Documentary Heritage Program - Directory of Repositories

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Academy of the Holy Names School

1073 New Scotland Road
Albany, NY 12208
Contact: Mary Ellen Conboy
Phone: (518) 438-7895
Hours: By appointment
Holdings: Material related to students and graduates of the Academy of the Holy Names.

Adirondack Community College Library

Bay Road
Queensbury, NY 12804
Contact: Terry Ronning
Phone: (518) 743-2260
Website: http://www.sunyacc.edu/page606
Hours: M-F 9am-5pm
Holdings: Comprehensive book, pamphlet, document and manuscript collection relevant to the history and development of Warren and Washington Counties and the Adirondack Mountains.

Adirondack Mountain Club

814 Goggins Road
Lake George, NY 12845
Contact: Jack Freeman
Phone: (518) 668-4447 ext. 26
Email: jack@adk.org
Website: http://www.adk.org/
Hours: By appointment
Holdings: Materials related to the history of the Adirondack Mountain Club and conservation in the Adirondack region.

Adirondack Museum Library

Route 30 / P.O. Box 99
Blue Mountain Lake, NY 12812
Contact: Jerold Pepper
Phone: (518) 352-7311
Fax: (518) 352-7653
Email: jpepper@adkmuseum.org
Website: http://www.adkmuseum.org/
Hours: M-F 9am-5pm
Holdings: Manuscripts, maps, microfilm, books, and serials relating to the Adirondack Region. Special collecting areas include: small boat design and history, environmental conservation, outdoor recreation, land use, and 19th century American landscape painting. The Library will make microfilmed materials available interlibrary loan.

Adirondack Research Library

897 St. David's Lane
Niskayuna, NY 12309
Contact: Pat Prindle, Coordinator
Phone: (518) 377-1452
Fax: (518) 393-0526
Email: arl@protectadks.org
Website: http://www.protectadks.org/library/
Hours: By appointment
Holdings: All materials relate to the history of the Adirondack region of New York State, with a focus on environmental conservation.

Albany Academies

135 Academy Road
Albany, NY 12208
Contact: John McClintock, Archivist
Phone: (518) 429-2374
Email: mcclintockj@albanyacademies.org
Website: http://www.archivesandcollections.org/archives/index.cfm
Hours: By appointment
Holdings: Materials relating to The Albany Academy, Albany Academy for Girls, and the City of Albany.

Albany City Historian

Albany, NY 12209
Contact: Anthony Opalka
Phone: 459-3994
Email: topalka1@nycap.rr.com
Hours: By appointment
Holdings: Materials relating to the City of Albany.

Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences/George and Leora Lewis Library

106 New Scotland Avenue
Albany, NY 12208
Contact: Gwen Weldy
Phone: (518) 445-7270
Fax: (518) 445-7300
Email: library@acphs.edu
Website: http://www.acphs.edu/academics_library.html
Hours: By appointment
Holdings: Historical archives concerning the profession of pharmacy including the establishment as a profession. Evolution of New York State involvement in the regulation of pharmacy practice. Patent medicine. Botanical sources related to pharmacy. Old prescriptions. An authentic pharmacy museum (store) established in the 1800s.

Albany County Hall of Records

95 Tivoli Street
Albany, NY 12207
Contact: Craig Carlson
Phone: (518) 436-3663 ext. 204
Fax: (518) 436-3678
Hours: M-F 8:30am-4:30pm
Website: http://www.albanycounty.com/achor/
Holdings: Local government records of the City and County of Albany include deeds, mortgages, farm surveys, land patents, naturalizations, census records, marriage certificates, and court records. Special collections consist of early Common Council laws and Chamberlain receipts, property maps of 18th & 19th century landowners, city police blotters, building permits and city assessment rolls.

Albany County Historical Association

9 Ten Broeck Place
Albany, NY 12210
Contact: Wendy Burch
Phone: (518) 436-9826
Fax: (518) 436-1489
Email: achadirector@onecommail.com
Hours: Museum: May 1-Dec 15: Th,Fr 10am-4pm; Sa,Su 1pm-4pm; Archives: By Appointment
Holdings: 18th and 19th century decorative arts and domestic artifacts from Albany and the surrounding area. Uncataloged archival records. Housed in the Ten Broeck Mansion.

Albany Institute of History and Art

125 Washington Avenue
Albany, NY 12210
Contact: Tammis Groft, Deputy Director for Collections and Exhibitions
Phone: (518) 463-4478
Fax: (518) 463-5506
Email: grofttk@albanyinstitute.org
Website: http://www.albanyinstitute.org/
Hours: Th 1pm-4:30pm and by appointment
Holdings: Collections relate to the history of the city and county of Albany and the Upper Hudson Valley from the 17th century to the present. Major collections document 19th and 20th century economic, political, and social interests in Albany. Primary research materials include Dutch and English colonial manuscripts, business and organization records as well as private papers. Special collections also include photographs, deeds and indentures, maps, broadsides and ephemera. A secondary research collection includes a 15,000 volume reference collection and 60 periodicals in the fields of American art and history.

Albany Law School

80 New Scotland Avenue
Albany, NY 12208
Contact: Robert Emery
Phone: (518) 445-2339
Email: info@mail.als.edu
Website: http://www.albanylaw.edu/sub.php?navigation_id=675
Hours: M-Sa 9am-5pm; Su 10am-5pm
Holdings: Some rare and old legal treatises. Hard-copy records and briefs of U.S. Supreme Court, 1870-1970. Records, exhibits, and other litigation materials of two major proceedings and one major commercial arbitration in which Judge Francis Bergen was involved.

Albany Medical Center

Schaffer Library Archives - MC63
47 New Scotland Ave
Albany, NY 12208
Contact: Jessica Sault
Phone: 518-262-5810
saultj@mail.amc.edu
Hours: M 8:30-4:30; Tu, W 8:30-2:30, but appointment highly recommended.
Holdings: Material related to Albany Medical Center, especially Albany Medical College.

Albany Public Library Archives & Special Collections

Pruyn Collection of Albany History
161 Washington Avenue
Albany, NY 12210
Contact: Ellen Keyes Gamache
Phone: (518) 449-4327
Fax: (518) 449-3386
Email: Gamachee@uhls.lib.ny.us
Website: http://www.albanypubliclibrary.org
Hours: M-Th 9am-9pm; F 9am-6pm; Sa 9am-5pm; Su 1pm-5pm
Holdings: Published histories of the City and County of Albany and the Capital District. Albany newspapers on microfilm. City directories and census records. Newspaper clipping file. Photographic images of Albany streets and buildings. Special collections of Albany authors and Albany imprints. Pamphlet collection of late 19th and early 20th century community organizations.

Albany South End Historical Society

20 Second Avenue
Albany, NY 12202
Contact: William Smith
Phone: (518) 463-0249
Hours: By appointment
Holdings: Materials relating to the City of Albany, especially the South End of the city. These include City Directories, maps, photos, artifacts and manuscripts. Information on prominent houses and South End residents is also collected.

Albany Urban Cultural Park

25 Quackenbush Square
Albany, NY 12207
Contact: Mollie Maloney
Phone: (518) 434-5132
Hours: Daily 10am-4pm
Holdings: Documents concerning the old Waterworks Building. Modern publications concerning Dutch heritage and Quackenbush Square. Other documents about the Urban Cultural Park are housed in the Albany County Hall of Records.

ALCO Historic Photos

P.O. Box 655
Schenectady, NY 12301
Website: http://alcohistoricphotos.com/
Holdings: American Locomotive Company's photographic collection. Collection consists of over 28,000 images from 1880 to the end of production in 1969. Includes photographs of steam and diesel locomotives built by the company as well as company operations. A catalog of the photographs that are available for sale can be purchased.

Altamont Archives/Museum

Parent Institution: Village of Altamont
Village Hall
115 Main Street / PO Box 643
Altamont, NY 12009
Contact: Alice Begley
Phone: (518) 861-8554
Fax: (518) 861-5379
Email: historian@nycap.rr.com
Hours: W 10am-2pm or by appointment
Holdings: Records pertaining to the history of Altamont: 3,000 photographs (1860 to date); newspaper clippings, mortgages, Village legal documents (1880-1910, some to 1750); correspondence from residents, including letter from Mary Crounse; scrapbooks (1880-1940); microfilm of "Knowersville Enterprise" and successor title "Altamont Enterprise;" early 20th century birth, marriage and death records.

Amsterdam Free Library

28 Church Street
Amsterdam, NY 12010
Contact: Esther Dean
Phone: (518) 842-1080
Fax: (518) 842-1169
Website: http://www.amsterdamfreelibrary.com/
Hours: M,Th 10am-8pm; T,W,F 10am-5pm; Sa 10am-4pm
Holdings: Information on Amsterdam and surrounding area. Holds Amsterdam city directories on microfilm (most years 1876-1942) and hard copy (most years 1945-1988). Has papers of Sir William Johnson.

Argyle Free Library

Box 238, Salem Street
Argyle, NY 12809
Contact: Doris McEachron
Phone: (518) 638-8911
Website: http://directory.sals.edu/library.php?lib=ARG
Hours: M,T,W,Th 1pm-5pm; T,Th 7pm-9pm; Sa 10am-1pm
Holdings: Materials relating to the village of Argyle and its environs.

