town historians
Columbia County Historian
William J. Better PO Box 406 Kinderhook, NY 12106 518-758-1511 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 ~ 
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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 Dolores Weaver 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 Village of Philmont ~ Currently Vacant ~ 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 http://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 Peter Cipkowski P. O. Box 172 Copake Falls, New York 12517 518-329-0652 RoeliffJansenHS@gmail.com 
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Town & Village ClerksColumbia 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 |
