Rye Historical Society

Mission:

To discover, collect and preserve any material which may help establish or illustrate the history of the area; to disseminate knowledge of local history, and to foster public awareness of, and pride in, the heritage of the Rye community.

- To bring together those people interested in history, and especially the history of the area now comprising Rye, New York;

- To discover, collect and preserve any material which may help to establish or illustrate the history of the area, such as histories, diaries, genealogies, pamphlets, manuscripts and letters, as well as museum materials, such as pictures, paintings, relics and material objects illustrative of life, conditions, events and activities of the past and the present;

- To provide for the preservation of historical buildings, monuments and markers; and

- To disseminate a knowledge of local history, and to foster a public awareness of, and pride in, the historic heritages of the Rye Community.