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The mission of this African American Museum is to provide the citizens of Gaston County with the opportunity to explore, examine, engage and encourage all to seek a better understanding and deeper appreciation for the community

The mission of Hiram Historical Society is to collect, preserve and promote the heritage of Hiram, Maine

The Carriage Museum of America, located at the Kentucky Horse Park, is an educational institution which functions primarily as a research library dedicated to preserving the history of the carriage era. The CMA Library maintains a collection of approximately 1,500 books and trade catalogs, in addition to a large collection of prints, photographs, carriage blueprints, trade journals, and other resources. The CMA exists to use its world-class library and panel of experts to serve the carriage community.

Hawaiian Mission Houses Historic Site and Archives preserves the heritage and interprets the stories of the American Protestant Missionaries, their descendants, and their relationships with the people and cultures of Hawai`i, connecting with contemporary life, and encouraging a deeper understanding and appreciation of the complex history of Hawaiʻi.

TO PROVIDE MEANINGFUL EXPERIENCES BY CONNECTING PEOPLE WITH GREAT ART, BOTH IN A HISTORIC SETTING AND IN THE COMMUNITY.

The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education inspires meaningful connections between people and nature. We use our forests and fields as a living laboratory to foster appreciation, deepen understanding, and encourage stewardship of the environment. As a leader in the next generation of environmental education, the Schuylkill Center will create a world where all people play, learn, and grow with nature as part of their everyday lives.

from the website: "The Golden Age Air Museum's … mission is to entertain visitors and educate them about the early days of aviation, through its special events and daily operations. The museum offers the chance to explore the past, come and learn how the early aviators flew, what they flew and learn the lost art of early aircraft construction. Museum displays include full size operational aircraft and automobiles, as well as displays of artifacts from the Golden Age. Craftsmen are continually working on restoring new additions for the collection, this work is done in view of visitors. Talk with the restoration volunteers and learn techniques and practices of early aircraft builders."

“Rooted in the traditions of Maine’s French-speaking ancestors, we are the Gendron Franco Center for Heritage, Culture, and the Performing Arts”

Believing that the arts are centrally important to the education of all students, the Aroostook Partners in the Arts seeks to work cooperatively with the local schools to develop, support, and sponsor significant performing arts, visual arts, and humanities experiences for school children and young people in the community.

Our mission is to nurture generations of passionate learners, critical thinkers and active citizens through Design, Make, Play — an approach to learning that encourages hands-on experimentation, critical thinking, and iterative problem-solving. Through Design, Make, Play, NYSCI aspires to create a distinctive set of resources that have a measurable and scalable impact on how people learn. The museum anchors and inspires all the work we do, fostering public engagement in STEM, and supporting our youth development program, education offerings and research. We have developed innovative products to extend this learning far beyond our walls, and our extensive network of partnerships deepens and broadens our impact, locally and around the world.

They are working towards the goal of raising enough funding to erect a building to house the City of Owosso’s First Motorized Pumper, a 1921 American LaFrance Pumper (shown above) as a monument dedicated to the firefighters of Shiawassee County that have made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty. This memorial will also serve as a museum celebrating the rich history of firefighting in Shiawassee County.

TO ENGAGE CHILDREN, THEIR FAMILIES, CAREGIVERS, CLASSROOMS, AND COMMUNITY IN INTERACTIVE EXHIBITS, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, CREATIVE PLAY, AND OPPORTUNITIES TO CONNECT WITH OUR COLLECTION OF CULTURAL AND HISTORIC ARTIFACTS. TO BE A WORLD CLASS ATTRACTION TO BENEFIT LOCAL FAMILIES AND TO PROVIDE EXCELLENT EXPERIENCES TO VISITORS FROM OUTSIDE OF DULUTH.