Vision and Mission Statements
Vision Statement
The WHMCC will be an accessible, exciting and vital community partner, adding to the enthusiasm residents and visitors alike experience in exploring their past while connecting the importance of local history, culture and heritage with contemporary life.
Mission Statement
As a pivotal gateway for New York's immigration and commerce, Waterford and its neighboring communities reflect an interrelated history of innovation, industry and ingenuity. Using traditional and new technologies, WHMCC will stir the imagination, interest and involvement of residents and visitors alike in this unfolding local story of history and culture.
To achieve its mission, the WHMCC:
- Presents and supports an ever-changing array of educational and entertaining exhibits, programs, lectures and related activities, both onsite and through outreach initiatives
- Cooperates with other community organizations to reach mutual programmatic goals and develop heritage tourism audiences
- Actively acquires, manages, and preserves objects, works of art, manuscripts, artifacts, and historic materials accurately reflecting the history and cultural diversity of the museum’s service area of Waterford, Cohoes, Halfmoon, and Lansingburgh.
- Supports the George and Annabelle O'Connor Research Library and Archive as the premier repository of Waterford-related historical research materials
- Provides for the on-going preservation and maintenance of the Hugh White Homestead while making it a comfortable and accessible hub for these activities and collections.