Town and Village Historians

Columbia County Historian
Mary J. Howell
490 County Route 10
Germantown, New York 12526
(518) 828-3442; (518) 828-2969 (fax)

Town of Ancram
Clara Van Tassel
PO Box 13
Ancram, New York 12502
(518) 329-0632

rcvantassel@fairpoint.net

Town of Austerlitz
Sally Light
PO Box 17, 11622 Rte. 22
Austerlitz, New York 12017-0017
(518) 392-4270

sallylight@taconic.net

Town of Canaan
Anne Pearce
PO Box 123
Canaan, New York 12060

Town of Chatham
Claire Wheeler

PO Box 172
Old Chatham, New York 12136

Town of Claverack
Salvatore Cozzolino
PO Box 281
Claverack, New York 12513

518-851-6811

saicozz@verizon.net

Town of Clermont
Louise Kalin

40 Nevis Road

Tivoli, NY 12583

Town of Copake
Gloria Lyons
3285 County Route 7

Hillsdale, New York 12529
(518) 325-5877

glorybee3285@yahoo.com

Town of Gallatin
Dolores Weaver
5 Hull Road
Elizaville, New York 12523
(845) 537-4315

Town of Germantown
Marguerite Riter
131 Northern Blvd.
Germantown, New York 12526
(518) 537-3600

Town of Ghent
Jennifer Stoner
1313 County Route 22
Ghent, New York 12075

Town of Greenport
Anna Peck
258 Lincoln Blvd.
Hudson, New York 12534
(518) 822-8238

Town of Hillsdale
Herbert Parmet
PO Box 305
Hillsdale, New York 12529
(518) 325-5575

Town of Kinderhook
Ruth Piwonka
PO Box 472
Kinderhook, New York 12106

rpiwonka@nycap.rr.com

Town of Livingston
Joe Gatti
167 County Route 19
Hudson, New York 12534
(518) 828-3442

Deputy Historian: Geoff Benton

geoffbenton@hotmail.com

Livingston History Barn 518-851-7637

Town of New Lebanon
Kevin Fuerst

4449 County Route 9
East Nassau, New York 12062

Town of Stockport
Viola Williams
PO Box 124
Columbiaville, New York 12050

Town of Stuyvesant
Juanita Knott
142 Summerset Road
Stuyvesant, New York 12173
(518) 758-6752

Town of Taghkanic
Nancy Griffith
573 Route 15
Elizaville, New York 12523
(518) 851-7349
Millicent McKeon, Assistant Historian

City of Hudson
Patricia Fenoff
4 Lucille Drive
Hudson, New York 12534
(518) 828-0034

Village of Chatham

Gail Blass-Wolczanski

32 Main Street

Chatham, NY 12037

Village of Kinderhook
Ruth Piwonka
PO Box 472
Kinderhook, New York 12106
(518) 758-7605

rpiwonka@nycap.rr.com

Village of Philmont
Charles Nichols
Box 10
Philmont, New York 12565
(518) 672-7032

Village of Valatie
Nancy Bryant  

(518) 758-7704

Societies

The Capital District Genealogical Society

Empire State Plaza Station, PO Box 2175, Albany, NY 12220-0175

The Columbia County Historical Society

5 Albany Ave., PO Box 311, Kinderhook, NY 12106
The Columbia County Historical Society is a private, not-for-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and promotion of the history of Columbia County, NY. The Society owns and operates three historic properties, open to the public during the summer season, and a museum, open year-round. All of the properties are in Kinderhook: The Columbia County Museum, the James Vanderpoel House, and the Luykas Van Alen House.
Phone: 758-9265

Ancram Preservation Group
http://www.ancrampreservation.net

Mary Watkins
P.O. Box 177
Ancram, New York 12502
(518) 329-1612

Austerlitz Historical Society
http://www.oldausterlitz.org/

Gail Cashen, President
P. O. Box 144
Austerlitz, New York 12017
(518) 392-0062

Canaan Historical Society, Inc.

https://canaannyhs.wordpress.com/

Maintains the Historical Society building (the former Presbyterian Church) and provides programs on local history during the summer.
Contact: Tammy Flaherty

Chatham Village Historical Society
Gail Blass-Wolczanski, President
6 Shore Road
Chatham, New York 12037
(518) 392-3676

Germantown History Department
http://www.germantownnyhistory.org/

Town of Germantown
Marguerite Riter
50 Palatine Park Road
Germantown, New York 12526
(518) 537-3600

Greenport Historical Society
Greenport Historical Society