Mission
THE MILFORD HISTORICAL SOCIETY WAS FOUNDED IN 1961 TO ACCEPT THE GIFT OF THE PARSON THORNE MANSION FROM MR. JAMES RICHARD DRAPER. THE MISSION OF THE SOCIETY IS TO RESTORE AND MAINTAIN THE MANSION AS A MUSEUM OPENED TO THE PUBLIC, TO ENCOURAGE THE PRESERVATION OF HISTORIC BUILDINGS IN MILFORD AND TO COLLECT AND PUBLICH THE HISTORY OF MILFORD.