Welcome to the NCSML Online Collection. The museum’s artifact collection contains more than 14,000 objects, which have been donated to and preserved by the museum since the 1970s. The online collection database is a work in progress as we continue to add objects with the goal to have the complete collection available to search. The database allows you to create your own “collections,” share them with others, and view those shared by others. The library collection can be searched via the online catalog.
Enter keywords or names in the search box (Quick Search) to find objects or other records in our collection. To search on specific criteria, you can use the advanced search to search within certain data fields. You can search using multiple criteria, such as the term "portrait" in the title + a date range of "1800-1900". If you are not getting any results with advanced search, try broadening your search by removing criteria.
The info panel, when available, contains additional information related to a search or set of objects.
You can refine your search results by opening the filter panel and using filters to narrow down results. For example, you can filter to see only objects that have images within any result set. You can also clear each filter to revert to a larger result set, or clear all filters to get to your original results.
Once you have created an account on the site, you can make your own collections and add objects to them. You can multi-select objects on each page by clicking the symbol that will open the collections panel. Click the "add" button to choose the desired collection and add the selected objects. You can also drag images into each collection to add objects.