The object of the National Society Colonial Dames XVII Century:
- To aid in the preservation of the records and of the historic sites of our country;
- To foster interest in historical colonial research;
- To aid in the education of the youth of our country.
- To commemorate the noble and heroic deeds of our ancestors, the founders of our great Republic;
- To maintain zealously those high principles of virtue, courage and patriotism which led to the independence of the Colonies and the foundation and establishment of the United States of America;
- To maintain a Library of Heraldry and preserve the lineage and Coat-of-Arms of our Armorial ancestors;
- To develop a library specializing in the seventeenth century American colonial data.
