Mission
THE PURPOSE OF THE CLEARWATER COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY SHALL BE THE COLLECTION, PRESERVATION, AND DISSEMINATION OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE HISTORY OF CLEARWATER AND TO RELATED IT TO THE HISTORY OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA. TO NURTURE AMONG PEOPLE A KNOWLEDGE OF, AND APPRECIATION FOR, THE HISTORY OF THE CLEARWATER COUNTY. TO REALIZE THIS OBJECTIVE, THE SOCIETY SHALL COLLECT AND PRESERVE THE MATERIALS AND RECORDS OF HUMAN CULTURE RELATING TO CLEARWATER COUNTY AND CLEARWATER COUNTY CITIZENS, SERVE AS AN INFORMATION CENTER ON AND FOR THE COUNTY, AND THROUGH RESEARCH AND INTERPRETATION, ILLUMINATE THE HUMAN STORY. THROUGH FOSTERING A SENSE OF HISTORY AMONG ALL COUNTY RESIDENTS, THE SOCIETY ENRICHES THE COUNTY'S CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT AND ENABLES PEOPLE EVERYWHERE TO DRAW STRENGTH AND PERSPECTIVE FROM THE PAST AND IMPART PURPOSE TO THE FUTURE.