Bancroft Public Library

(see Salem - Bancroft Public Library)

Berlin Free Town Library

Box 466, Main Street
Berlin, NY 12022
Contact: Ruth Coughtry
Phone: (518) 658-2231
Email: coughttt@uhls.lib.ny.us
Website:http://www.bftl.org/
Hours: M,Sa 10am-1pm; Tu-F 2-5pm & 7-9pm
Holdings: Local history related to the Town of Berlin.

Berne - Town of Berne Historical Society

P.O. Box 34
Berne, NY 12023
Contact: Kathy Stempel
Phone: (518) 872-1589
Hours: By appointment
Holdings: Material related to the Town of Berne. About 50 documents in all; 10 Bibles, 20 ledgers; transcripts.

Bethlehem Historical Association

PO Box 263
1003 River Rd, Selkirk, NY 12158
Selkirk, NY 12158
Phone: (518) 767-9432
Website: http://bha1965.webs.com/
Hours: By appointment
Holdings: Manuscripts, documents, photographs and books focusing on the history of the Town of Bethlehem.

Bethlehem Public Library

451 Delaware Avenue
Delmar, NY 12054
Contact: Frank Somers
Phone: 518-439-9314 ext. 3030
Email: somersf@uhls.lib.ny.us
Website: http://www.uhls.org/bethlehem/
Hours: M-F 9am-9pm; Sa 10am-5pm; Su 1-5pm. (Closed Su, Jul-Aug)
Holdings: Material related to the history of the Town of Bethlehem and the surrounding area. Material includes, but is not limited to, high school yearbooks, directories, local newspapers, genealogy and family history material, and photographs of local buildings and events.

Bolton - Historical Society of the Town of Bolton

P.O. Box 441 / 4924 Main Street
Bolton Landing, NY 12814
Contact: Bill Gates
Phone: (518) 644-9960
Website: http://www.boltonhistorical.org/
Hours: Spring and Fall M-F 11am - 4pm
Holdings: Artifacts, photographs and other material depicting the history of Bolton, its steamboats, hotels, businesses, schools, churches, events and people, and Lake George. Bolton census records from 1790-1920.

Brookside Museum / Saratoga County Historical Society

6 Charlton Street
Ballston Spa, NY 12020
Contact: Joy Houle
Phone: (518) 885-4000
Fax: (518) 885-4055
Email: info@brooksidemuseum.org
Website: http://www.brooksidemuseum.org
Hours: By appointment
Holdings: Collections covering history of Saratoga County, predominately Ballston Spa and immediate area. Personal papers of some prominent residents, personal diaries, church records, a few business records. Strong Ballston Spa photograph collection. Business directories.

Brunswick Historical Society

P.O. Box 1776
Cropseyville, NY 12052
Phone: (518) 279-4024
Website: http://www.bhs-ny.org/
Hours: W 1pm-3pm; Sa 10am-3pm
Holdings: Maps, textiles, photographs, genealogy, tools, personal artifacts, communication artifacts.

Caldwell - Lake George Library

(see Lake George - Caldwell-Lake George Library)

Cambridge Historical Society

P.O. Box 123
Cambridge, NY 12816
Contact: Mary Anne McAvoy
Phone: (518) 677-2622
Hours: Jul-Aug: Sa 2pm-4pm
Holdings: Materials relating to the village of Cambridge and its environs.

Canajoharie Library and Arkell Museum

2 Erie Boulevard
Canajoharie, NY 13317
Contact: Diane Forsberg
Phone: (518) 673-2314
Fax: (518) 673-5243
Website: http://www.clag.org/
Hours: M-Th 10am - 7:30pm; F 10am - 4:30pm; Sa 10am - 1:30pm
Holdings: Local history materials relative to the Town of Canajoharie and vicinity from the 18th century to the present. A wide range of primary sources; ephemera; rare books; genealogical references in published and manuscript form; maps and atlases; local newspapers (microfilm and hard copy collection, 1863 through the present); an extensive 19th and 20th century photograph collection; a postcard collection of Mohawk Valley interest; and some oral history recordings.

Caroga Historical Association and Museum

P.O. Box 434
Caroga Lake, NY 12032
Contact: Dorianne Gray, Director
Phone: (518) 835-3633
Fax: (518) 835-4221
Hours: Jul & Aug: Tu-Su 1pm-4pm
Holdings: Material related to Caroga Lake. Museum is late Victorian homestead. Also: cobbler shop, general store, 1860 peg barn for large exhibits and featured artists.

Castleton Public Library

85 South Main Street
Castleton-on-Hudson, NY 12033
Contact: Darlene Miller
Phone: (518) 732-0879
Fax: (518) 732-0835
Email: castl@uhls.lib.ny.us
Website: http://www.uhls.org/castleton/
Hours: M,W,Th,F 2pm-8pm; Tu 11am-7pm; Sa 10am-2pm
Holdings: Local history pertaining to Castleton

Chapman Historical Museum

348 Glen Street
Glens Falls, NY 12801
Contact: Jillian Mulder
Phone: (518) 793-2826
Fax: (518) 793-2831
Email: curator@chapmanmuseum.org
Website: http://www.chapmanmuseum.org/
Hours: Archives: T,Th 1pm-3pm or by appointment
Holdings: Approximately 20,000 photos. Includes the Seneca Ray Stoddard collection: 3,500 prints plus books, guidebooks, publications, maps and artwork. Archives for the Glens Falls Insurance Co., McMullen Leavens Co., Sandy Hill Corp., Union School District and YMCA. Small manuscript collections of individual papers from the 19th century, including the Civil War. Vertical files on genealogy, businesses, organizations and miscellaneous subjects. Approximately 100 maps, approximately 800 books and small art collection. The museum also has 30,000 three- dimensional artifacts and an historic house.

Charleston Historical Society

RR1 / Box 713
Esperance, NY 12066
Contact: Edythe Meserand
Phone: (518) 875-6533
Hours: Jun-Aug: Sa-Su 11am-4pm
Holdings: Records of the 1st Baptist Church dating 1793-1868 including burial records. Oral histories have been compiled from old residents of the area. Photographs have been donated by members of the society.

Charlotteville, Museum of the History of

511 Charlotte Valley Road
Charlotte, NY 12036
Contact: Dr. Marilynn Karp
Phone: (607) 397-8606
Email: marilynn.karp@nyu.edu
Hours: Mid-Jun - late Aug: Su Noon-3pm
Holdings: Collections relate to the Town of Charlotteville only. Exhibits include 1,000 photographs of the town in various stages of its history; artifacts spanning the full range of farm and town life in the 19th and early 20th centuries as well as prehistoric and Indian implements from sites in Charlotteville; archives of town documents, cemetery records, maps, deeds, ledgers, souvenir postcards, newspapers, genealogies, oral histories and a small library.

Charlton Historical Society

18 Cortland Drive
Charlton, NY 12019
Contact: Susan York
Website: http://www.townofcharlton.org/CHS/welcome.html
Hours: By appointment
Holdings: 600 documents related to Charlton, 1795-1960. Artifacts on display in St. Paul's Museum.

Chester - Historical Society of the Town of Chester

P.O. Box 334
Chestertown, NY 12817
Contact: Mary Jane Dower
Phone: (518) 494-3336
Email: chester_historical@mac.com
Hours: By appointment
Holdings: Material related to the Town of Chester.

Clifton Park-Halfmoon Public Library

Local History Room
475 Moe Rd
Clifton Park NY 12065
518-371-8622
Contact: Gail WInters
Phone: (518) 371-8622
Email: gwinters@sals.edu
Website: http://www.cphlibrary.org/
Hours: Wed., 9:00 am-Noon and by appointment
Holdings: Materials relating to the history of the Towns of Halfmoon and Clifton Park. Larger collections include the Howard Becker Collection, unofficial historian of Clifton Park for many years; George Dows Collection; Clifton Park, Halfmoon and Waterford Town Files; and Pre-Shenendehowa Schools Collection.

Clifton West Museum

(see Hague - Clifton West Museum)

Cobleskill Public Library

Union Street
Cobleskill, NY 12043
Contact: Christine Dickerson
Phone: (518) 234-7897
Fax: (518) 234-1163
Email: coblib@telnet.net
Website: http://www2.telenet.net/community/mvla/cobl/
Hours: Tu 11am-8pm; W,Th,F 11am-6pm; Sa 10am-3pm
(Summer: Close at 1pm on Sa)
Holdings: Local history related to the Cobleskill area.

Cobleskill, SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology

(see SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill)

College of Saint Rose Library

Archives & Special Collections
392-396 Western Avenue
Albany, NY 12203
Contact: Maria Kessler McShane
Phone: (518) 454-5190
Fax: (518) 454-2897
Email: kesslerm@strose.edu
Website: http://www.strose.edu/academics/library/archives
Hours: M-F 1pm-4pm, subject to change
Holdings: The College of Saint Rose Archives, 1920 - present, consists of minutes, reports, correspondence, college publications, scrapbooks, audio and video recordings, clippings, theses, photographs, microfilm and memorabilia. The collection documents the history of the college as well as, to some extent, the history of the Pine Hills neighborhood. Included in the College's Special Collections is an Early Textbook Collection with over 600 textbooks ranging from 1653 through the 1950s.

