NORTH TONAWANDA, N.Y. — As a local history museum looks for a new beginning, you can snag some deals on antiques. After being tied up in court proceedings for the last couple years, the North Tonawanda history museum is cleaning house as they prepare to move to a smaller building.

From typewriters and office furniture to sleds and clothes, you never know what you're going to find in the North Tonawanda History Museum. And now you can get your hands on a piece of that history.

They're selling the items this Thursday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at their Webster Street location in preparation for their upcoming move. A judge ordered them to be out of the building by the end of June after being sued for not paying their mortgage for years. And with a new executive director in place, they're looking for a fresh start.

"I've dubbed it ‘the rebirth.’ We've had the blessings of a group from Niagara University. We had a student group come in and layout a plan for the future for us, organization, marketing, programs to put on, etc.,” said Howard Roeske, the North Tonawanda History Museum executive director.

They're in the process of buying a smaller building in the city, and they hope to close in a few weeks. They say they hope to reopen in the new space by fall, and say it will refresh their focus on telling the story of NT's heritage.

And while this is a new beginning for the North Tonawanda History Museum, the city's mayor says it's also an opportunity for new development on Webster Street. The building will go up for auction on July 2.