HISTORIC SALEM'S MISSION IS TO ENSURE THAT THE HISTORIC RESOURCES OF SALEM, MA WHICH ARE THE KEY TO ITS IDENTITY, ITS QUALITY OF LIFE AND ITS ECONOMIC VITALITY, ARE PRESERVED FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS AND THAT NEW DEVELOPMENT COMPLEMENTS THE HISTORIC CHARACTER OF THE CITY. HISTORIC SALEM ACCOMPLISHES ITS MISSION THROUGH PRESERVATION, EDUCATION, ADVOCACY AND PARTNERSHIP.