Colonie - Historical Society of the Town of Colonie

Memorial Town Hall / Box 508
Newtonville, NY 12128
Contact: Kevin Franklin
Phone: (518) 783-1435
Fax: (518) 786-7329
Email: historian@colonie.org
Website: http://www.colonie.org/historian
Hours: M-F 9am-4:30pm or by appointment
Holdings: Historical records on the founding and history of the town of Colonie, genealogical information, photographs, maps, artifacts.

Colonie - William K. Sanford Town Library

629 Albany-Shaker Road
Loudonville, NY 12211
Contact: Richard Naylor
Phone: (518) 458-9274
Email: wkslibry@uhls.lib.ny.us
Website: http://www.colonie.org/library/
Hours: M-Th 9am-9pm; Fr 9am-6pm; Sa 9am-5pm; Su 1pm-5pm
(Jul-Aug: Closed on Su)
Holdings: The Local History collection is comprised of reference books, city directories, maps, oral history tapes, and a news clipping file pertaining to the Town of Colonie and the surrounding area. At this time, there are no rare volumes in the collection.

Crandall Public Library

(see Glens Falls - Crandall Public Library)

Daughters of Charity Archives

96 Menands Road
Albany, NY 12204
Contact: John Diefenderfer
Phone: (518) 462-5593
Fax: (518) 462-5357
E-mail: jdiefenderfer@dc-northeast.org
Website: http://www.dc-northeast.org/archives.aspx
Hours: M-F 8:30am-4:30pm or by appointment
Holdings: Administrative records of the Provincial Government; the history of the services rendered by the Daughters of Charity in the 30 houses of the Province which include 7 large hospitals, educational institutions from pre-school to college level, and many aspects of social services including 19 orphanages founded between 1814-1895. As an international community, members serve in Third World Countries.

Duanesburg Historical Society

P.O. Box 114
Delanson, NY 12053
Contact: Leonard & Pat Van Buren
Phone: (518) 895-2632
Hours: By appointment
Holdings: Photos, newspapers, pamphlets and limited bound editions of old textbooks, mostly related to the history of Duanesburg.

Dudley Observatory

107 Nott Terrace, Suite 201
Schenectady, NY 12308
Contact: Janie Schwab
Phone: (518) 382-7583
Fax: (518) 382-7584
Email: info@dudleyobservatory.org
Website: http://www.dudleyobservatory.org/
Hours: By appointment
Holdings: Contains manuscripts, letters, documents, photographs, and ephemeral materials relating to: Individuals important in the history of the Observatory since its founding in 1852 (e.g., Benjamin Apthorp Gould, Jr., G.W. Hough, Lewis and Benjamin Boss, Curtis Hemenway); Important astronomical research projects undertaken by the Observatory (e.g., Albany Star catalogues of 1900-1920, research on cosmic dust, 1956-1975); Astronomical Journal under the editorship of B.A. Gould, Seth Carlo Chandler and Lewis Boss; U.S. Coast Survey in its involvement with the Observatory, 1854-1859; Institutional history of the Observatory, especially under directors Lewis and Benjamin Boss; Astronomical research in the U.S., especially in the period 1875-1915.

Dutch Settlers Society of Albany

23 Dresden Court
Albany, NY 12203
Contact: John G. Wemple, Jr
Phone: (518) 456-7202
Hours: By appointment
Holdings: Collection of Yearbooks published by Society. Genealogical records of individual members. Published church records and regional histories. Copies of family genealogies.

Edinburg Historical Society

P.O. Box 801
Northville, NY 12134
Contact: Leslie Sittner
Phone: (518) 863-8762
Fax: (518) 863-2985
Website: http://www.edinburg-hist-soc.org
Hours: June 26 - Labor Day: W,Sa Noon- 3pm
Holdings: Materials relating to the Town of Edinburg. Historical Society also runs the Nellie Tyrell Museum and The Rural Museum.

Efner History Research Library

(see Schenectady - Efner History Research Library)

Emma Willard School

285 Pawling Avenue
Troy, NY 12180
Contact: Nancy Iannucci
Phone: (518) 833-1386
Website: www.emma.troy.ny.us/academics/library/
Hours: By appointment
Holdings: Materials relating to the Emma Willard School (formerly Troy Female Seminary), including archival records from the school, private records of school faculty, staff, and students. Holdings include manuscripts of Emma Willard and several of her students, dating from 1817. The collection also includes a large number of photographs, videotapes, audio-recordings and ephemera from the school. Also included are school records & catalogs; student records, letters, diaries & notebooks; curriculum materials and records from administrative offices, all dating from 1814 to present.

Empire State Aerosciences Museum

250 Rudy Chase Road
Scotia, NY 12302
Contact: Jack VanderVeer
Phone: (518) 377-2191
Fax: (518) 377-1959
Email: esam@crisny.org
Website: http://www.esam.org/
Hours: Tu-Sa 9am-noon and by appointment
Holdings: Large historical and technical collection relating to aviation and aerospace history. 6,500 books, 9,000 periodicals and 400 videos currently cataloged; approximately 3,000 technical manuals and 4,000 photographs being processed. Special features include: Brian Flanagan WWI Research Collection; Attil Pasquini Photograph Collection; and Frank Coffyn Collection of 200+ photographs of the 1910-1912 Wright Brothers Exhibition Team.

Ephratah Historical Society

R.D.#1, Box 137
St. Johnsville, NY 13452
Contact: Elaine Hill
Phone: (518) 762-1551
Hours: 3rd W 7-9pm
Holdings: Materials related to the history of the Towns of Ephratah and St. Johnsville.

Esquatak, Historical Society of

Box 151
Castleton, NY 12033
Contact: Irene Saganich
Phone: (518) 477-5421
Hours: by appointment
Holdings: Materials relating to Town of Schodack and Town of Nassau.

Feeder Canal Alliance

P.O. Box 2414
Glens Falls, NY 12801
Phone: 518-793-5363
email: feedercanalalliance@adirondack.net
Hours: By appointment
Holdings: Records related to the Feeder Canal, which runs between where Feeder Dam meets the Hudson River in Queensbury, NY and the Champlain Canal in Fort Edward. Historic material related to the building and use of the Canal as well as Feeder Canal Alliance records documenting the group's work to preserve and beautify the Canal area.

First Presbyterian Church of Glens Falls

8 West Notre Dame
Glens Falls, NY 12801
Contact: Carol Garcia
Phone: 518-793-2521
Fax: 518-793-4863
Email: presby@fpcgf.org
Website: http://www.fpcgf.org
Hours: By appointment
Holdings: Material from the past 200 years regarding the current building and its four predecessors, the congregations and their activities.

First Unitarian Universalist Society of Albany

405 Washington Avenue
Albany, NY 12206
Contact: Loren Brock
Phone: (518) 463-7135
Email: fuusa@crisny.org
Hours: By appointment
Holdings: Records of the First Unitarian Society of Albany since its formation in 1842 and some of the Albany Universalist Church, with which the Society later merged, from the 1830s. Unitarian records include early trustees minutes, accounts, correspondence and, from 1895 on, membership lists, some marriages and deaths, and a great many sermons. Since 1956, records include newsletters, committee reports, etc. as well. A centennial history was published in 1942, and a sesquicentennial history in 1994.

Fort Edward Historical Association

P.O. Box 106
Fort Edward, NY 12828
Contact: R. Paul McCarty
Phone: (518) 747-9600
Hours: Jun-Sep: 1pm-5pm, or by appointment
Holdings: Old Fort House Museum c. 1772: An old one-room schoolhouse located on West River Rd. in Moreau, which contains local period furnishings and decorative arts reflecting the various occupants' roles in the community. Toll House c.1840: furnishings typical of a 19th century toll keepers quarters. A.D. Wait Law Office c.1853: furnishings and law books of local attorneys. John P. Burke Research Center: Historic books, documents, genealogy records, maps and photographs covering the history of the Town and Village of Fort Edward, the Village of Hudson Falls (formerly Sandy Hill) and the Town of Kingsbury. Many items and memorabilia from the Fort Edward Collegiate Institute and Fort Edward schools from the 1840s through the present.

Fort Klock Historic Restoration

Box 42
St. Johnsville, NY 13452
Contact: Cindy Sinchak
Phone: (518) 568-7779
Hours: May-Oct: Tu-Su 10am-5pm
Holdings: Paintings, a few documents, scrapbooks, Mohawk Valley artifacts.

Fort Plain Free Library

19 Willet Street
Fort Plain, NY 13339
Contact: Laura M. Flynn
Phone: (518) 993-4646
Fax: (518) 993-2455
Email: lflynn@sals.edu
Website: http://www2.telenet.net/community/mvla/ftpl/
Hours: M,W,F 10am-5pm; Tu,Th 10am-8:30pm; Sa 9am-Noon
Holdings: Collection contains materials relating to the Mohawk Valley especially the Fort Plain, Montgomery County, area. Collection includes family genealogies, church records, cemetery records, writings of local authors. Photographs and memorabilia of the Clinton Liberal Institute, former preparatory school and military academy, are also included.

