9th and 10th Horse Cavalry Buffalo Soldiers Museum

Mission

The mission of the Buffalo Soldiers Museum is to educate, preserve and present the history and outstanding contributions of America’s Buffalo Soldiers, 1866 - 1948 including World War I & II and the notable history in Washington State.  Making the museum a place where arts & culture exchange link to a better community.  Buffalo Soldiers Museum is a place to learn and grow.  We support our military past, present and future. 

Description

The Buffalo Soldiers Museum is an established history and cultural organization with fifteen years of operations as a non-profit organization.  Our goal is to promote lifelong learning fits perfectly with the museum’s  mission of Buffalo Soldiers Museum is to educate, preserve and present the history and outstanding contributions of America's Buffalo Soldiers from 1866-1944, including World War II and our work as community partners with public schools.  This significant history includes: Washington State, Fort Vancouver, Vancouver, Washington, Fort Lawton, Seattle, Washington.  The Museum serves as a community resource encompassing a significant - and all too often overlooked - facet of American history. 

We are a 501C3 non-profit organization. The mission and vision statement can be found in the museum’s bylaws. Both statements were adopted and approved by the museum’s Board of Directors in 2012. The historic Fort Lawton – 25th Infantry Band Building, is being preserved as the new location for the American Military History Museum.  

We envision that the museum….

will be a place where American history and culture exchange is a link to a better community, and will serve as an educational support to the school system in the education of US History and inspiration to youth, and will be a community partner in celebration and military appreciation on Veterans’ Day and Memorial Day to honor all service members who have served this country, and will institute and maintain a sense of pride for black Americans and the building of the western frontier, and will be a place where the community will come together and learn more about the valor, dedication and integrity of African American soldiers and seventy-five years of military history. We envision the museum experience will build deeper understanding of integrity, devotion and appreciation of the soldiers’ motto – “We Can, We Will” and “Ready - Forward”

Buffalo Soldiers Museum supports the general public in the heritage, culture and arts programs, we provide and engage community members and surrounding community. We host special events to celebrate our military past, present and future. Our free admission programs, increases access to public school educational learning programs and reduce the barriers to participation, especially for Title 1 families, black Americans, underserved population. Our funding model is pay as you can. The Buffalo Soldiers Museum is an organization where visitors and families can experience cultural relevant history about freed Black men who served the American country as trailblazers. Our programs focus is grounded and based on history education and significant events in the United States of America. We are community partners with public schools, JBLM community providing family education for expanded access activities for families, to experience civics in a learning environment. Our programs are based on factual history, culture, arts and heritage access for the touring visitors.

Buffalo Soldiers Museum operates as a space for learning American History. We offer educational programs conduct public tours for approximately 1,000 visitors per year and another 2,000 total at our community building events. We are seen as a tourism site for, visitors from across the United States and around the World have visited our location. This history story, is about the legends and legacy of the Buffalo Soldiers a respected truth of honor, courage and character. Visitors learn about the history of these black soldiers from 1866 - 1950 through the educational exhibits, artifacts, objects and various documents and their contributions to American history. The museums’ exhibit displays, characterize the service, of these men in American History, during this time period. Our work presents the dates, times and events of these men’s contributions. Individuals benefit by gaining new insight and knowledge, not only about the Buffalo Soldiers, but the various facets of American history and government and how these trailblazers made military history, U.S. history, and Worldwide history for the America. 

Recognition

IMLS - Institute of Museum and Library Services - Educational Grants, Corporations, American Veterans, Public and Private organizations,