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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

Matthew Meier
Deputy Historian
518-392-9236


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​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
Sarah Locke
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
William J.  Better 
​1 Albany Avenue

Kinderhook, NY 12106
518-758-1511

WilliamJBetter@williamjbetterpc.com 

Village of  Kinderhook
Kate Egan Johnson
3549 State Route 203
Valatie, NY 12184
518-729-1954

HistorianKinderhook@gmail.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

CanaanHistoricalSociety@gmail.com
www.CanaanHistoricalSociety.org


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
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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
 

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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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, 5 Albany Avenue,  Kinderhook, NY 12106
​ 518 758 9265   |  ops@cchsny.org
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