Fort Plain Museum

P.O. Box 324
Fort Plain, NY 13339
Contact: Glenadore Wetterau
Phone: (518) 993-2527
Hours: May-Sep: Tu-Su 10am-4pm; Sep-May: by appointment
Holdings: Collection of records pertaining to history of Fort Plain, cemetery records, newspapers, and some family histories. Field notes on local archeological work. Photographs.

Fort Royal Foundation, Inc.

1 Starin Place / Box 445
Fultonville, NY 12072
Contact: Karen Chaplin
Phone: (518) 853-4542
Hours: By appointment
Holdings: Material related to John H. Starin, Fultonville, Erie Canal, Mohawk Valley, Native Americans, and artists.

Foundation of New York State Nurses

(see New York State Nurses, Foundation of)

Fulton County Museum & Historical Society

237 Kingsboro Avenue / P.O. Box 711
Gloversville, NY 12078
Contact: Joan Loveday
Phone: (518) 725-2203
Email: fultoncountymuseum@citilink.net
Website: http://fultoncountymuseum.com
Hours: May-June & Sept-Oct: T-Sa Noon-4pm; Jul-Aug: M-Sa 10am-4pm or by appointment
Holdings: Material related to glassmaking, leather tanning, firearms, blacksmithing, textile weaving, and spinning industries.

Fulton-Montgomery Community College, Evans Library

Kenneth R. Dorn Regional History Collection
2805 State Highway 67
Johnstown, NY 12095-3907
Contact: Peter C. Betz
Phone: (518) 842-8056
Fax: (518) 762-3834
Email: libinfo@fmcc.suny.edu
Website: http://libguides.fmcc.edu/reghistory
Hours: M-T 8:30am-9pm; F 8:30am-4pm; Sa 10am-3pm
Holdings: The Evans Library holds a collection of regional historical materials known as the Kenneth Dorn Regional History Collection.

Galway Preservation Society

Box 276
Galway, NY 12074
Contact: Arlene Rhodes
Phone: (518) 882-1297
Hours: By appointment
Holdings: Historical records and journals pertaining to the Town and Village of Galway.

Gilboa Historical Society

103 Mace Road
Gilboa, NY 12076
Contact: Shirley Kutzscher
Phone: (518) 827-6304
Email: skutz@midtel.net
Hours: By appointment
Holdings: Materials relating to Gilboa, New York and surrounding area. Includes town histories of neighboring communities; vital records of Gilboa Reformed Church, 1801-1884; Baptism records of Blenheim Reformed Church, 1797-1839; material from Broome Center School, 1877.

Glens Falls - Crandall Public Library

Center for Folklife History and Cultural Programs
251 Glen Street - City Park
Glens Falls, NY 12801
Contact: Todd DeGarmo
Phone: (518) 792-6508 x103
Fax: (518) 792-5251
Email: info@crandalllibrary.org
Website: http://www.crandalllibrary.org/
Hours: M,Tu,Th,Sa 1pm-4pm; W 1pm-8pm
Holdings: Materials related to the living and historical cultural heritage of the upper Hudson Valley and the southern Adirondacks of upstate New York, with special emphasis on the library's chartered area (Glens Falls, Queensbury and Moreau) and its four-county service area (Saratoga, Washington, Warren and Hamilton Counties). Materials include institutional archives of Crandall Public Library (1893-present); special reference collections of books, pamphlets, serials, city directories, yearbooks, census records, government reports; manuscript materials including records of area businesses and organizations, personal papers, scrapbooks, family histories, including the Holden and Miller historical collections; 5 vertical file collections (Glens Falls, Queensbury, Regionals, Biographical, Legal); etc

Gloversville Free Library

58 East Fulton Street
Gloversville, NY 12078
Contact: Deborah Bucholtz
Phone: (518) 725-2819
Fax: (518) 773-0292
Email: gfl@sals.edu
Website: http://www.gloversvillelibrary.org/
Hours: T,W,Th 10am-8pm; F 10am-6pm; Sa 10am-5pm
Holdings: Materials related to the history of Fulton County and the Mohawk Valley; some genealogical material; archives of some local institutions and scrapbooks.

Grafton Historical Society

P.O. Box 244
Grafton, NY 12082
Contact: Anne Kiely
Phone: (518) 279-3051
Email: GHS12082@aol.com
Hours: By Appointment
Holdings: Genealogies; photographs taken by Elmer Jacob in the early 20th century; Dunham, Burdick, Hayner genealogy books; scrapbooks; postcards; Civil War enlistees records for Grafton residents; cemetery records; "The Defender" community newsletter, 1945-1954; Mina Stewart collection (diaries 1898-1908); correspondence of Hydorn family.

Granville - Pember Library & Museum

33 West Main Street
Granville, NY 12832
Contact: Nicole Maynard Carner
Phone: (518) 642-2525
Email: ncarner@sals.edu
Website: http://pember.sals.edu/
Hours: Tu 9am-5pm; W,Th 1pm-8pm; F Noon-5pm; Sa 10am-3pm
Holdings: The Pember Library has a small local history collection and a set of microfilm of the Granville Sentinel from 1875. A microfilm reader-printer is available, but the microfilms are not indexed so searching is a time consuming task. The collection includes two boxes of DAR materials; three cabinets of local history materials including photographs; and yearbooks for Granville High School from 1949-1988. (The library welcomes donations of Granville High School yearbooks!)

Granville - Town of Granville Heritage Society

Granville, NY 12832
Contact: James Ayres
Phone: (518) 642-1500
Hours: By appointment
Holdings: A miscellaneous collection of cultural artifacts such as bicycles and articles of Quaker clothing; photographs from early-mid 1900s (glass plate negatives and prints); a collection of local newspapers - the Granville Sentinel (also on microfilm at the New York State Library and the Pember Library); oral histories of Granville's ethnic heritage on audio and video tapes.

Greenbush Historical Society

P.O. Box 66
East Greenbush, NY 12061
Contact: Joseph Parker
Phone: (518) 283-1923
Hours: By appointment
Holdings: Books, photos and maps on the history of East Greenbush and North Greenbush.

Greenwich Free Library

148 Main Street
Greenwich, NY 12834
Contact: Lindsay Gabriel
Phone: (518) 692-7157
Fax: (518) 692-7157
Email: grn-director@sals.edu
Website: http://greenwich.sals.edu/
Hours: M,Th 1pm-5pm; Tu 1pm-5pm & 7pm-9pm; W 10am-5pm; F 1pm-5pm; Sa 10am-1pm
Holdings: Local history pertaining to the Village of Greenwich.

Hadley-Luzerne Historical Society & School House Museum /
Kinnear Museum of Local History

P.O. Box 275 / 52 Main Street
Lake Luzerne, NY 12846
Contact: Barbara Sebeck
Phone: (518) 696-3656
Hours: F,Sa 1pm-4pm, or by appointment; School House Museum is open July & August only - call for hours.
Holdings: Local (Hadley-Luzerne) account books, newspapers, billheads, photographs. Holdings include over 1,800 paper related items and more than 1,200 photographs dating from 1850 to the present. Also, logging implements, tools, Abenaki Indian made baskets, Adirondack guide Ira Grey display, rotating displays, local store signs of 1930's vintage.

Hagaman Historical Society

P.O. Box 283
Hagaman, NY 12086
Contact: Village Clerk, Virginia Salamack
Phone: (518) 843-2480
Email: vHagaman@nycap.rr.com
Hours: By appointment
Holdings: Materials relating to the Village of Hagaman.

Hague - Clifton West Museum

P.O. Box 509
Community Center
Hague, NY 12836
Contact: Ethel Andrus, Historian
Phone: (518) 543-6161
Fax: (518) 543-6273
Email: townclerk@townofhague.org
Hours: F,Sa Noon-4pm
Holdings: Materials related to the Town of Hague, local graphite mines, old hotels. Flora Sexton photographs.

Halfmoon

(see Clifton Park-Halfmoon Public Library)

Hamilton County Historian

County Office Building, Route 8
Lake Pleasant, NY 12108
Contact: Paul Wilbur
Phone: (518) 548-5526
Email: pwilbur@frontiernet.net
Hours: June-Aug: M-F 8am-5pm; Sept-May: By appointment
Holdings: Materials relating to Hamilton County.

Hamilton County Historical Society

184 Town Barn Road / P.O. Box 254
Northville, NY 12134
Contact: Ermina Pincombe
Phone: (518) 863-4969
Hours: None at this time
Holdings: All materials currently stored in Baptist Church in Wells; no regular hours at this time.

Hartgen Archaeological Associates, Inc.

1744 Washington Avenue Extension
Rensselaer, NY 12144
Contact: Karen Hartgen
Phone: (518) 283-0534
Fax: (518) 283-6276
Email: Hartgen@hartgen.com
Website: http://www.hartgen.com/
Hours: By appointment
Holdings: Original archeological records of surveys and excavations conducted primarily in eastern New York from 1973 to the present. Includes notes, photographs and collections. Private business, but researchers can have access.

