Museums, Historical Societies, Historians, and Historical Sites
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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
Town of Chatham
Claire Wheeler
PO Box 172
Old Chatham, New York 12136
Town of
Salvatore Cozzolino
518-851-6811
saicozz@verizon.net
Town of Clermont
Louise Kalin
40 Nevis Road
Tivoli, NY 12583
Town of
Gloria Lyons
3285 County
Route 7
(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
Joe Gatti
167 County Route
19
(518) 828-3442
Deputy Historian: Geoff Benton
Livingston History Barn 518-851-7637
Town of New
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
Village of Kinderhook
Ruth Piwonka
PO Box 472
Kinderhook, New York 12106
(518) 758-7605
rpiwonka@nycap.rr.com
Charles Nichols
Box 10
Philmont,
(518) 672-7032
Nancy Bryant
(518) 758-7704
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
http://www.oldausterlitz.org/
Gail Cashen, President
(518) 392-0062
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
Gail Blass-Wolczanski, President
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(518) 392-3676
http://www.germantownnyhistory.org/
Town of
Marguerite Riter
50 Palatine Park Road
Germantown, New York 12526
(518) 537-3600
Greenport Historical Society
Greenport Historical Society
Anna Peck, President
Town Hall Drive
Hudson, New York 12534
(518) 828-4656
http://www.townoflivingston.org/the-livingston-history-barn/
County Rt. 19, Livingston, NY 12541
(518) 851-7637
New Lebanon Historical Society
Elizabeth (Bitsy) Sheffer, President
PO Box 363
New Lebanon, New York 12125-0363
North Chatham Historical Society
North Chatham Historical Society
George Vollmuth, President
Box 243
North Chatham, New York 12132
(518) 766-3058
Red Rock Historical Society
PO Box 50, East Chatham, NY 12060
Contact: Ginny Nightingale or Nancy Cuddihy
Phone: 392-2286 or 392-6065
Riders Mills Historical Association
http://www.ridersmillsschoolhouse.org/
Robert Leary, President
142 Riders Mills Road
Old Chatham, New York 12136
(518) 794-7146
Roeliff Jansen Historical Society
Janet Doherty
P. O. Box 172
Copake Falls, New York 12517
(518) 329-2376
Robert Jenkins House
Hendrick Hudson Chapter NSDAR
113 Warren Street
Hudson, New York 12534
(518) 828-9764; (518) 851-3950
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