Mission Statement: The Statesville Historical Collection, a community history museum, promotes the understanding and preservation of and respect for the history of the Statesville and surrounding communities in Iredell County, North Carolina.
Vision Statement: The vision of the Statesville Historical Collection is:
- To embrace the important responsibility of collecting, preserving, exhibiting, and interpreting historical and cultural stories, documents, images, and artifacts of significance of Statesville and Iredell County, NC.
- To embrace the value of accurate research in understanding the history of diverse cultures while practicing the highest professional standards in collecting.
- To identify and promote the significant contributions this community and its people have made to national and state culture and history.
- To provide for experiences that capture the unique mid-20th Century small town atmosphere which has enabled the community to thrive and maintain a rich quality of life for citizens.
- To support and compliment state and local organizations with similar interests in local history interpretation and preservation.