Hebron Preservation Society Museum

P.O. Box 328
Salem, NY 12865
Contact: Jerrie Porrier
Phone: (518) 642-2579
Hours: Jun-Sep: Su 2pm-4pm, by appointment
Holdings: The Society maintains a museum consisting of two buildings located on Route 22 in the hamlet of East Hebron. One, a one room school house built in 1845 and the other, a small tenant farm house built in the early 1800s. The museum houses both a display of school memorabilia as well as a collection of varied articles, books, ledgers and family genealogies pertaining to the residents, businesses and organizations in Hebron.

Helderberg Reformed Church

Main Street
Guilderland Center, NY 12085
Contact: Shirley Carman
Phone: (518) 861-8031
Hours: No on-site use; will do phone reference.
Holdings: Birth records from 1797 to date; marriage records from 1825 to date. Photocopies of these records are also housed in New York State Library.

Hill View Free Library

Lakeshore Drive / P.O. Box 95
Diamond Point, NY 12824
Contact: Dr. Jane O'Connell
Phone: (518) 668-3012
Email: hillviewlibraryfree@yahoo.com
Hours: By appointment
Holdings: Seneca Ray Stoddard photographs of Lake George, Adirondack Collection, George Yewell prints and paintings.

Historic Albany Foundation

472 Madison Avenue
Albany, NY 12208
Contact: Susan Holland
Phone: (518) 465-0876
Fax: (518) 463-2704
Website: http://www.historic-albany.org/
Hours: By appointment
Holdings: Materials relating to the history of the city of Albany.

Historic Cherry Hill

523 1/2 South Pearl Street
Albany, NY 12202
Contact: Liselle LaFrance
Phone: (518) 434-4791
Fax: (518) 434-4806
email: info@historiccherryhill.org
Website: http://www.historiccherryhill.org/
Hours: Tu-Sa 9am-4:30pm and by appointment
Holdings: Holdings include ephemera, photographs, books, manuscripts, maps, diaries, and legal documents pertaining to the VanRensselaer/ Elmendorf/ Gould/ Rankin families of the 18th and 19th centuries.

Hoosick Township Historical Society

Louis Miller Museum
166 Main Street
Hoosick Falls, NY 12090
Contact: Charles Filkins
Phone: (518) 686-4682
Email: staff@HoosickHistory.com
Website: http://www.historiccherryhill.org/
Hours: M,Tu 1pm-4 pm and by appointment
Holdings: Photographs and documents relating to Town of Hoosick.

Horicon Historical Society

P.O. Box 51
Brant Lake, NY 12815
Contact: Colleen Murtaugh
Phone: (518) 494-7286
Hours: Tu,Th,Sa 1pm-4pm
Holdings: Horicon town history, photographs, historic farm house collection, genealogical information.

Hudson-Mohawk Industrial Gateway

Foot of Polk Street
Troy, NY 12180
Contact: P. Thomas Carroll
Phone: (518) 274-5267
Website: http://www.hudsonmohawkgateway.org/
Hours: By appointment
Holdings: The collections focus on the industrial heritage of the Hudson-Mohawk region. Major holdings include: Matton Shop Yard (Cohoes) records; Wheeler Bros. Foundry (Troy) records; Meneely Bell Co. (Troy) records; Manning Paper Co. (Troy) records; Republic Steel Blast Furnace blue prints (Troy). Additional research/clipping files cover the industrial heritage of the region. HMIG also has museum exhibits and artifacts on display in the organization's historic Burden Iron Company Office Building.

Hudson Valley Community College Library

80 Vandenburgh Avenue
Troy, NY 12180
Contact: Sue Grayson
Phone: (518) 629-7555
Fax: (518) 629-7509
Website: https://www.hvcc.edu/lrc/index.html
Hours: M-Th 7am-10pm; Fr 7am-4:30pm; Sa 9am-4pm
Holdings: The holdings of the HVCC Archives include inactive permanent administrative records of college departments, materials documenting the history of the college, official college publications, and faculty publications.

Hyde Collection

161 Warren Street
Glens Falls, NY 12801
Contact: Kathleen Moneghan
Phone: (518) 792-1761
Fax: (518) 792-9197
Website: http://www.hydecollection.org/
Hours: By appointment
Holdings: The Italian Renaissance home of Lewis and Charlotte Hyde, exhibiting the paintings of the Dutch masters, and 18th century French artists. A collection of photographic archives.

Immaculate Conception Provincial Archives

P.O. Box 629
Rensselaer, NY 12144
Contact: Duane Mastroangelo
Phone: (518) 472-1000
Fax: (518) 472-1013
Hours: By appointment
Holdings: Materials relating to "Order of Friars Minor Conventual." Correspondence: Pope, Bishops, Superiors, Members, Churches, Schools. Photos, manuscripts, diaries, records, periodicals, newspapers, scrapbooks, Indians. Van Rensselaer Manor. Foreign missions.

Irish-American Heritage Museum

991 Broadway, Suite 101
Albany, NY 12204
Contact: Krisy O'Connor
Phone: (518) 432-6598
FAX: (518) 449-2540
Email: irishamermuseum@cs.com
Website: http://www.irishamericanheritagemuseum.org/
Hours: By appointment
Holdings: Contains over 600 volumes covering such topics as the history of Ireland, Irish art and music, the folklore and culture of Ireland, and travel in the Emerald Isle. Also, a large portion is devoted to genealogy and reference sources. In 1992, the IAHM published a bibliography of its holdings. Copies of the 67 page booklet are available for purchase. Bibliographic information on the books is also available through CaDiLaC at www.cdlc.org.

Iroquois Indian Museum

324 Caverns Road / P.O. Box 7
Howes Cave, NY 12092
Contact: Neal Keating
Phone: (518) 296-8949
Fax: (518) 296-8955
Website: http://www.iroquoismuseum.org/
Hours: By appointment
Holdings: Newspaper clippings, pamphlets, photographs and ephemera relating to Iroquois communities, arts, environmental concerns, economic, social and political issues. Most of material is from the 20th century. Copies of land papers, maps and deeds of Schoharie county area in the 18th century.

Johnsburg Historical Society

Wevertown Community Center
Rt 28 / P.O. Box 144
Wevertown, NY 12886
Contact: Lyle Dye
Phone: (518) 251-5788
Email: lyledye@frontiernet.net
Hours: W 11am-3pm; appointments strongly recommended
Holdings: Material related to Johnsburg, including artifacts, textiles, photographs, papers, and books.

Johnstown Historical Society

17 North William Street
Johnstown, NY 12095
Contact: James F. Morrison
Phone: (518) 762-7076
Hours: By appointment or Sa-Su 1pm-4pm
Holdings: Photographs, genealogical materials, several letters from Sir William Johnson's era (1750s) through the Civil War era. Small library on Johnstown and Fulton County area; museum collection focused on Johnstown.

Johnstown Public Library

38 South Market Street
Johnstown, NY 12095
Contact: Deborah J. Callery
Phone: (518) 762-8317
Fax: (518)762-9776
Email: dcallery@sals.edu
Website:http://johnstownpubliclibrary.blogspot.com/
Hours: M,Th 1pm-8pm; Tu,W 10am-8pm; Sa 10am-1pm; Su 1pm-4pm (Sept - May)
Holdings: Local history materials relating to Johnstown and surrounding towns in Mohawk Valley. Extensive information on Sir William Johnson and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Materials include cemetery records, scrapbooks, church records, books, etc. covering development of town and businesses beginning in mid-1700s. Collection also includes Federal Census beginning with 1800 and newspapers beginning in 1849.

Kinnear Museum of Local History

(See Hadley-Luzerne Historical Society)

Knickerbocker Historical Society

P.O. Box 29
Schaghticoke, NY 12154
Contact: Stana Iseman
Phone: (518) 677-3807
Email: iseman7@aol.com
Website: http://www.knic.com/historic.htm
Hours: Summer: Su 10am-4pm
Holdings: Material related to Schaghticoke, New York.

Lake George - Caldwell-Lake George Library

336 Canada Street
Lake George, NY 12845
Contact: Marie Ellsworth
Phone: (518) 668-2528
Email: mellsworth@sals.edu
Website: http://caldwell-lakegeorge.sals.edu
Hours: M, W 10am-8pm; Tu,Th,F 10am-5pm
Holdings: Newspapers, books and photographs of Lake George.

Lake George Historical Association

Box 472
Lake George, NY 12845
Contact: Margaret H. McClure
Phone: (518) 668-5044
Email: lgha@verizon.net
Website: http://www.lakegeorgehistorical.org/
Hours: By appointment
Holdings: Material related to Lake George and environs.

Lansingburgh Historical Society

P.O. Box 219
Lansingburgh, NY 12182
Contact: Alvin D. Thorne
Phone: (518) 235-6656
Hours: By appointment
Holdings: A wide variety of historical records, mostly relating directly to the history of Lansingburgh. Areas of special significance include photographs (1865-1940, 400 items), maps and atlases (1767-1971, 30 items); records of the former Town and Village of Lansingburgh (1807-1900, 12 vols.); business records, records of civic and fraternal organizations, an outstanding collection of 19th century broadsides (over 120 items), an outstanding pamphlet collection (64 items), postcards and educational records.

