COLUMBIA COUNTY
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County Clerk
Columbia County
Holly C. Tanner
560 Warren Street
Hudson, New York 12534
(518) 828-3339; (518) 828-5299 (fax)
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Town Clerks
Town of Ancram
Monica R. Cleveland
Town Hall, 1461 County Route 7
Ancram, New York 12502
(518) 329-6512 (office)
Hours: Tuesday 5:00 - 7:00, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, 9:00 - 12:00
Town of Austerlitz
Susan Haag
P. O. Box 238
Spencertown, New York 12165
(518) 392-3260
Hours: Monday - Thursday, 9:00 - 2:00
Town of Canaan
Charlotte L. Cowan
1647 Route 5 South
Canaan, New York 12029
(518) 781-3144; (518) 781-3003 (fax)
Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Friday, 9:30 - 2:30; Thursday, 6:00 - 8:00pm
Town of Chatham
Carol Gregg
1536 Route 28
Valatie, New York 12184
(518) 392-3262; (518) 392-4934 (fax)
Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, 9:00 - 12:30, 1:30 - 5:00; Saturday, 10:00 - 12:00
Town of Claverack
Mary J. Hoose
P. O. Box V
Mellenville, New York 12544
(518) 672-7911; (518) 672-4821 (fax)
Hours: Monday - Friday, 9:00 - 3:00
Town of Clermont
Mary Helen Shannon
152 Mill Road
Germantown, New York 12526
(518) 537-6868 x300;
Hours: Thursday, 6:00 - 8:00 (5:00 - 6:30 on the 4th Thursday of each month), Saturday, 10:00 -12:00
Town of Copake
Vana Hotaling
Town Hall, 230 Mountain View Road
Copake, New York 12516
(518) 329-2591
Hours: Monday - Thursday, 9:00 - 3:00; Friday, Saturday, 9:00 - 12:00
Town of Gallatin
Lisa Deleeuw
Town Hall, County Route 7
Ancram, New York 12502
(518) 398-7519; (518) 398-7571 (fax)
Hours: Tuesday, 6:00 - 9:00; Saturday, 9:00 - 12:00
Town of Germantown
Charlene Diehl
50 Palatine Park Road
Germantown, New York 12526
(518) 537-6687
Hours: Wednesday, 6:00 - 8:00; Saturday, 9:00 - 11:00
Town of Ghent
Rosemarie Elliott
P. O. Box 98
Route 66
Ghent, New York 12075
(518) 392-4644; (518) 392-9030 (fax)
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00 - 2:00; Wednesday, 6:00 - 8:00pm
Town of Greenport
Kathleen Bucholsky
Town Hall Drive
Hudson, New York 12534
(518) 828-4656; (518) 828-2350 (fax)
Hours: Monday - Friday, 9:00 - 4:00
Town of Hillsdale
Ruth Dodds
Town Hall, Route 23
Hillsdale, New York 12529
(518) 325-5073; (518) 325-6917 (fax)
Hours: Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, 9:00 - 12:00
Town of Kinderhook
Kimberly A. Pinkowski
26 Hidden Acres Road
Valatie, New York 12184
(518) 784-2233; (518) 784-2203 (fax)
Hours: Monday - Friday, 9:00 - 2:30; Monday, 5:00 - 8:00pm
Town of Livingston
Cynthia Hapeman
P.O. Box 65
Livingston, New York 12541
(518) 851-9441 x10; (518) 851-3750 (fax), (518) 851-2466 (fax)
Hours: Tuesday - Friday, 9:00 - 3:00; Saturday, 10:00 - 1:00
Town of New Lebanon
Colleen Teal
14755 Route 22
P.O. Box 328
New Lebanon, New York 12125
(518) 794-8888; (518) 794-9694 (fax)
Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, 8:30 -3; Friday, 4:00 - 7:30
Town of Stockport
Sandra Novak
2787 Atlantic Avenue
Hudson, New York 12534
(518) 828-9389
Hours: Tuesday - Friday, 8:30 - 3:00; Saturday, 9:00 - 12:00
Town of Stuyvesant
Lori Ennis
Town Hall
5 Sunset Drive
Stuyvesant, New York 12173
(518) 758-6248; (518) 758-6207 (fax)
Hours: Monday, 6:00 - 8:00pm; Thursday, Friday, 9:30 - 1:30; Saturday, 9:00 - 12:00
Town of Taghkanic
Cheryl Rogers
Town Hall, Route 82
West Taghkanic, New York 12541
(518) 851-7161
Hours: Monday - Friday, 10:00 - 4:00
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City Clerk
City of Hudson
Bonita J. Colwell
520 Warren Street
Hudson, New York 12534
(518) 828-1030; (518) 828-1590 (fax)
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30 - 5:00
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Village Clerks
Village of Chatham
Carol Simmons
77 Main Street
Chatham, New York 12037
(518) 392-5821
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30 - 4:00
Village of Kinderhook
Nicole H. Heeder
6 Chatham Street
Kinderhook, New York 12106
(518) 758-9882; (518) 758-9869 (fax)
Hours: Monday - Friday; 9:00 - 1:00
Village of Philmont
Eilene Morris
122 Main Street
Philmont, New York 12565
(518) 672-7032
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00 - 2:00
Village of Valatie
Donna Schneider
P. O. Box 457
Spring and Main Streets
Valatie, New York 12184
(518) 758-9806; (518) 758-9800 (fax)
Hours: Monday - Thursday, 9:00 - 4:00; Wednesday 6:00 - 8:00pm
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County Historian
Columbia County
Mary Howell
490 County Route 10
Germantown, New York 12526
(518) 828-3442; (518) 828-2969 (fax)
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Town Historians
Town of Ancram
Clara Van Tassel
PO Box 13
Ancram, New York 12502
(518) 329-0632
Town of Austerlitz
Sarah Light
PO Box 17
Austerlitz, New York 12017
(518) 392-4270
Town of Canaan
Anna Mary Dunton
12913 Route 22
Canaan, New York 12029
(518) 781-4801
Town of Chatham
Kathryn L. Burgess
RD, Box 35
Old Chatham, New York 12136
(518) 794-7512
Claire Wheeler, Deputy Historian
Town of Claverack
Theodore Filli, Jr.
