Mission

The purpose or purposes for which the corpoation is oranized are:

-To sponsor, provide for and to encourage educational, social, recreational, civic service and patriotic displays, activities and services by and for its members, authorized guests and other members of the public;

-To promote and encourage scientific and historical research and study pertaining to all such items of militaria and military history, including the establishment and maintenance of reference research library, display and/or museum facilities for the use and benefit of its members, authorized guests, academics, scholars, historical researches and authors of military history and other authorized members of the public;

-To promote, facilitate and encourage scientific and historical research, study and writing of literary works related to the development, history, use, collection, preservation, restoration and study of all such thpes of arms and militaria items pertaining to or related to military history.

History

GMHS was originally founded by 6 individuals who were militaria collectors. They held meetings at each others houses until they incorporated under the laws of Missouri, applied and received tax exempt status.

At that time the decision was made to sponsor 4 military collector shows each year. First show being in 1988 at historic Jefferson Barracks in St. Louis County, Missouri. Motor Pool Museum was founded in 1989 and continued from there.