Little Red Schoolhouse Historical Society

Box 25
Coeymans Hollow, NY 12046
Contact: Paul Caswell, President
Phone: (518) 756-2562
Hours: Aug 15-Sep 30: Su 2-5pm, and by appointment
Holdings: Town of Coeymans history and museum, particularly relating to the one-room schoolhouse. Includes some 18th and 19th century diaries, a collection of pictures of the school, school books and slates. The museum mounts three historical exhibits during the six weeks that it is open. This one-room schoolhouse, built in 1879, has been restored to its original condition. It is open to the public at specific times during the year and can be viewed at other times by prior arrangement. It includes a variety of reference materials relating to the community and local history.

Log Village Grist Mill & Museum

P.O. Box 5
East Hartford, NY 12838
Contact: Floyd Harwood
Phone: (518) 632-5237
Email: floydharwood@juno.com
Hours: M-F 9am-5pm
Holdings: Library collection is primarily old farm magazines, Agricultural Yearbooks (USDA), New York State Agricultural Society yearbooks and New York State Education Reports, area newspapers from the 19th century. Many old religious books and magazines.

Louis Miller Museum

(see Hoosick Township Historical Society)

Marcella Sembrich Opera Museum

4800 Lake Shore Drive / Box 417
Bolton Landing, NY 12814
Contact: Anita Richards
Phone: (518) 644-2492
Fax: (518) 644-2191
E mail: sembrich@webtv.net
Website: http://www.operamuseum.org
Hours: June 15-Sept 15: Daily, 10am-12:30pm & 2pm-5:30 pm
Holdings: National Historic Register lakeside teaching studio of Metropolitan coloratura Marcella Sembrich (1858-1934). Memorabilia of her career: opera costumes, paintings, art on paper, decorative art, sculpture, period furnishings, photographs, tributes, musical scores, books.

Margaret Reaney Memorial Library

(see St. Johnsville - Margaret Reaney Memorial Library)

Mayfield Historical Society

328 Riceville Road / P.O. Box 715
Mayfield, NY 12117
Contact: Betty Tabor
Phone: (518) 661-5085
Hours: By appointment
Holdings: Local history; Mayfield families such as the Rice family; the glove industry.

Middleburgh Library

323 Main Street / P.O. Box 670
Middleburgh, NY 12122
Contact: Teresa Pavoldi
P hone: (518) 827-5142
Fax: (518) 827-5148
Website: http://www.middleburghlibrary.blogspot.com/
Hours: Call for hours
Holdings: 140 published genealogies, 200 family name folders, extensive Schoharie County church, cemetery, obituary and vital statistics records. Also, early New York State history references and a complete Schoharie County reference section.

Mohawk Valley Library System

858 Duanesburg Road
Schenectady, NY 12306
Contact: Valerie Catlin
Phone: (518) 355-2010
Fax: (518) 355-0674
Website: http://www.mvls.info/
Hours: M-F 8am-4pm
Holdings: Folklore for the counties of Fulton, Montgomery, Schenectady, and Schoharie. For local history and genealogy, see The Documentarian (http://www.mvls.info/lhg/) website.

Montgomery County Department of History & Archives

P.O. Box 1500, Old Courthouse
Fonda, NY 12068-1500
Contact: Kelly Yacobucci Farquhar
Phone: (518) 853-8186
Fax: (518) 853-8392
Email: kfarquhar@co.montgomery.ny.us
Hours: Sept - June: M-F 8:30am-4pm; Jul - Aug: M-F 9am-4pm
Holdings: The historical and genealogical research library of Montgomery County contains thousands of original county records (common pleas, deeds, supreme court and surrogate's court) along with a vast collection of genealogical material (census, cemetery, military, church, etc.), and over 500 historical and genealogical folders. Also diaries, bibles, journals, logbooks, photographs, postcards, private papers, business papers, scrapbooks, etc.

Museum of the History of Charlotteville

(see Charlotteville, Museum of the History of)

National Bottle Museum

76 Milton Avenue
Ballston Spa, NY 12020
Contact: Jan Rutland
Phone: (518) 885-7589
Fax: (518) 885-0317
Email: nbm@crisny.org
Website: http://www.nationalbottlemuseum.org
Hours: Nov-May: M-F 10am-4pm; June-Sept: daily
Holdings: Materials relating to bottles and bottle manufacture.

National Museum of Dance and Hall of Fame

99 South Broadway
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
Contact: Joanne Ellison
Phone: (518) 584-2225
Fax: (518) 584-4515
Email: info@dancemuseum.org
Website: http://www.dancemuseum.org/
Hours: By appointment
Holdings: Small photographic collection documenting American dancers in the 20th century. Focus of collection is on documenting Hall of Fame dancers, directors, designers and choreographers. Archives also includes costumes and programs.

National Museum of Racing

Union Avenue
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
Contact: Beth Sheffer
Phone: (518) 584-0400
Fax: (518) 584-4574
Email: nmrasstcollect@racingmuseum.net
Website: http://www.racingmuseum.org/
Hours: By appointment
Holdings: Approximately 13,000 photographs, 5,000 serials and monographs, archival collections and memorabilia relating to American thoroughbred racing and the Museum's Hall of Fame jockeys, trainers and horses.

Nellie Tyrrell Museum

(see Edinburg Historical Society)

New Netherland Institute

New York State Library
Cultural Education Center - 8th floor
Albany, NY 12230
Contact: Charles Gehring
Phone: (518) 474-6067
Fax: (518) 473-0472
email: nyslfnn@mail.nysed.gov
Website: http://www.nnp.org/index.shtml
Hours: M-F 9am-4pm
Holdings: Articles and books on 17th century New Netherland. No original historic documents. Microfilm of original manuscripts related to New Netherland and held in other repositories. Microfilm of West India Company records.

New Scotland Historical Association

P.O. Box 541
Voorheesville, NY 12186
Contact: Marion Parmenter
Phone: (518) 765-4652
Email: mparmenter82@hotmail.com
Hours: Su 2pm-4pm
Holdings: All materials relate to the town of New Scotland, and the hamlets therein.

New York State Archives

Cultural Education Center / Room 11A36
Empire State Plaza
Albany, NY 12230
Contact: James Folts
Phone: (518) 474-8955
Fax: (518) 408-1940
Email: archref@mail.nysed.gov
Website: http://www.nysarchives.org/gindex.shtml
Hours: M-F 9am-4:30pm
Holdings: Holdings document many aspects of New York State history and heritage. Records include resources for social, political, economic, and cultural history. Holdings include: Colonial and Revolutionary War era records, records of several New York State Governors, records documenting the reconstruction and operation of the canal system, land records from 1630 to the present, health and social welfare materials, education records, and materials of genealogical interest. Records exist on paper, parchment, film and electronic media. Also held are records of the Motion Picture Division of the State Education Department, which contain many pre-1965 motion picture scripts. Information on holdings of the State Archives is available in "Guide to Records in the New York State Archives (1993)," and through the online catalog, accessible through the web page.

New York State Library: Manuscripts & Special Collections

Cultural Education Center
Empire State Plaza
Albany, NY 12230
Contact: Kathi Stanley
Phone: (518) 474-6282
Fax: (518) 474-5786
Email: mscolls@mail.nysed.gov
Website: http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/mssdesc.htm
Hours: M-F 9am-5pm
Holdings: Responsibility is to acquire, catalog, preserve and provide reference service for a collection of manuscripts, rare books, cartographic material, prints & posters, broadsides, musical scores & ephemera. The collections chiefly illustrate New York State history from the 17th century to the present, although a number of collections have national significance. There are nearly 20,000 accessioned manuscript collections ranging from a few documents to over 2,000 cu.ft. Historical materials for military, economic, political, scientific, art, family, social, religious, environmental, institutional and organizational history. Correspondence, diaries, business & legal records, literary papers, sketchbooks, estate papers, church records.

New York State Military History Museum and Veterans Research Center

61 Lake Avenue
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
Contact: Jim Gandy
Phone: (518) 581-5100
Fax: (518) 581-5111
Email: historians@ny.ngb.army.mil
Website: http://www.dmna.state.ny.us/historic/mil-hist.htm
Hours: Tu-Fr 10am-4pm (appointments recommended). Museum is open additional weekend hours.
Holdings: Library contains books, pamphlets, technical manuals and periodicals dealing with the New York National Guard, New York State military units, and military history in general. The archives contains manuscripts, individual service records, photographs, and broadsides.

New York State Museum

Cultural Education Center
Empire State Plaza
Albany, NY 12230
Contact: Anne Tyrrell
Phone: (518) 474-5877
Website: http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/
Hours: By appointment
Holdings: Historic photographs emphasize thematically-specific, intact collections. The White Studio of Schenectady Collection consists of a quarter of a million negatives from the 1920s to the 1970s, views of groups, store interiors and street scenes. The Michon Collection from Waterford features film negatives of tugboats and barges c.1935 on the New York State Barge Canal. The James Irving Collection includes views c.1870 of Troy and early photographs of the Shaker communities. The Gifford-Wood Collection documents the turn-of-the-century installations of this Hudson, NY manufacturer of coal and ice-handling equipment, portraying industrial life in the Northeast.

