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Museums & Other Useful Links

American Museum of Firefighting
117 Harry Howard Avenue
Hudson, New York 12534
(877) 347-3687 (toll free)
(518) 828-1092 (fax)

Clermont State Historic Site
1 Clermont Avenue
Germantown, New York 12526
(518) 537-4240
(518) 537-6240 (fax)

Columbia County Tourism

Columbia County Chamber of Commerce

Columbia County Government Homepage

Columbia Land Conservancy

Kinderhook Business and Professional Association


Martin Van Buren National Historic Site
1013 Old Post Road
Kinderhook, New York 12106
(518) 758-9689

Olana State Historic Site

5720 Route 9G
Hudson, New York 12534
(518) 828-0135
(518) 828-1140 (fax)


Shaker Museum and Library

88 Shaker Museum Road
Old Chatham, New York 12136
(518) 794-9100
Mount Lebanon Shaker Village
Route 20
New Lebanon, New York 12125
(518) 794-9500

Van Hoesen House

Town & Village Clerks

Columbia County Clerk
Holly C. Tanner
560 Warren Street
Hudson, New York 12534
(518) 828-3339; (518) 828-5299 (fax)

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

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






Local Historical Societies

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

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


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
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
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
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


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
Germantown, 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-Wolczanski32 Main StreetChatham, 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
Dominick Lizzi
PO Box 542
Valatie, New York 12184
(518) 758-1656