PO Box 320
Claverack, New York 12513
(518) 851-6834
Town of Clermont
Anne Poleschner
1 Buckwheat Road
Germantown, New York 12526
(518) 537-6604
Gary DeLaurentis, Deputy Historian
Town of Copake
Gloria Lyons
Copake, New York 12516
(518) 325-5877
Town of Gallatin
Dolores Weaver
5 Hull Road
Elizaville, New York 12523
(845) 537-4315
Town of Germantown
Marguerite Riter
50 Palatine Park Road
Germantown, New York 12526
(518) 537-3600
Town of Ghent
Calvin Pitcher
Route 66, P. O. Box 5
Ghent, New York 12075
(518) 392-2127
Town of Greenport
Anna Peck
Town Hall Drive
Hudson, New York 12534
(518) 822-8238
Town of Hillsdale
Herbert Parmet
36 Marsten Lane
Hillsdale, New York 12529
(518) 325-5575
Town of Kinderhook
Ruth Piwonka
21 Albany Avenue
Livingston, New York 12541
(518) 851-7637
Town of Livingston
Joe Gatti
P.O. Box 65
Germantown, New York 12526
(518) 828-3442
Town of New Lebanon
Kevin Fuerst
4449 County Route 9
West Lebanon, New York 12195
(518) 766-5071
Town of Stockport
Viola Williams
Box 124
Columbiaville, New York 12050
Town of Stuyvesant
Juanita Knott
30 Riverview Street
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
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City Historian
City of Hudson
Patricia Fenoff
4 Lucille Drive
Hudson, New York 12534
(518) 828-0034
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Village Historians
Village of Chatham
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Village of Kinderhook
Ruth Piwonka
21 Albany Avenue
Kinderhook, New York 12106
(518) 758-7605
Village of Philmont
Charles Nichols
Box 10
Philmont, New York 12565
(518) 672-7032
Village of Valatie
Dominick Lizzi
Marion Boulevard
Valatie, New York 12184
(518) 758-1656
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Columbia County Historical
Societies and Museums
Ancram Preservation Group
Mary Watkins
P.O. Box 177
Ancram, New York 12502
(518) 329-1612
Austerlitz Historical Society
Roy Carney, President
P. O. Box 144
Austerlitz, New York 12017
(518) 392-3305
www.oldausterlitz.org
Canaan Historical Society
Anna Mary Dunton
12913 Route 22
Canaan, New York 12029
(518) 781-4801
Chatham Village Historical Society
Gail Blass Wolczanski, President
6 Shore Road
Chatham, New York 12037
(518) 392-3676
Germantown History Department
Town of Germantown
Marguerite Riter
50 Palatine Park Road
Germantown, New York 12526
(518) 537-3600
Greenport Historical Society
Anna Peck, President
Town Hall Drive
Hudson, New York 12534
(518) 828-4656
Livingston History Barn
(518) 851-7637
New Lebanon Historical Society
Stephen Oberon
P. O. Box 627
New Lebanon, New York 12125
North Chatham Historical Society
George Vollmuth, President
Box 243
North Chatham, New York 12132
(518) 766-3058
Red Rock Historical Society
Nancy Cuddihy, President
35 Route 24
East Chatham, New York 12060
Riders Mills Historical Association
Robert Leary, President
142 Riders Mills Road
Old Chatham, New York 12136
(518) 794-7146
Roeliff Jansen Historical Society
Elinor Mettler or Donna Peck
P. O. Box 72
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
American Museum of Firefighting
117 Harry Howard Avenue
Hudson, New York 12534
(877) 347-3687 (toll free)
(518) 828-1092 (fax)
www.fasnyfiremuseum.com
Shaker Museum and Library
88 Shaker Museum Road
Old Chatham, New York 12136
(518) 794-9100
www.shakermuseumandlibrary.org
Mount Lebanon Shaker Village
Route 20
New Lebanon, New York 12125
(518) 794-9500
www.mountlebanonshakervillage.org
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www.shakermuseumandlibrary.org/
Olana State Historic Site
5720 Route 9G
Hudson, New York 12534
(518) 828-0135
(518) 828-1140 (fax)
www.olana.org
Clermont State Historic Site
1 Clermont Avenue
Germantown, New York 12526
(518) 537-4240
(518) 537-6240 (fax)
www.friendsofclermont.org
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site
1013 Old Post Road
Kinderhook, New York 12106
(518) 758-9689
www.nps.gov/mava
Columbia County Tourism Department
Columbia County Chamber of Commerce
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