TO EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY ON THE HISTORY OF THE AREA BY TOURS AND NEWSLETTERS, ETC.THE SOCIETY'S MAJOR FUNCTION IS TO DISCOVER AND COLLECT MATERIAL THAT ASSIST IN ESTABLISHING OR ILLUSTRATING THE HISTORY OF THE AREA: ITS EXPLORATION, SETTLEMENT, DEVELOPMENT, ACTIVITES IN PEACE AND IN WAR, AND ITS PROGRESS IN POPULATION, WEALTH, EDUCATION, ARTS, SCIENCE, AGRICULTURE, MANUFACTURING, TRADES AND TRANSPORTATION. IT COLLECTS PRINTED MATERIAL, I.E., NEWSPAPERS, PAMPHLETS, CATALOGUES, CIRCULARS, HANDBILLS, PROGRAMS AND POSTERS, MANUSCRIPTS (LETTERS, DIARIES, JOURNALS, REMINISCENCES, ROSTERS, SERVICE RECORDS, AND ACCOUNT BOOKS), PHOTOGRAPHS, PAINTINGS, PORTRAITS, SCENES, ABORIGINAL RELICS, AND MATERIAL OBJECTS THAT ILLUSTRATE LIFE, CONDITIONS, EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES OF THE PAST AND PRESENT.