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Local History and Genealogy Collections of Dutchess County

Public libraries in the Mid-Hudson library system include a wide variety of local history and genealogy collections. This series will provide an overview of the holdings of the public libraries in Putnam, Dutchess, Columbia, Greene, and Ulster counties.

The libraries in Dutchess County run the gamut from those with virtually no genealogically pertinent materials, to those with large collections and/or unique holdings.

This article focuses on those in Dutchess County with significant collections. A complete list of libraries in the Mid-Hudson Library System can be found at http://www.midhudson.org/

Fishkill-Blodgett Memorial Library

(845-896-9215)

The focus of the collection is on genealogical and historical information for the original Rombout Patent. This Patent became the original Town of Fishkill, which now encompasses the Towns of Fishkill, East Fishkill, Wappingers, part of the Town of LaGrange, and the City of Beacon which included Matteawan, Fishkill on Hudson or Fishkill Landing prior to 1913. These materials also encompass Dutchess County and the Hudson Valley.

The collection includes :

Published books (1810-today)
Periodicals including a complete run of the Yearbook of the Dutchess County Historical Society and The Dutchess, published by the Dutchess County Genealogical Society
Manuscripts (see Unique Materials below)
Published and unpublished genealogies
Photographs
Pamphlets
Vertical file of newspaper clippings
Atlases, wall maps, and US Geological Survey Maps
Newspapers, hard-copy and on microfilm, of The Fishkill Journal (1860-1865), The Fishkill Weekly Times (1882-1918), and Southern Dutchess News (1983-present)
CD-ROMs

Unique materials:

The Rapalje/Cotheal collection documents the lives of two prominent and related Fishkill families. It consists of 47 manuscript volumes dating from the years 1790-1892. The Rapalje material relates to the immediate family, and includes Richard Rapalje’s late eighteenth century state militia orderly book and his daughter’s school lessons and journal. There are transcriptions of many Rapalje legal documents, including mortgages, deeds and wills, personal and business letters, and travel journals kept by WilliamRapalje in 1824-25. The Cotheal volumes are mainly diaries (1857-1892) kept by various family members. They are filled with accounts of local people and events, weather and farming activities. Many newspaper clippings are included. A basic subject index to this collection is available and there is a finding aid for the Rapalje/Cotheal collection
A copy of the galley proofs of Herman Dean’s local history newspaper articles, which were published in the Fishkill Standard in 1926-1927. He mostly wrote about events in the mid to late 1800s. These have been indexed and photographs have been added. Materials from The Fortnightly Club of Fishkill-on Hudson, 1894-present are also housed in the library.
Two scrapbooks about Blodgett Memorial Library itself.
These collections are not found in the Mid-Hudson Library System online catalog. Some few materials may be found in the catalog with “LH” call number, i.e. LH 974.7, and “Local History” call number, i.e., Local History 974.7.
Collection available: The Local History Room is a closed collection. Materials can be made available for use whenever the library is open if the patron knows exactly what he wants. Otherwise, the room is open Thursday nights from 5-8 and by appointment. Contact: Antonia F. Houston, Local History Librarian, at Fishkillhistory@aol.com.

Poughkeepsie Public Library District

Adriance Memorial Library

(845-485-3445)

Items relevant to Local History and Genealogy can be mostly found in three separate rooms in the library: the Local History Collection Room; Genealogy Room; and the Periodicals Room.

Local history connection:

Contains a wide variety of materials in various formats:
Approximately 900 linear feet of cataloged materials (books, pamphlets, manuscripts, scrapbooks, yearbooks, local government records)
33 linear feet of clippings and information files
30 linear feet of records of this library
20 linear feet of genealogy files
24 cubic feet of historic material on a wide variety of local subjects, i.e. schools, businesses, clubs & organizations, Civil War, urban renewal, churches etc.
Approximately 40 oversized items including many atlas and bound format maps

10 linear feet of framed art (maps, print, documents & photos)
750+ historic maps and blueprints

Bound newspaper volumes
150 linear feet of unappraised/unprocessed/uncataloged materials
Poughkeepsie City Directories (print) 1843–1992
Poughkeepsie Telephones Directories and Hill-Donnelly Directories (various years)
700+ individual documents in a “Document Collection” containing correspondence, receipts, accounts, military records, oaths of allegiance, court records, etc.
Varied and significant historical image collection containing 2000 photographs, 34 proof books from a local photography studio (Vail/1871-1895); stereoscopic plates; glass plate negatives and several photo albums interspersed throughout the collection. Several subject specific photo albums and one geographic/regional specific photographer collection (Rhinebeck, Dawes/Coutant).
Local phone books (1949 to date), Hill-Donnelly Directories (1962 to date) a number of runs of local serials as well as the complete “Ancient Document” collection on microfilm.
The “Ancient Document” microfilm sPeeries is also housed in this room.

