Why we do this work

Our Mission

To promote an appreciation of historic preservation, art, science, and literature, inspired by the legacies of the Henry Bird family, William Voris, and the Rye Meeting House. Legacies of men and women who explored millions of years of history and circumnavigated the globe, through careers in biology and earth sciences to art and children’s literature, homesteading to hands-on learning, and entrepreneurship to environmentalism. Our goal is to provide visitors, students, and researchers with endless opportunities to learn, engage, and ground themselves in an era when in-person human contact was not only how we connected, but what gave us purpose.

Our Vision

To transform these three historic properties into a hands-on learning center for the entire community to benefit from.

Our Focus

To better understand the motivation behind the work we do, the following pages outline each of the key legacies that give birth to our core focus at the Milton Point Conservancy.