The Columbia County Historical Society engages our community in so many ways: field-trips for school children, educational programs for adults, public tours and events at our four historic properties, historical and genealogical research in our library, exhibitions in the museum galleries and at all our properties, and with our magazine Columbia County History & Heritage. The CCHS collects, preserves, interprets and presents the history, heritage, and culture of Columbia County, New York, and serves residents of all eighteen Columbia County towns and the City of Hudson.
Founded in 1916 the CCHS has evolved as a cultural anchor in the county. We publish an award-winning scholarly magazine and produce an ongoing lecture series. A vital community resource, our research library holds important and unique regional and genealogical material, maps, photographs, and other archival material relating to Columbia County's heritage.
For more than one hundred years, thousands of people from all across Columbia County and beyond have enjoyed our exhibitions and education programs and studied in our research library. Children learn about the special cultural history of upstate New York; new homeowners in the county trace the history of their property in our library. We serve residents and visitors from across the nation. We ask you to choose the CCHS among the recipients of your generosity.
Seventy-percent of our income is created from individual gifts—as a private non-profit, we receive no operations funding from the state, nor any federal funds, so while our mission is great, so is our challenge. Individual generosity of our members and friends is vitally important, especially now, when public and private grants are fewer and more competitive. Your support has helped establish us as a cultural anchor in the County. Your gift to the Columbia County Historical Society validates the work we are doing and is an essential contribution to our continued success.
Your gift is 100% tax deductible and an essential contribution to our annual operating expenses.
Download our Annual Update here:
2020 Annual Report
Founded in 1916 the CCHS has evolved as a cultural anchor in the county. We publish an award-winning scholarly magazine and produce an ongoing lecture series. A vital community resource, our research library holds important and unique regional and genealogical material, maps, photographs, and other archival material relating to Columbia County's heritage.
For more than one hundred years, thousands of people from all across Columbia County and beyond have enjoyed our exhibitions and education programs and studied in our research library. Children learn about the special cultural history of upstate New York; new homeowners in the county trace the history of their property in our library. We serve residents and visitors from across the nation. We ask you to choose the CCHS among the recipients of your generosity.
Seventy-percent of our income is created from individual gifts—as a private non-profit, we receive no operations funding from the state, nor any federal funds, so while our mission is great, so is our challenge. Individual generosity of our members and friends is vitally important, especially now, when public and private grants are fewer and more competitive. Your support has helped establish us as a cultural anchor in the County. Your gift to the Columbia County Historical Society validates the work we are doing and is an essential contribution to our continued success.
Your gift is 100% tax deductible and an essential contribution to our annual operating expenses.
Download our Annual Update here:
2020 Annual Report