New York State Nurses, Foundation of

Bellevue Alumnae Center for History
2113 Western Avenue
Guilderland, NY 12084
Contact: Gertrude B. Hutchinson
Phone: (518) 456-7858 x24
Fax: (518) 452-3760
Email: ghutchinson@FoundationNYSNurses.org
Website: http://www.foundationnysnurses.org
Hours: M-F 9am-4pm, appointments recommended
Holdings: The archives of the Foundation of the New York State Nurses Association contains approximately 1400 cubic feet of records and papers of New York nursing organizations and leaders. Major collections include the records of the New York State Nurses Association; National Student Nurses Association; Nursing Education Alumni Association of Teachers College, Columbia University; Bellevue Hospital School of Nursing Alumnae Association and the St. Luke’s Hospital School of Nursing Alumnae Association and the papers of Martha Rogers, Eleanor Lambertsen, Erline McGriff and Sylvia Barker. Collections date to the 1870s and include photographs, audio-visual material and artifacts as well as paper records.

North Greenbush Public Library

P.O. Box 249
Wynantskill, NY 12198
Contact: Daryl McCarthy
Phone: (518) 283-0303
Fax: (518) 283-0303
Email: mccarthd@uhls.lib.ny.us
Hours: M-F 11am-8pm; Sa 10am-2pm
Holdings: Local history pertaining to the Town of North Greenbush.

Northville/Northampton Historical Society

412 South Main Street
Northville, NY 12134
Contact: Gail Cramer
Phone: (518) 863-2628
Hours: By appointment
Holdings: School House Museum and an inventory of stored documents.

Old Saratoga Historical Association

501 Route 32 S
Greenwich, NY 12834
Contact: Deborah Peck Kelleher
Phone: (518) 583-0506
Fax: (518) 583-0506
Email: lazykate@nycap.rr.com
Hours: By appointment
Holdings: Information housed here pertains only to the Association and furnishings of the Schuyler House.

Old Stone Fort Museum Complex / Schoharie County Historical Association

145 Fort Road
Schoharie, NY 12157
Contact: Librarian/Archivist
Phone: (518) 295-7192
Fax: (518) 295-7187
Website: http://www.schohariehistory.net/
Hours: May-Oct: Tu-Su 10am-5pm; Nov-Apr: by appointment
Holdings: Local history collection begun in 1889, with approximately 5,000 bound volumes pertinent to Schoharie County history including atlases; cemetery, church, court and war records; family Bibles, area newspapers, county directories, and regional genealogical and history books; 10,000 manuscripts including 18th and 19th century maps, land grants, indentures, wills, scrapbooks and ledgers; and approximately 15,000 photographs and postcards.

Peck's Park Historical Society and Museum

104 Peck's Lake Road
Gloversville, NY 12078
Contact: Alice Peck
Phone: (518) 725-6236
Hours: Mid June-Labor Day: W & Sa 1pm-4pm or by appointment
Holdings: Records pertaining to one room schoolhouse, which existed from 1857-1959. Many books, pictures of former teachers and students, 1858 map of the area. Also, original teacher and student desks, recitation bench, George Washington's picture, globe, bible and other accessories.

Pember Library and Museum

(see Granville - Pember Library and Museum)

Petersburg Public Library

P.O. Box 250
Petersburg, NY 12138
Contact: Sharon Hodges
Phone: (518) 658-2927
Fax: (518) 658-2927
Email: ptrbl@uhls.org
Hours: M-F 2pm-5pm; W 7pm-9pm; Sa 9:30am-12:30pm
Holdings: Local history pertaining to the Town of Petersburg

Print Club of Albany

P.O. Box 6578
Albany, NY 12206
Contact: Dr. Charles Semowich
Phone: (518) 432-9514
Email: pcaprint@nycap.rr.com
Website: http://www.pcaprint.com/
Hours: By appointment
Holdings: Included are: the archives of the Print Club of Albany, 1933 to present - programs, correspondence, minutes, financial records and related information. The club has been a leader in the print field and its archives include material about some of the most important printmakers in the U.S. The club owns the papers of Dorothy Lathrop and family. She was one of the most important children's book illustrators in the U.S. The papers include material about her father, a founder of the Albany Boys Club and community leader and about Gertrude Lathrop, important sculptress, and Ida Lathrop, artist. Period covers 1860-1980. Lathrop papers also include a number of photographs.

Pruyn Collection of Albany History

(See Albany Public Library)

Pruyn House

207 Old Niskayuna Road / P.O. Box 212
Newtonville, NY 12128
Contact: Diane Morgan
Phone: (518) 783-1435
Fax: (518) 783-1437
Email: pruynhouse@colonie.org
Website: http://www.colonie.org/pruyn/
Hours: M-F 9am-4:30pm, or by appointment
Holdings: Reference material concerning the Pruyn and Henkes families; few original documents.

Putnam Historical Society

P.O. Box 24
Putnam, NY 12861
Contact: Eileen Greeley
Phone: (518) 547-8259
Hours: By appointment
Holdings: A collection of historical information on Putnam area schools; photographs and taped oral histories.

Ravena Coeymans Historical Society

PO Box 324
Ravena NY 12143
Contact: Mary Farinelli
Phone: (518) 756-6536
Email: For genealogy questions: genealogy@coeymanshistory.org
Email: For all other questions: history@coeymanshistory.org
Hours: Su Noon-8pm or by appointment
Holdings: Collection of documents, photographs and books related to the Town of Coeymans. Also cemetery records, yearbooks, Civil War ledger (copy), scrapbooks, ledgers, Blaisdell family deeds and writings of Robert Blaisdell, a local amateur historian (deceased).

Ravena News-Herald, Inc.

164 Main Street
Ravena, NY 12143
Contact: George Bleezarde
Phone: (518) 756-2030
Hours: M-F 8am-5pm
Holdings: Old volumes of the newspaper.

Rensselaer County Historical Society

59 Second Street
Troy, NY 12180
Contact: Stacy Draper
Phone: (518) 272-7232
Fax: (518) 273-1264
Email: research@rchsonline.org
Website: http://www.rchsonline.org/
Hours: Tu-Sa Noon-5pm; closed for the month of January
Holdings: Materials related to the history of Rensselaer County from the days prior to county founding (1791) to the present. Materials related to the social, political and cultural history of the county and immediate area. Personal papers; commercial, industrial, religious, and other organizational papers including those of the Society; maps; journals and other related published material. Of particular importance are collections related to the Hart family (the Society owns their town house) and the newly acquired Cluett, Peabody & Co. Archive. Collections are non-circulating.

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Archives

Folsom Library - Archives
Troy, NY 12180
Contact: John Dojka
Phone: (518) 276-8340
Fax: (518) 276-8559
Email: lib-archives@rpi.edu
Website: http://www.lib.rpi.edu/dept/library/html/Archives/
Hours: M-F 9am-Noon and 1pm-4pm
Holdings: Materials related to RPI, its alumni, northern New York, and the history of engineering and applied science in the U.S. Included are the archives of the Institute as well as collections related to 19th century chemistry, railroads, and the Brooklyn Bridge.

Rensselaerville Historical Society

Box 8
Rensselaerville, NY 12147
Contact: Janet Haseley
Phone: (518) 797-3194
Fax: (518)797-3981
Email: edhase@aol.com
Hours: By appointment
Holdings: The Rensselaerville Historical Society has local history materials from 1790 to the present, including photographs, audio tapes/interviews/oral history, organizational records including minutes, correspondence, articles, genealogical records, cemetery records, etc. on hamlet and Town of Rensselaerville.

Richards Library

(see Warrensburg - Richards Library)

Riverspark Visitor's Center

(see Troy's Riverspark Visitor's Center)

Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany

40 North Main Avenue
Albany, NY 12203
Contact: Sr. Nola Brunner
Phone: (518) 453-6669
Fax: (518) 453-6793
Email: nola.brunner@rcda.org
Hours: M-F 9am-4pm, or by appointment
Holdings: Archives of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany include: records of the administration of each of the nine Bishops of Albany from 1847 to the present; records of the Clergy of the Diocese; Catholic education in the Diocese; social services in the Diocese; property records; records of individual parishes; the Official Catholic Directory 1844, 1848 to the present; Alexander Roseman Historical Collection of the Diocese; collection of Cardinal McCloskey's correspondence (Gift of the Diocese of LaFayette, LA).

Round Lake Historical Society

Box 22
Round Lake, NY 12151
Contact: Edna VanDuzee
Phone: (518) 899-2130
Hours: By appointment
Holdings: Uncataloged material relating to the Village of Round Lake. Sound and video recordings and programs of performances at Round Lake Auditorium, sponsored by Round Lake Historical Society.

Sacred Heart Church

801 Stanley Street
Schenectady, NY 12307
Contact: Church Archivist
Phone: (518) 377-8559
Fax: (518) 393-9265
Hours: By appointment
Holdings: Baptism, First Communion, confirmation and marriage records; some history of churches.

