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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Dafydd, post: 25534306, member: 86815&quot;]I believe I mentioned this once before but I once visited a museum and the curator showed me dustbins ( trash cans) full of World War One medal trios donated by relatives. There were several hundreds of sets of medals. He explained that there would never be room to display them. The excuse I was given was that the museum did not want to upset relatives by refusing donations. However, I articulated my disgust by saying that they were consigning proud memories into obscurity and they should explain to donors that the medals would never see the light of day again. in contrast a collector would research the recipient and perpetuate the memory and history of the medals recipient. </p><p>I have been a member of the OMRS ( Orders and Medals Research Society) of Britain for nearly 50 years and the aim of collectors is to research the history of the awards and even the most humble of medals can sometimes reveal the most fantastic history when a diligent researcher studies extant records and speaks to descendants. That does not happen when they are consigned to a trash can in a basement.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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