Cultivate, strengthen, and promote, the true ties of family and the spirit of kin. Promote the understanding and appreciation of Scottish genealogy. This will be accomplished by narrating the story of Scottish contributions to society as a whole. Thereby, revealing our ancestral origins to a worldwide audience by providing social, educational and civic programs. Encourage the worldwide audience to assist in the creation of comprehensive genealogical and family DNA histories. Publish the histories stated above so that they might be freely accessible to a worldwide audience. Preserve and publish a definitive reference catalogue of all known paper and digital records, photographs, publications and artefacts so that they may be available to future generations.