs, records, publications, and artifacts connected to Maroa-Forsyth schools and the surrounding community.
Preserve local history
What belongs in the archives?
The Maroa-Forsyth School Archives collects materials relating to the history of the Maroa-Forsyth School District, schools that consolidated to form the district, and the Maroa community and surrounding rural areas.
Have something you may wish to donate?
Please contact the archives before bringing or sending materials. A brief description or photograph can help determine whether an item fits the collection.
Contact the ArchivesSuggested donation materials
Class lists, school records, yearbooks, announcements, directories, school registers, meeting notes, and class records.
Photographs, negatives, VHS tapes, MiniDV tapes, recordings, and other audio-visual materials documenting school and community life.
Personal papers of students, teachers, coaches, and staff, plus records of families or organizations with a clear local school connection.
Books by or about people connected to the schools, as well as works about Maroa, Forsyth, nearby rural areas, and central Illinois.
Donated funds may occasionally be used to acquire school- or community-related historical materials offered for sale.
Before you donate
We are grateful for suitable donations from former students, teachers, coaches, families, community members, and staff. Because storage and preservation resources are limited, not every item can be accepted.
Collection fit
The archives may decline materials outside its collecting scope or suggest a more appropriate archival repository.
Condition and storage
Items whose physical condition prevents safe storage cannot be accepted.
Duplicates and space
Donated materials may be reviewed for duplication, available space, and relevance. Donors of collections or papers will be contacted when an object will not be retained.
Care and conservation
Conservation and repair decisions are made at the discretion of the archivist.
Deed of Gift
Copyright and ownership of accepted materials are transferred to the Maroa-Forsyth School District through a Deed of Gift form.
Not sure whether an item is a good fit?
Contact the archives with a short description. We can discuss the material before arrangements are made.
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Contact the archives with a short description. We can discuss the material before arrangements are made.