Genealogy connection:

Is mostly limited to the Mid-Hudson Valley & some adjacent areas:

200 linear feet of materials, almost entirely books, including

County & town records/histories
Genealogical research & collection guides
Church records
Bound family/surname histories/genealogies
Books on local ethnic immigrant groups
The NYG&B Record and NEHGS Register
Local newspaper obituary indexes (1871 to date)
Yearbook of the Dutchess County Historical Society and bound volumes of The Dutchess
Print New York State federal census indexes
Approximately 48 linear feet of local surname folders
A collection of transcribed Poughkeepsie newspaper marriage and death notices, spanning 1821-1871 — Genealogical research instructional material

Periodicals room:

Microfilm of various Poughkeepsie newspapers (1785 to date)
Census rolls: Federal & NY State
Some Poughkeepsie City Directories & Early Tax Lists

The Local History/Genealogy page on their website has information on these collections (albeit described in broad terms). The collections are so varied, in diverse formats, and the material is so numerous that it is very hard to calculate and describe fully.

Finding aids include:

Bound Newspaper Finding Aids, Historic Document Finding Aid (no Dewey #’s). All of the boxed pamphlet collections: variety of Dewey #’s Surname Finding Aid, Map Finding Aid, Postcard Finding Aid, Photography.
Most of the collection is found in the Mid-Hudson Library System online catalog. Call numbers for cataloged items begin with “LH” i.e. LH 016.974 (1673 items); also “Gen” (1153 items).
Collection available” Genealogy Room: Regular Open Hours. Local History Room: By appointment only. Please contact Lynn K. Lucas, Local History Librarian, Adriance Memorial Library, 93 Market Street, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601, 845-485-3445, ext. 3311.

Rhinebeck-Starr Library

(845-876-4030)

The Local History Room collections include a wide variety of history and resource publications including church and cemetery records; abstracts of Ulster and Dutchess County wills; newspaper marriage and death information; and notebooks compiled by local historians and genealogists. Many family genealogies and a variety of other records are available on CDs. The Rhinebeck Gazette (1842 -2000), State and Federal Census information, and rare documents of local and national interest are all available on microfilm. A microfilm reader-printer provides the ability to scan and save images.

The published resources are divided into three collections. The library’s Local History Collection; the DAR (Daughters of American Revolution) collection; and the Kelly Collection (on loan from Art and Nancy Kelly, owners of Kinship New York History and Genealogy Books).

Over a thousand maps drawn by Frank Teal, Rhinebeck surveyor during the early part of the twentieth century, have been inventoried by the Rhinebeck Historical Society and the Society’s collections are also housed in the library.
Most of the collection is found in the Mid-Hudson Library System online catalog. Call numbers for cataloged items begin with “LH” i.e. LH 016.974 (590 items); “DAR” (161 items) and “Kel” (166 items).
The Local History Room is open Tuesday and Thursday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. or by appointment. Rhinebeck Historical Society collection is available on Thursday only or by appointment. Contact Nancy Kelly at kinship@hvc.rr.com, Michael Frazier at michaelfrazier@earthlink.com or Beverly Kane at neilbev81@hotmail.com for more information or to make arrangements for a visit

Other local sources:

Consortium of Rhinebeck. This database includes: indexes the holdings of several historical groups in the area including Rhinebeck Historical Society; Museum of Rhinebeck History; Chancellor Livingston Chapter of the DAR; Egbert Benson Historical Society (Red Hook); Rhinebeck Town Historian; Rhinebeck Town records; Southlands Foundation; United Methodist Parish; and Wurtemburg Church. Their website is www.rhinebeckhistory.org. Also available on this site; various burial and church records, settlers and tenants records, and a partial index to Rhinebeck Gazette
Dutchess County Historical Society: 845-471-1630
Dutchess County Genealogical Society: 845-462-4168
Dutchess County Clerk: 845-486-2120 or 866-694-4700
Dutchess County Courts: 845-431-1770
Franklin D Roosevelt Presidential Library: 845-486-7770 Franklin Roosevelt was an avid local historian and served as Town Historian in Hyde Park. The library collection contains many materials of local interest.
Town Historians of various towns: www.co.dutchess.ny.us/municipalities/munhistorians.htm This website lists all current historians.
Hudson River Valley Heritage: www.hrvh.org/collections/
Town Clerk offices

