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Barbara P. Rielly Memorial Library​

Research may be conducted in person at our library once we have reopened (see our library hours) or you may send a written inquiry to be answered by our staff researchers.

Written Requests:
Research Fees Must be Paid in Advance.

Written inquiries may be submitted via traditional snail mail or e-mail. In your request, please tell us as specifically as possible what information you are seeking and what you already know. This will help us answer your request more easily and avoid duplicating research you have already done.

A flat fee of $35 is charged for all research inquiries.  This includes up to 10 copies of research material and postage for response packages. Inquiries are answered in the order received. Please be patient with us, as there is often a 2-3 month backlog.

Please address your postal request to: 
Research
​Columbia County Historical Society
P. O. Box 311
Kinderhook, New York 12106


    Research Request

Pay First, then Submit
Research Request Flat Fee $35

Library Research Request

$35.00
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Written Requests:
Written inquiries may be submitted via traditional snail mail or e-mail. In your request, please tell us as specifically as possible what information you are seeking and what you already know. This will help us answer your request more easily and avoid duplicating research you have already done.


Research Fees Must be Paid in Advance.
A flat fee of $35 is charged for all research inquiries. This includes up to 10 copies of research material and postage for response packages. Inquiries are answered in the order received. Please be patient with us, as there is often a 2-3month backlog. 
 



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Columbia County Historical Society is Chartered in the first instance (Absolute Charter) by the Board of Regents, State Education Department, The University of the State of New York

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CCHS serves residents of all eighteen towns and the City of Hudson. In addition to a research library and permanent collection of more than 15,000 objects, CCHS owns and maintains the Columbia County Historical Society Museum & Library and three additional historic properties: the National Historic Landmark Luykas Van Alen House (1737); James Vanderpoel ‘House of History’ (c.1820); and Ichabod Crane Schoolhouse (c.1850).
Columbia County Historical Society is a 501(c)(3) cultural education organization founded in 1916 and chartered by the NYS Department of Education Board of Regents to collect, preserve, interpret and present the history, heritage and culture of Columbia County, New York, for its residents and visitors. 
The Columbia County  Historical Society
is ​a private 501 (c )(3) nonprofit organization
Chartered by the  Board of Regents
State Education Department, The University of the State of New York

Copyright © 2022,  Columbia County Historical Society
PO Box 311, Five Albany Avenue,  Kinderhook, New York  12106
​ 518 758 9265   |  ops @ cchsny.org
The Columbia County Historical Society is supported in part by the County of Columbia, New York
with the support of Matt Murell, Chairman of the Board at the Columbia County Board of Supervisors.
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Museum Association of New York
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