SURGOINSVILLE AREA ARCHIVES & MUSEUM
Vision Statement
The vision of the Surgoinsville Area Archives and Museum is to serve our community and membership by preserving and exhibiting rare, interesting or typical specimens of works, antiquities, curiosities or objects of natural history relative to Surgoinsville and the surrounding area, upper East Tennessee and Tennessee in particular..
Mission Statement
“To preserve, protect, and exhibit the history, historic artifacts, and archival materials of the Surgoinsville area and to introduce, educate and connect the community to its culture and heritage.”
WHY DO WE NEED MUSEUMS?
Museums enable people to learn from the past.
Museums bring communities together.
Museums demonstrate how people have stood strong in the face of adversity.
Museums educate future generations