LOCAL HISTORY AND GENEALOGY COLLECTIONS OF COLUMBIA, GREENE, AND PUTNAM COUNTIES

Public libraries in the Mid-Hudson Library system include a wide variety of local history and genealogy collections.

Some collections include original materials that are unique and not available in other locations. If your research leads you to Putnam, Dutchess, Columbia, Greene or Ulster County — you may want to check them out.

This article focuses on the libraries in Columbia, Greene, and Putnam counties. Only libraries with larger collections are included. Many of the other libraries in the counties have small, and in some cases, unique collections. A complete list of libraries in the system can be found at the Mid-Hudson Library System webpage — http://midhudson.org/.

Columbia County:

Chatham Public Library

(518-392-3666)

The collection includes a variety of books about the area, cemetery records, vertical files of newspaper clippings. Chatham Courier on microfilm, vertical files with pamphlets, collections of notable people from the area, photographs, and old Chatham school publications. Less than 50% of the collection is found in the Mid-Hudson Library System online catalog. Call numbers for cataloged items begin with “H,” i.e., H 016.974 (205 items).

Claverack Free Library

(518-851-7120)

The collection includes unique items and material about Claverack College. Less than 50% of the collection is found in the Mid-Hudson Library System online catalog.

Germantown Library

(518-537-5800)

The collection includes books relating to the Palatines; founding families including the Lashers and Propers; local church records from the late nineteenth to early twentieth century. Less than 50% of the collection is found in the Mid-Hudson Library System online catalog. Call numbers for cataloged items begin with “HC,” i.e., HC 016.974 (56 items).

Hillsdale, Copake, Ancram

Roeliff Jansen Community Library

(518-325-4101)

The collection encompasses the Roe-Jan area including Columbia County, New York and Berkshire County, Massachusetts. Subjects include: Art and Architecture, Biographies, Cemetery Records, Church Histories, Town Histories, Scrapbooks, Vital Records, War Records, and microfilm of Hillsdale Herald, Hillsdale Harbinger, and The Independent.

51-90% of the collection is found in the Mid-Hudson Library System online catalog. Call numbers for cataloged items begin with “LH Vertical file”.

Contact persons: Carol Briggs, Teri Traver

Livingston Free Library

(518-851-2270)

The library has materials pertinent to the town of Livingston and the Livingston family and a small collection of books on surrounding towns.

Less than 50% of the collection is found in the Mid-Hudson Library System catalog. Call numbers for cataloged items begin with “LH,” i.e., LH 016974 (54 items).

Valatie Free Library

(518-758-9321)

The Library has historical materials about Valatie, Kinderhook and Niverville and other materials about Columbia County. Additional collections include:

Works of two major authors of historical materials; Edward A. Collier, D.D. and Captain Franklin Ellis.
The works of Dominick Lizzi, current historian including his original research for Valatie the Forgotten History, compiled in 32 binders and stored off site.
Paul Johann Archives, pictures and articles about the Village of Valatie.
Collections about people of Columbia County who fought in various wars.
Less than 50% of the collection is found in the Mid-Hudson Library System online catalog. Call numbers for cataloged items begin with “LH,” i.e., LH 016.974 (22 items).

Other local sources:

Columbia County (cont.) Columbia County Historical Society — 518-758-9265
Columbia County Clerk — 518-828-3339
Columbia County Surrogate Court — 518-828-0414
National Society of the Daughters of American Revolution
Hendrick Hudson Chapter, Hudson, NY — 518-828-9764
Livingston History Barn — 518-851-7637

Berkshire County, Massachusetts sources:
Berkshire Athenaeum in Pittsfield, MA
County Offices in Pittsfield, MA
The National Archives, Pittsfield, MA

Greene County

Catskill Public Library

(518-943-4230)

The library includes a collection of books, pamphlets, clippings, and maps that relate to Catskill, Greene County, and the Hudson Valley. The library has microfilm of three local newspapers. The Fred Saunders Steamboat Collection (three large photo albums of pictures and descriptions of Hudson River Steamboats) is also here. The Sauders Collection has been microfilmed.

