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Location: 5 Albany Avenue, Kinderhook, NY 12106
LIBRARY HOURS:​
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OPEN
SATURDAY/SUNDAY
NOON-4pm

Also Open By Appointment 

Please check for updates on our Facebook Page during holidays and inclement weather

Library Visit/Research Fee: 
(Library Only)
$ 5.00 Adults 

CCHS Members and Students FREE
Barbara P. Rielly Memorial Library​
The Columbia County Historical Society Library holds volumes on Columbia County and New York State history, architecture, and decorative arts as well as manuscripts, photographs and genealogy,. In this archive are books, maps, architectural drawings, diaries, personal correspondence, scrap books, broadsides, business records, pamphlets, programs, ephemera, photographic prints, glass and film negatives, cased images, and albums.
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​For more information about what type of material you will likely find in the collection click here. 

Shelved books and genealogical materials are available without an appointment. For access to other resources such as maps and the historic manuscript and photograph collections, an appointment is required.

This non-circulating library is open to the public for research during regular museum hours. 

To schedule a research appointment please contact: library@cchsny.org
NOTE: 
Staff are available to make copies for visiting researchers. 
Copies are $0.25/$0.15 for members. 
Low resolutions scans can be made of some materials for $1/scan. 
Color copies are $1 each.

WiFi  is available to Library Guests Free of Charge

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The Columbia County  Historical Society
is ​a private 501 (c )(3) nonprofit organization
Copyright © 2019,  Columbia County Historical Society
5 Albany Avenue,  Kinderhook, NY 12106
​ 518 758 9265   |  ops@cchsny.org


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