Mission
TO INSTILL, EDUCATE, AND CULTIVATE IN A PUBLIC AUDIENCE AN INFORMED APPRECIATION OF THE AMERICAN PAST AND ITS IMPACT ON CURRENT LIFESTYLES, CULTURE, AND HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE TOWN OF AMHERST, INCLUDING THE VILLAGE OF WILLIAMSVILLE. ADDITIONALLY, BNHV'S MISSION, PROGRAMS, AND EXHIBITS FOCUS ON PRESENTING THE HISTORY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL COMMUNITY IN WESTERN NEW YORK, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON THE STORY OF AMHERST.