town historians

Town of Ancram
Robin Massa
TownHistorian@TownofAncram.org

Town of Austerlitz
Thomas H. Moreland
PO Box  237
Spencertown, NY 12165
TMoreland@AusterlitzNY.com

Town of Canaan
Doris J Gearing
11 Real View Drive
East Chatham, NY 12060
518-392-5704
Historian@CanaanNewYork.org

Town of Chatham
Richard Dorsey, Esq.
518-758-7511
RJDorsey@gmail.com

Village of Chatham
~ Currently Vacant ~
Town of Claverack
Jeane LaPorta
518-851-3909
jlaporta@hotmail.com

Town of Clermont
Dawn Brownson
PO Box 104
Livingston, NY 12541
518-537-6272
HistorianClermontNY@gmail.com

Town of Copake
Howard Blue
Copake Town Hall
230 Mountain View Rd
Copake, NY 12516
Copaketownhistorian@gmail..com

Town of Gallatin
~ Currently Vacant ~
PO Box 67
667 County Rte 7
Ancram, NY 12502
518-537-4315

Town of Germantown
Thomas Shannon
1767 Parsonage, 52 Maple Ave
Germantown, NY 12526
518-537-3600
Cell: 607-766-8681
GermantownHistory@gmail.com

Town of Ghent
Gregg Berninger
PO Box 98
Ghent, NY 12075
518-758-2692
Historian@TownofGhent.org
Town of Greenport
David W. Hart
520 Rt 66
Hudson, NY 12534
518-828-6747
H427@verizon.net

Town of Hillsdale 
Chris Atkins & Lauren Letellier
HillsdaleHistorians@gmail.com

City of Hudson
Patricia Fenoff
4 Lucille Drive
Hudson, NY 12534
518-828-0034
CityHistorian@CityOfHudson.org

Town of  Kinderhook
Kate Johnson
3549 State Route 203
Valatie, NY 12184
518-729-1954
HistorianKinderhook@gmail.com

Village of  Kinderhook
Ruth Piwonka
PO Box 472
Kinderhook, NY 12106
RPiwonka@nycap.rr.com

Town of Livingston
Joe Gatti
167 County Route 19
Hudson, NY 12534
518-828-3442
Deputy Historian: 
Vincent Dicks LivingstonHistoryBarn@hotmail.com
Town of New Lebanon
Elizabeth Sheffer-Winig
Town Hall
14755 Route 22 North 
Lebanon Springs, NY 12125
518-794-8880
Historian@TownOfNewLebanon.com
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Village of Philmont
Sean Jennings
518-965-1015

Town of Stockport
~ Currently Vacant ~

Town of Stuyvesant
Juanita Knott
* NYS Registered Historian
142 Summerset Road
Stuyvesant, NY 12173
518-758-6752
juanita.s.knott@gmail.com

Town of Taghkanic
Nancy Griffith
573 Route 15
Elizaville, NY 12523
518-851-7349 

Village of Valatie
Dominick Lizzi
PO Box 542
Valatie, NY 12184
518-758-1656
DominickLizzi@gmail.com

Local historical Societies

Ancram Preservation Group
Mary Watkins
P.O. Box 177
Ancram, NY 12502
518-329-1612
info@AncramPreservation.org
 
Austerlitz Historical Society
Jane Magee
P. O. Box 144
Austerlitz, NY 12017-0144
518-392-0062
admin@OldAusterlitz.org

Canaan Historical Society
Lauree Hickok, President 
P.O. Box 111
Canaan, NY 12029
(518) 781-4549
LMHickok@aol.com

Chatham Village Historical Society
195 Hudson Avenue
Chatham, NY 12037
​518-392-9236

Claverack Historical Society
Robert C.  LaPorta, President
PO Box 325
Claverack, NY 12513-0580
(518) 929-2715
ClaverackHistoricalSociety@gmail.com
www.ClaverackHistoricalSociety.com
Germantown History Department
Susan Raab
50 Palatine Park Road
Germantown, NY 12526
518-537-3600 or 518-965-0343 
GermantownHistory@gmail.com

Greenport Historical Society
Mary Jo von Bieberstein, Co-President
David W. Hart,  Co-President
Town Hall Drive
Hudson, NY 12534
518-828-465
info@GreenportHistoricalNY.org
www.GreenportHistoricalNY.org

Historic Hudson
611 Warren Street
Hudson, NY 12534
518-828-1785
information@HistoricHudson.org

Livingston History Barn
County Rt. 19
Livingston, NY 12534
518-851-7637
LivingstonHistoryBarn@hotmail.com

Lebanon Valley Historical Society
Steve Oberon, President
PO Box 363
New Lebanon, NY 12125
North Chatham Historical Society
George Vollmuth, President
Box 243
North Chatham, NY 12132
518-766-3058

Red Rock Historical Society
Ginny Nightingale, President
VNightingale@yahoo.com

Riders Mills Historical Association
Robert Leary, President 
142 Riders Mills Road
Old Chatham, NY 12136
518-794-7146
RidersMillsSchoolhouse@ridersmillsSchoolhouse.org

 Roeliff Jansen Historical Society
Lesley Doyel, President  
 P. O. Box 172
Copake Falls, New York 12517
518-329-0652
RoeliffJansenHS@gmail.com
www.RoeliffJansenHS.org

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
Beth Anne Rippel
488 State Route 295
Chatham, NY 12037
(518) 392-3262
TownClerk@chathamnewyork.us
Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, 9:00 - 12:30, 1:30 - 5:00  
​Saturday, 10:00 - 12:00


Village of Chatham
Debra Meyers
77 Main Street
Chatham, NY 12037
(518) 392-5821, ext 3
(518) 392-7757 (fax)
DMeyers@VillageOfChatham.com
Hours: Tuesday-Friday 9:00-4:00pm

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
PO Box 305
Hillsdale, NY 12529
(518) 325 -5073
(518) 325-6917 (fax)
TownClerkHdale@fairpoint.net
Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday 8:30-3:30pm; Tuesday and Friday 12:00 - 3:30pm

Village of Valatie
Barbara Fischer
3211 Church Street
Valatie, NY 12184
(518) 758.9806
(518) 518.758.9800 (fax)
clerk@ValatieVillage.com
Hours: Monday-Thursday 9:00-3:00pm; Friday by appointment
Columbia County Historian
Willam Better
PO BOX 407
Kinderhook, NY 12106
518-758-1511