If residents have any old antiques cluttering up their home, the Clarkston Community Historical Society is more than happy to take them off your hands.
Historical Society member Gini Schultz is heading up the first ever Antique Tent Sale. The sale will be held at Art in the Village, formerly known as the Crafts and Cider Festival, which is slated for Sept. 18-19 at Depot Park in Clarkston.
Schultz, who was the first president of the Historical Society 30 years ago, is accepting donations of antique items and will be selling them at the tent sale. All profits from the event will be used for the purchase of Clarkston artifacts to add to the collection at the group’s Heritage Museum.
‘We are asking for non-Clarkston artifacts and they need to be from the 1950’s or earlier,? Schultz said.
Donations can be dropped off at the Clarkston Heritage Museum on Thursday Sept. 9 and Friday, Sept. 10 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. The museum is located in the Independence Township Library. Drop offs are also being accepted at the Clarkston DPW office on Depot Road on Thursday, Sept. 16 and Friday, Sept. 17 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
The Historical Society is a nonprofit organization so donations are eligible as a tax write-off.
Also on Saturday, Sept. 18, Schultz, owner of the Clarkston Country Store, will be providing basic appraisal services at the tent from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. For $3 per item, Schultz will give a verbal estimate of the antiques? worth.