 The family also retained several items that Banneker had used after borrowing them from George Ellicott.In 1996, a descendant of George Ellicott decided to sell at auction some of those items, including a table, candlesticks and molds.Although supporters of the planned Benjamin Banneker Historical Park and Museum in Oella, Maryland, had hoped to obtain these and several other items related to Banneker and the Ellicotts, a Virginia investment banker won most of the items with a series of bids that totaled $49,750.