Mission Statement

Mission Statement

The Effingham County and National Road Museum Association is established to preserve and present the story of Effingham County and the Old National Road from their early beginnings to the present, to serve as a repository for historical items and records, and to serve as an educational and informational center for children and adults.

Our Mission

In accordance with Article II of the Constitution, adopted by the board of directors of the Effingham County and National Road Museum Association; it is the mission of this association to educate the general public about the history of the people of Effingham County and the Illinois section of the National Road by operating museums and libraries which provide exhibits, public programs and research collections; to develop publications; and to acquire and preserve collections which reflect the diversity of Effingham County and the National Road.

This mission shall be implemented through the accomplishment of the following:

To educate the public through interpretive exhibition of objects and to develop public educational programs in association with the people and institutions of our county and the National Road.
To acquire, in conformance with the collections policy, objects, papers, periodicals, and books, which reflect all segments of the county and the National Road, to preserve these collections through proper storage and conservation measures, and to exhibit them in secure environments.
To support research in local and family history by making books, manuscripts, and databases accessible and to support the same by providing the professional staff assistance in the course of such research.
To encourage public support of the museum through donation of time, money, and artifacts by all segments of the county and the National Road.
To interpret and to encourage the preservation of historic buildings and sites.
To continually pursue professional standards through the participation in state and national museum and heritage organizations and to remain an American Association of Museums (AAM) accredited institution.
To publish scholarly and popular works.

Become a Member

If you are interested in becoming a member of the Effingham County & National Road Museum please click on the link below to download the membership application. This file is a word document.

Membership Form