Mission

THE PURPOSE OF THE SOCIETY SHALL BE TO BRING TOGETHER ALL CITIZENS OF THE COUNTY INTERESTED IN THE HISTORY, LEGENDS AND LANDMARKS OF SHELBY COUNTY, MO TO DISCOVER AND TO COLLECT MATERIAL TO ESTABLISH OR ILLUSTRATE THE EXPLORATION, SETTLEMENT, DEVELOPMENT AND PROGRESS OF THE COUNTY; TO COLLECT MATERIAL SUCH AS HISTORIES, GENEALOGIES, BIOGRAPHIES, DESCRIPTIONS, DIRECTORIES, NEWSPAPERS, PAMPHLETS, CATALOGS, PROGRAMS, POSTERS, MANUSCRIPTS, CHARTS, SURVEYS, LETTERS, DIARIES, JOURNALS, PICTURES, PHOTOGRAPHS, SCENES AND RELICS, ILLUSTRATIVE OF LIFE, CONDITIONS, EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES OF THE PAST AND PRESENT. THE SOCIETY WILL PROVIDE FOR THE PRESERVATION OF SUCH MATERIAL IN A SHELBY COUNTY MUSEUM, AND WILL UNDERTAKE THE PRESERVATION OF HISTORIC BUILDINGS, MONUMENTS AND MARKERS. THE SOCIETY WILL DISSEMINATE HISTORICAL INFORMTION AND AROUSE INTERST IN THE PAST BY USING THE MEDIA OF NEWSPAPERS, RADIO AND TELEVISION TO AWAKEN PUBLIC INTEREST. THE SOCIETY WILL COOPERATE WITH THE MISSOURI STATE HISTO