RV/MH Heritage Foundation · Elkhart, Indiana · Preserving the legacy of two industries
RV/MH Heritage Foundation · Elkhart, Indiana · Preserving the legacy of two industries
The Foundation safeguards the history of the recreation vehicle and manufactured housing industries and creates meaningful ways for people to experience, study, and celebrate that legacy.
Formed in March 1972, RV/MH Heritage Foundation Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to preserving and advancing the proud history of the recreation vehicle and manufactured housing industries.
From its headquarters in Elkhart, Indiana, the Foundation brings together the RV/MH Hall of Fame, museums, the Kindlund Library & Archives, the Northern Indiana Event Center, and signature industry events under one institutional mission.
Four commitments guide how the Foundation cares for the past and prepares it for the future.
Protect significant vehicles, homes, publications, photographs, company records, artifacts, and personal stories from both industries.
Connect visitors, students, researchers, and industry professionals with the ideas, innovations, and people behind RV and manufactured housing history.
Honor the innovators, leaders, and visionaries whose work strengthened the industries and opened new possibilities for generations to come.
Responsibly care for the Foundation’s collections, campus, nonprofit resources, and public trust so the institution can serve future generations.
Recognizing the people whose leadership, innovation, service, and vision shaped the recreation vehicle and manufactured housing industries.
Authentic vehicles, homes, exhibits, and historical objects show how Americans traveled, lived, built, and innovated.
A research and preservation resource for periodicals, company histories, brochures, photographs, and other records of industry development.
Flexible gathering spaces support industry, nonprofit, corporate, community, and private events on the Foundation campus.
The Hall of Fame’s record began with the inaugural class shortly after the Foundation was formed. Today, hundreds of inductee biographies stand alongside museum objects and archival records to preserve the people and ideas behind both industries.
Explore the campus in Elkhart, connect with the Foundation’s resources, or begin a conversation about supporting its nonprofit mission.
