OUR MISSION IS TO EDUCATE AND STIMULATE INTEREST IN HISTORY IN GENERAL AND IN THE HISTORY OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN PARTICULAR. TO ACCOMPLISH THE MISSION OBJECTIVES, THE SOCIETY ASSISTS IN HISTORICAL RESEARCH, AIDS IN COLLECTING AND PRESERVING ARTIFACTS, MAINTAINS FACILITIES ESTABLISHED FOR PRESERVING PERMANENT FORM AND DISPLAYING THE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH AND COLLECTION, PROVIDES TOURS AND PROGRAMS FOR AREA SCHOOLS, ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS, AND PUBLISHES IN APPROPRIATE MANNER, THOSE MATERIALS THAT WILL FURTHER THESE OBJECTIVES.