TO PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE ORIGINAL HISTORICAL RESEARCH; DISSEMINATE AND ENCOURAGE A GREATER KNOWLEDGE OF THE HISTORY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, PARTICULARLY THE AREA IN NEW YORK STATE DESIGNATED GEOGRAPHICALLY, GEOLOGICALLY AND INDUSTRIALLY AS THE ROSENDALE NATURAL CEMENT DISTRICT. TO GATHER, PRESERVE, DISPLAY, AND MAKE AVAILABLE FOR STUDY ARTIFACTS, RELICS, BOOKS, MANUSCRIPTS, PAPERS, PHOTOGRAPHS, AND OTHER RECORDS AND MATERIALS RELATING TO THE HISTORY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND PARTICULARLY OF THE ROSENDALE NATURAL CEMENT DISTRICT BUSINESSES AND INDUSTRIES