More than 90% of the collection is found in the Mid- Hudson Library System online catalog. Call numbers for cataloged items begin with “LH,” i.e., LH 016.974 (428 items). Contact person: Beth Hague; cplreference@mhcable.com

Greenville Public Library

(518-966-8205)

The local history collection includes local history books that were published in the area, written by local historians, local authors, etc. Access to the collection of the town historian is available. Greenville Town Historian has a room in library building.

51-90% of the collection is found in the Mid-Hudson Library System online catalog. No special prefix used.

Haines Falls Free Library

(518-589-5707)

The collection contains local picture postcards, books about Hudson River painters and writers, books about history of the small towns and hamlets in the area, and genealogy records donated by local families. 51-90% of the collection is found in the Mid-Hudson Library System online catalog Call numbers for cataloged items begin with “LH,” i.e., LH 016.974 (349 items).

Other local sources:

Thomas Cole National Historic Site — 518-943-7465
Greene County Surrogate Court — 518-444-8750
Greene County Clerk — 518-719-3255
Greene County Historical Society — 518-731-6490
This website lists all current Town Historians: www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nygreen2/local_historians_in_greene_county.htm
Vedder Research Library, Coxsackie, NY — 518-731-1033
Town Clerk offices

Putnam County

Brewster Public Library

(845-279-64210)

The library collection includes materials on family history, history of Brewster Village, Town of Southeast, and surrounding towns. The collection is located in the May Ratchford Room on the lower level of the library and contains over 270 titles including books, pamphlets, maps, and brochures of local interest.

Call numbers for cataloged items begin with “LH,” i.e., LH 016.974 (228 items).

Cold Spring

Julia L. Butterfield Memorial Library

(845-265-3040)

The library collection includes local history books, some old and rare. In addition, the collection of Daniel Butterfield papers is being appraised, and the library hopes to digitize this amazing collection of Civil War documents, letters, and accounts of battles.

Less than 50% of the collection is found in the Mid-Hudson Library System online catalog. Call numbers for cataloged items begin with “Loc,” i.e., Loc 016.974 (39 items).

Mahopac Public Library

(845-628-2009)

The library collection includes local Genealogy; land use materials; and vertical files. If you go to the library website, www.mahopaclibrary.org, you will find two points of entry for this material — the Local History button on the left and the Reference and Research button on top.

The local history room is supervised by a staff member weekdays until 4 p.m. Some of the reference staff field email requests as time allows. Materials are also available by appointment.

More than 90% of the collection is found in the Mid- Hudson Library System online catalog. Call numbers for cataloged items begin with “LH,” i.e., LH 016.974 (371 items); “LOC” (8 items).

Putnam Valley Free Library

(845-528-3297)

The collection includes videos of Town & school events as well as recent Town Board/Planning Board/ZBA meetings; selected book titles concerning Putnam Valley and Putnam County; vertical files with some booklets/reports prepared by Putnam Valley Historical Society, school district and town. The library has a collection of history/photos which needs to be organized and archived.

Under 50% the collection is found in the Mid-Hudson Library System online catalog

Call numbers for cataloged items are included in the Reference section.

Other local sources:

Putnam County Historical Society — 845-265-4010
Putnam County Clerk — 845-808-1142
Putnam County Surrogate Court — 845-208-7805
Putnam County Historian — www.putnamcountyny.com/historian
Town Historians of various towns
Town Clerk offices

LOCAL HISTORY AND GENEALOGY COLLECTIONS OF ULSTER COUNTY

Public libraries in the Mid-Hudson library system include a wide variety of local history and genealogy collections.

This article focuses on the libraries in Ulster county. Only libraries with larger collections are included. Many of the other libraries in the counties have small, and in some cases, unique collections. A complete list of libraries in the system can be found at the Mid-Hudson Library System webpage, http://midhudson.org/.

Ulster County

Kingston Library

(845-331-0507)

The Marilyn Beichert Powers Local History Room features a number of genealogical aids, numerous works pertaining to the Kingston area, and many works written by local authors.

