About Us and Our Mission
The National Society of the Colonial Dames in the State of Missouri is one of forty-four Corporate Societies within the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America. The NSCDA-MO was organized in October 10, 1896, and remains committed to its mission:
To collect and preserve manuscripts, traditions, relics and mementos of bygone days, to preserve and restore buildings connected with the early history of our country, to diffuse healthful and intelligent information concerning the past, to create a popular interest in our Colonial history, to stimulate a spirit of true patriotism and genuine love of country, and to impress upon the young the sacred obligations of honoring the memory of those heroic ancestors whose ability, valor, suffering, and achievements are beyond all praise.
To collect and preserve manuscripts, traditions, relics and mementos of bygone days, to preserve and restore buildings connected with the early history of our country, to diffuse healthful and intelligent information concerning the past, to create a popular interest in our Colonial history, to stimulate a spirit of true patriotism and genuine love of country, and to impress upon the young the sacred obligations of honoring the memory of those heroic ancestors whose ability, valor, suffering, and achievements are beyond all praise.
