Please join the Washington Conservation Guild
at the National Museum of the United States Army for the
2026/2027 Community Partnership Project:
Preservation of Heirlooms and Family Archives: Presentation and Clinic
Photo: The Army Historical Foundation’s Battle Ride program in 2025, courtesy of The Army Historical Foundation (AHF). For more information about the AHF, please visit www.armyhistory.org/about-the-army-historical-foundation
Saturday, October 31st, 2026
10:30am – 12:30pm
Location:
National Museum of the United States Army
1775 Liberty Drive,
Fort Belvoir, VA 220660
Transportation:
The best option is by car; free parking is available.
However, it is possible to combine travel by:
Metro (Blue/Orange/Silver) and
Fairfax Connector bus (FFX 334/171)
Please join us in helping conduct a clinic event to help preserve the heirlooms and family archives of service members of the United States Army. Aid in 1:1 consultations of objects (including medals, photographs, uniforms, documents, paintings, among others), as well as in the identification of materials in need of more detailed conservation treatment.
Members of The Army Historical Foundation will be introduced to conservation with a presentation (10:30–11:00 am), followed by the clinic event (11:00–12:30 pm) where they will bring objects for consultation on a first-come-first-serve basis. Please plan to arrive at the venue no later than 10:30 am.
Please fill out the following volunteer expression of interest form here:
https://forms.gle/hJ8VtXEYng3Yukv18
This is a free volunteer opportunity. Priority will be given to WCG members. A boxed lunch will be provided.
For more information about this season’s meetings and events, please visit https://washingtonconservationguild.org/meeting-schedule-2025-2026-season/
2026/2027 WCG season memberships are $35 for professionals, $25 for renewing emerging professionals, and free to emerging professionals who are entering their first season as a WCG member.
For more information about this season’s meetings, please visit
https://washingtonconservationguild.org/meeting-schedule-2026-2027-season/
Our meetings are public, and pictures may appear on WCG’s website and social media accounts.