Resources include:

Survey of Buildings in Historic Ulster County, published by the Junior League of Kingston
Vertical files about areas of local interest in Kingston and Ulster County, including photos, newspaper clippings, and brochures
Road and topographical maps of Kingston and Ulster County
Ulster County Directories since 1975
Kingston High School Yearbooks (some years missing)
Directories of local cemeteries
A comprehensive collection of city directories from the late 1800’s to the 1970’s
A collection of historic preservation materials donated by the Friends of Historic Kingston to help guide owners of historic homes and buildings in renovations
Census records
Newspapers on microfilm including the Kingston Daily Freeman and several other local papers from the 18th and 19th centuries

The library does not collect genealogies.

More than 90% of the collection is found in the Mid-Hudson Library System online catalog.

The Local History room is available for use during library hours. For more information, or questions call the reference librarian at 845 331-0988 or send an e-mail message to localhistory@kingstonlibrary.org.

Call numbers for cataloged items begin with “LH,” i.e. LH 016.974 (530 items); “Ref LHR” (13 items).

Marlboro Free Library

(845-236-7272)

The library has a collection of books, photos and other materials pertaining to genealogy and local history. Researchers are encouraged to call ahead so staff is available to assist. The local history researcher, Emily, can be e-mailed at eamodeo@ marlborolibrary.org. There is also a link to Emily’s local history blog on the libraries website. She keeps it up with an extensive Genealogy Resources section and provides weekly posts using archived photographs.

Special collections include the Frederic Goudy Collection; microfilm; and copies from the Marlboro Town Hall

Less than 50% of the collection is found in the Mid Hudson Library System online catalog. Call numbers for cataloged items begin with “LH,” i.e. LH 016.974 (490 items).

Contact person: Emily Amodeo

New Paltz

Elting Memorial Library

845-255-5030

Haviland-Heidgerd Historical Collection is a non-circulating research section of Elting Memorial Library. It is a repository for primary source materials and unpublished works relating to the Hudson Valley. The strongest focus is on the town and village of New Paltz

Resources include:

SPECIAL COLLECTIONS: Primary local documents: account books, invoices, business ledgers including The Minnewaska Houses and the Pine Funeral Home. Civil War letters, deeds, diaries, district school records, local clubs and organization’s records, maps and photographs, as well as 18th, 19th and 20th century family papers.
MAP & DIRECTORIES: Extensive map and atlas collection including: Ulster County maps and atlases: 1853, 1858, and 1875. Directories: Dutchess, Orange and Ulster counties.
PHOTOGRAPHS, SLIDES & POSTCARDS: Thousands of images dating from the late 19th century of residential, commercial, educational, religious and institutional buildings. Also, portraiture and family snapshots, community gatherings, recreation, transportation, the Hudson and Wallkill Rivers, the Mohonk and Minnewaska mountain houses and the Catskill Aqueduct.
CHURCH, CEMETERY & BIBLE RECORDS: Extensive collection of indexed Ulster County records. Also selected records from neighboring counties such as Columbia, Delaware, Dutchess, Greene, Montgomery, Orange, Putnam and Sullivan
OBITUARIES & MARRIAGES: Clipped from New Paltz newspapers, 1860 forward. Clippings are fully indexed.
CENSUS RECORDS: U.S. Federal census (1800-1930) on microfilm for selected NY counties; indexes available in various forms for 1790-1930. Complete for: Columbia, Delaware, Dutchess, Greene, Orange, Sullivan and Ulster counties. NY State census (1845-1925) on microfilm for Delaware, Dutchess, Orange, Sullivan and Ulster counties, with some indexes available.
NEWSPAPERS, PERIODICALS & YEARBOOKS: Local newspapers (1860 forward): New Paltz Times; New Paltz Independent; New Paltz News; Huguenot Herald; and the current New Paltz Times Periodicals: New York Genealogical & Biographical Record; Orange County Genealogical Society Newsletter; Ulster County Genealogical Society Newsletter; Hudson Valley Regional Review; New Netherlands Connections; Yearbooks of Holland Society and others. School Yearbooks: New Paltz High School; New Paltz Normal; New Paltz State University and SUNY at New Paltz
VERTICAL FILES & SPECIAL SUBJECT FILES: Residential and commercial buildings: collection of material relating to the history and architecture of the 19th & 20th century buildings in the Town and Village of New Paltz. Business, education and cultural information: vertical file by subject of newspaper clippings and ephemera related to local people, businesses, schools, churches and other organizations.
GENEALOGIES: Published and unpublished material with concentration on Hudson Valley families.
MISCELLANEOUS GENEALOGICAL INFORMATION: Biographical information on approximately 2,000 New York State families
COMPUTER AND ONLINE SERVICES: Public computer for genealogical use. Access to online databases for various historical and genealogical organizations.
LDS LIBRARY MICROFILM: Microfilm and microfiche rentals from the LDS Library in Salt Lake City for a minimal fee.

