Mission
COLLECT, CURATE, PRESERVE, AND OWN ARTIFCATS, SPECIMENS, AND/OR ARCHIVAL MATERIALS PERTAINING TO THE HISTORY OF EASTERN LONG ISLAND, PARTICULARLY THE GREATER WESTHAMPTON AREA INCLUDING BUT NOT LMITED TO, NON-TANGIBLE ELECTRONIC, VIDEO, AND DIGITAL ITEMS (HEREINAFTER "COLLECTION"); OPERATE AND MAINTAIN ONE OR MORE MUSEUMS IN WHICH THE COLLECTION CAN BE HOUSED AND EXHIBITED TO INDIVIDUALS, STUDENTS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON AN AD HOC AND REGULAR SCHEDULE; RESEARCH AND INTERPRET THE HISTORY OF EASTERN LONG ISLAND THROUGH EXHIBITIONS, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, EVENTS, AND PUBLICATIONS; AND TO ADVOCATE FOR THE PRESERVATION OF HISTORIC STRUCTURES AND SITES.