Museum or Military Abandoned Property

Our office has a list of abandoned properties left in museums, historical societies, zoological gardens, aquariums, botanical gardens, arboreta and other such institutions. These items are listed on our website for 180 days. If no one comes forward to prove ownership to the property prior to or within 30 days after the listing, the museum acquires title to the property.

We also list military awards, medals or decorations found among the contents of abandoned safe deposit boxes. Military items are held by the Division of Military and Naval Affairs. These items remain on our website until they are claimed. Contact the Division of Military and Naval Affairs to claim an item.

Instructions for reporting these items to the Office of Unclaimed Funds can be found in the Handbook for Reporters of Unclaimed Funds.

If you have questions about items on the list, please contact the Office of Unclaimed Funds.

Listing of Museum or Military Abandoned Property
Record # Property DescriptionAcquisition DateProperty Owner NameProperty Owner AddressProperty Held ByDate Posted
1

Three (3) World War I medals.

  1. Great War for Civilization – St Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne with a rainbow ribbon.
  2. NYS World War – Medal with blue and white ribbon.
  3. VFW - Brown metallic cross with red, white and gold ribbon.
Lot # (96) - 347Carrie & Salvatore MormonN/ANYS Military Museum
61 Lake Avenue
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
03/02/12
2One (1) World War I medal.
Great War for Civilization – St Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne with a rainbow ribbon
Lot # (92) - 422Biagio GuminaN/ANYS Military Museum
61 Lake Avenue
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
03/12/12
234 banker boxes of family archives and papers pertaining to the ancestors of Loie Burr ClevelandAugust 14, 1976Joyce Cleveland Smirk4590 Highland Woods Way, Powell, TN 37894Suffolk County Historical Society Museum, 300 West Main Street, Riverhead, NY, 119014/11/24
N0031.1989Physician's certificatepre-1989UnknownUnknownFenimore Art Museum & The Farmers' Museum
5798 SH 80, PO Box 800
Cooperstown, NY 13326
7/11/24
N0050.1991"George Washington"pre-1991UnknownUnknownFenimore Art Museum & The Farmers' Museum
5798 SH 80, PO Box 800
Cooperstown, NY 13326
7/11/24
N0054.1991"George Washington"pre-1991UnknownUnknownFenimore Art Museum & The Farmers' Museum
5798 SH 80, PO Box 800
Cooperstown, NY 13326
7/11/24
N0055.1991"George Washington"pre-1991UnknownUnknownFenimore Art Museum & The Farmers' Museum
5798 SH 80, PO Box 800
Cooperstown, NY 13326
7/11/24
N0162.1993Santo Figurepre-1993UnknownUnknownFenimore Art Museum & The Farmers' Museum
5798 SH 80, PO Box 800
Cooperstown, NY 13326
7/11/24
N0231.1976"Osgood House"pre-1976UnknownUnknownFenimore Art Museum & The Farmers' Museum
5798 SH 80, PO Box 800
Cooperstown, NY 13326
7/11/24
N0232.1976"Washington's Headquarters"pre-1976UnknownUnknownFenimore Art Museum & The Farmers' Museum
5798 SH 80, PO Box 800
Cooperstown, NY 13326
7/11/24
N0233.1976"The Gates House"pre-1976UnknownUnknownFenimore Art Museum & The Farmers' Museum
5798 SH 80, PO Box 800
Cooperstown, NY 13326
7/11/24
N0234.1976"A Window in Hendrick's Chapel"pre-1976UnknownUnknownFenimore Art Museum & The Farmers' Museum
5798 SH 80, PO Box 800
Cooperstown, NY 13326
7/11/24
N0235.1976"The Dunning Homestead"pre-1976UnknownUnknownFenimore Art Museum & The Farmers' Museum
5798 SH 80, PO Box 800
Cooperstown, NY 13326
7/11/24
N0236.1976"Phelps House"pre-1976UnknownUnknownFenimore Art Museum & The Farmers' Museum
5798 SH 80, PO Box 800
Cooperstown, NY 13326
7/11/24
N0237.1976"House in Chatham Center"pre-1976UnknownUnknownFenimore Art Museum & The Farmers' Museum
5798 SH 80, PO Box 800
Cooperstown, NY 13326
7/11/24
N0238.1976"Major Forman House"pre-1976UnknownUnknownFenimore Art Museum & The Farmers' Museum
5798 SH 80, PO Box 800
Cooperstown, NY 13326
7/11/24
N0239.1976"Major Forman House"pre-1976UnknownUnknownFenimore Art Museum & The Farmers' Museum
5798 SH 80, PO Box 800
Cooperstown, NY 13326
7/11/24
N0240.1976"Albany Academy"pre-1976UnknownUnknownFenimore Art Museum & The Farmers' Museum
5798 SH 80, PO Box 800
Cooperstown, NY 13326
7/11/24
N0013.1976Portrait of Ercole Cartottopre-1976UnknownUnknownFenimore Art Museum & The Farmers' Museum
5798 SH 80, PO Box 800
Cooperstown, NY 13326
7/11/24
N0019.1976Map of Warren, Washington, and Essex Countiespre-1976UnknownUnknownFenimore Art Museum & The Farmers' Museum
5798 SH 80, PO Box 800
Cooperstown, NY 13326
7/11/24
N0020.1976Portrait of a womanpre-1976UnknownUnknownFenimore Art Museum & The Farmers' Museum
5798 SH 80, PO Box 800
Cooperstown, NY 13326
7/11/24
N0054.1976Undershirtpre-1976UnknownUnknownFenimore Art Museum & The Farmers' Museum
5798 SH 80, PO Box 800
Cooperstown, NY 13326
7/11/24
N0130.1976 (01-02)Umbrella Standspre-1976UnknownUnknownFenimore Art Museum & The Farmers' Museum
5798 SH 80, PO Box 800
Cooperstown, NY 13326
7/11/24
N0244.1976Four-poster cherry bedpre-1976UnknownUnknownFenimore Art Museum & The Farmers' Museum
5798 SH 80, PO Box 800
Cooperstown, NY 13326
7/11/24
F0028.1976Rose of Sharon quiltpre-1976UnknownUnknownFenimore Art Museum & The Farmers' Museum
5798 SH 80, PO Box 800
Cooperstown, NY 13326
7/11/24

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