Our Mission:

To collect, preserve, interpret, exhibit, and publish the history of the cities of Tonawanda and North Tonawanda.

• celebrates the history of the cities of Tonawanda and North Tonawanda, New York, two political entities located in two different counties who for more than a century shared one identity and continue to share projects and activities as one community
  
• preserves the history of the Twin Cities of Tonawanda and North Tonawanda, New York
  
• educates the public about this unique history
  
• serves as a repository of artifacts and records related to the history of the Tonawandas, the Erie Canal and the Niagara Region
  
• maintains two sites, a museum and the 1829 homestead of Benjamin and Mary Long
  
• publishes the Lumber Shover newsletter throughout the year