Call numbers for cataloged items begin with “HHHC,” i.e. HHHC 016.974 (4105 items).

Contact person: Carol A. Johnson, email havilandheidgerd@yahoo.com

Rosendale Library

(845-658-9013)

The Local History Collection at Rosendale Library includes a Reference/Local History section with books and other publications focusing on Rosendale. The library has also put together many binders of compiled materials from other sources, particularly newspapers. Some materials are unique; in particular runs of the Rosendale Ledger and the Rosendale News covering the late 1930s and early 1940s, and Joseph Fleming’s series “Do You Remember?”

Collection includes:

Collection relating to Rosendale History, especially the Rosendale Cement Industry and the D&H Canal
Ulster Co., NY History
State Census Records (1800-1855)
Binder collection created by library staff, works in progress

Special binder collection:

Rosendale General History
Rosendale History: Origins through the present — a compilation of newspaper articles and other material in 16 binders (partially indexed)
Rosendale Ledger: October 30, 1937–July 23, 1938 (incomplete, indexed)
Rosendale News: March 4,1938 - Oct 16, 1942; Jan 22 & 29, 1943, Jan 22, 1945; April 1 & 8, 1949; April 25, 1952, (incomplete and partially indexed)
Blue Stone Press: 1996-2002 incomplete, 2003 to present complete MAPS
Beers ATLAS 1875 indexed for Rosendale
1898 Sanborn Map
1907 Sanborn Map
1924 Sanborn Map

Rosendale obituaries (partially indexed)

Rosendale voter lists: 1846, 1847, 1848, 1849 (indexed)

Rosendale church histories and records directories (Rosendale section only)

Ulster County Directory for 1880-81,1885,1888,1895
Directory of the Wallkill Valley Railroad for the year 1888
Directory of the Wallkill Valley Railroad, 1895
Ulster County Directory for the year 1885 (complete)

Rosendale artists

Ulster County Artists (Outside Rosendale; particularly Rt. 213 corridor)
Rosendale musicians and performers
Rosendale Authors
Ulster County authors (Outside Rosendale; particularly Rt. 213 corridor)

Rosendale buildings

Walking tour of Main Street, Rosendale
The Story of James Street, Rosendale, NY by Joseph A. Fleming (indexed)
James Street houses (includes photos)

Rosendale hamlets

High Falls
D&H Canal

Rosendale cement industry

Century house historical society

Roundout valley school district

Do You Remember?

A series of articles by Joseph A. Fleming on his memories of Rosendale in the late 1800s and early 1900s (Incomplete and indexed)

Special topics

Blacks
John Burroughs
Native Americans
Sojourner Truth
Woodcrest Bruderhof
Father Devine
The Jukes

In process:

Rosedale births
Rosendale marriages
Rosendale families/genealogies
Rosedale businesses

51-90% of the collection is found in the Mid-Hudson Library System online catalog; call numbers for cataloged items are within the reference collection

Local History staff is available to help visitors on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday 11am until 7:30pm and Wednesday 11am-5pm. If possible, call ahead of time and explain your interests/questions so they can be prepared for your visit.

Contact: Linda Tantillo, Rosendale Library, Local History Collection, www.Rosendalelibrary.org/allfiles/history.html

Rosendale Public Library: www.Rosendalelibrary.org/ allfiles/roslocalhistory.html

Other local sources:

List of all Ulster County Town historians: www.co.ulster.ny.us/historian/
Ulster County Historian: 845 331-7380
Ulster County Surrogate Court: 845 340-3348
Ulster County Clerk: 845 340-3288
Ulster County Historical Society: 845 338-5614
Ulster County Genealogical Society: www.ucgsny.org/

Includes links to many local history resources

Huguenot Historical Society: 845 255-1660
Senate House State Historic Site: 845 338-2786
Local Town Clerks

by Kane, Beverly, MLS

Originally published in The Researcher, Fall 2012, Winter 2012, and Spring 2013