The Lyons Heritage Society is a volunteer not-for-profit organization founded in 1990, receiving its Charter from the New York State Education Department in 1998.

Its chartered purpose is to gather, preserve, and make available historical records and materials relating to the Town and Village of Lyons, to disseminate knowledge, to encourage research, and to promote the recognition and preservation of sites of historic value.

The Lyons Heritage Society works cooperatively with other community organizations for the betterment of the Town and Village of Lyons.