Sage Colleges - Clark Library

46 Ferry Street
Troy, NY 12180
Contact: Archivist
Phone: (518) 244-4522
Fax: (518) 244-2400
Website: http://library.sage.edu/
Hours: Contact for hours
Holdings: Materials relating to the history of Russell Sage College and to Russell Sage, its founder, and his family.

St. Johnsville - Margaret Reaney Memorial Library

19 Kingsbury Avenue
St. Johnsville, NY 13452
Contact: Marta Zimmerman
Phone: (518) 568-7822
Email: mrml@telenet.net
Website: http://www2.telenet.net/community/mvla/stjo/
Hours: M,Tu,W,F 9:30am-5pm; Th 1pm-5pm; M-F 7pm-9pm
Holdings: St. Johnsville Enterprise 1901, 1902 & 1903. An ongoing birth, death, and marriage index is maintained. In addition, the paper printed numerous family histories about Mohawk Valley families. While these were printed in the 20s, 30s and 40s, they were written in reference to the colonial and revolutionary roots of these local families.

St. Peter's Armenian Apostolic Church

100 Troy-Schenectady Road
Watervliet, NY 12189
Contact: Rev. Fr. Stepanos Doudoukjian
Phone: (518) 274-3673
Fax: (518) 274-3103
Hours: M-F 9am-3pm
Holdings: Founded in 1899, the church moved to its present site in 1970. Church records include Parish Council minutes, baptismal and funeral records, photographs, and a history of the church written on its 75th anniversary and its 100th anniversary.

St. Peter's Episcopal Church (Albany)

Archives of St. Peter's Church
107 State Street
Albany, NY 12207
Contact: Lee Stanton or Nigal DuJack
Phone: (518) 434-3502
Fax: (518) 462-4419
Email: books@stpeterschurchalbany.org
Website: http://www.stpeterschurchalbany.org/
Hours: By appointment
Holdings: Materials relating to the history and development of St. Peter's Protestant Episcopal Church. Included are diaries, manuscripts, books, maps, photographs, architectural drawings, correspondence. Of special prominence is a land grant and charter and silver issued to St. Peter's Church in the 18th Century from Queen Anne of England.

Saint Rose Library, College of

(See College of Saint Rose Library)

St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Church

440 Whitehall Road
Albany, NY 12208
Contact: Dr. Christopher Kendris
Phone: (518) 489-4442
Email: drckendris@AOL.com
Website: http://stsophia.net
Hours: Su 11am-1pm and by appointment
Holdings: Library has 1,000 items, from 1922 to present. Archives and historical records of religious and ethnic interest; minutes of Parish Council meetings; photographs and ephemera; artifacts; Byzantine music; books and other materials pertaining to the Greek Orthodox Christian religion; books about Classical Greek civilization; videocassettes of religious interest; church community photographs in a special collection of 150, dating from 1922. Seeking historical materials, especially before 1922, relating to St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Church of Albany, NY.

Salem - Bancroft Public Library

Main Street
Salem, NY 12865
Contact: Peg Culver
Phone: (518) 854-7463
Website: http://www.slibrary.org/
Hours: M-F 1:30-4:30pm; T,Th 10am-12pm & 7-9pm; Sa 10am-12Noon; August: Closed on Sa
Holdings: Bancroft Public Library: Records, 1889-1970. Robert C. Cruickshank: Letters, 1862-1865, during the Civil War - typed by him as a memento for his children. Genealogy Collection: 1847-1978. Cemetery records, town vital statistics, genealogies of Fitch, McKie families, Easton families & other Washington Co. families. Local History Collection: 1834-1979. Church records, biographies, directories, etc. Photograph Collection: 1863-1940. Record Book Collection: 1828-1935. Town, school, highways, etc. Scrapbook Collection: 1831-1970. Various, including obituaries, 1887-1927. Repository for Historical Society of Whitehall/Whitehall Town and Village Historian.

Sand Lake Historical Society

Box 492
West Sand Lake, NY 12196
Contact: Diane Freeman
Email: sandlakehistory@aol.com
Website: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nyslhs/
Holdings: Material related to the history of Sand Lake. Collection is housed at the Sand Lake Town Library.

Saratoga County Historian

40 McMaster Street
Ballston Spa, NY 12020
Contact: Kristina Saddlemire Reese
Phone: (518) 884-4749
Fax: (518)884-4771
Email: historian@saratogacountyny.gov
Website: http://www.saratogacountyny.gov/departments.asp?did=217
Hours: Tu-Th 9am-4pm
Holdings: Materials relating to Saratoga County, and family histories.

Saratoga County Historical Society / Brookside Museum

(See Brookside Museum / Saratoga County Historical Society)

Saratoga Harness Racing Museum and Hall of Fame

352 Jefferson Street / P.O. Box 356
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
Contact: Virginia O'Brien
Phone: (518) 587-4210
Hours: Call for information
Holdings: Local harness racing material, including past history of harness racing trotters and pacers.

(Old) Saratoga Historical Association

(see Old Saratoga Historical Association)

Saratoga National Historical Park

648 Route 32
Stillwater, NY 12170
Contact: W. Douglas Lindsay, Jr.
Phone: (518) 664-9821
Website: http://www.nps.gov/sara/
Fax: (518) 664-9830
Hours: By appointment
Holdings: Papers of park founder, George Slingerlands. Manuscript material, including maps, and published works on the Battle of Saratoga and on General Schuyler. Reports on all archaeological work on the battlefield.

Saratoga Springs - Historical Society of Saratoga Springs

The Casino, Congress Park, Box 216
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
Contact: Doris Lamont
Phone: (518) 584-6920
Fax: (518) 581-1477
Email: historicalsociety@spa.net
Website: http://www.saratogahistory.org/
Hours: By appointment
Holdings: Materials relating to the history of Saratoga Springs from the late 18th century to the present, including letters, diaries, journals belonging to the Walworth family. (Reuben H. Walworth was the last Chancellor of New York State; Ellen H. Walworth was a founder of the Daughters of the American Revolution; Clarence Walworth was a founder of the Roman Catholic Paulist Order); books, letters and clippings by and about Frank Sullivan, a member of the "Algonquin Club"; books, photos, prints and documents about the mineral springs, hydrotherapy, hotels, and clubs and organizations in Saratoga Springs. Also includes George Bolster Photograph collection - 60,000 images of "Old Saratoga."

Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation

P.O. Box 442 / 117 Grand Avenue
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
Contact: Brooke Hobson
Phone: (518) 587-5030
Fax: 581-1448
Email: info@saratogapreservation.org
Website: http://www.saratogapreservation.org/Home.asp
Hours: By appointment
Holdings: 1,000 files on historic buildings in the National Register districts. Slide library and collection of published works on preservation.

Saratoga Springs Public Library

49 Henry Street
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
Contact: Teri Blasko
Phone: (518) 584-7860 ext. 254
Website: http://www.sspl.org/
Hours: M,Th 7pm-9pm; Tu,F 2:30pm-4:30pm, W 9am-1pm, Sa Noon-4pm
Holdings: Saratoga Springs history from early Indian settlements through development as a world spa. Extensive book collection & subject files, photographs, prints, maps, posters, sheet music, audio & visual material. City directories from 1868, local newspapers on microfilm from 1840, local high school yearbooks from 1897. Scrapbook collections reflect specific decades in both 19th & 20th centuries. McClellan Collection on hydrotherapy & balneology includes technical books & personal files plus scrapbooks describing the development of The Saratoga Spa. Early descriptions & analyses of local mineral springs. Frank Sullivan Collection of 20th Century literature with personal inscriptions to the humorist, the "Sage of Saratoga."

Schenectady County Community College Library

78 Washington Avenue
Schenectady, NY 12305
Contact: Archives
Phone: (518) 381-1240
Email: http://www.sunyssss.edu/library/questionpoint/equestion.html
Website: http://www.sunysccc.edu/library/index.html
Hours: By appointment
Holdings: Materials related to the founding of SCCC and to the two historic buildings on the campus, Elston Hall (the former Hotel Van CWebsiteer) and the Center for Science and Technology (previously a General Electric Company facility and the site of early television broadcasts) are collected. These include correspondence and other documents as well as blueprints and numerous photographs, negatives and newspaper clippings. Such items as College catalogs, student handbooks, yearbooks, and commencement and honors convocation programs are collected on an ongoing basis along with other documents deemed to be relevant to the history of the institution. Earliest items in the collection date from the mid-1920s.

Schenectady County Historian

1726 Lenox Road
Schenectady, NY 12308
Contact: Don Rittner
Phone: (518) 388-4577
Email: drittner@aol.com
Hours: By appointment
Holdings: Materials relating to Schenectady County.

Schenectady County Historical Society

32 Washington Avenue
Schenectady, NY 12305
Contact: Katherine Chansky
Phone: (518) 374-0263
Fax: (518) 688-2825
Email: librarian@schist.org
Website: http://www.schist.org/
Hours: M-F 9am-5pm; Sa 10am-2pm
Holdings: Documents, photographs, maps, geneaology files, and other materials relating to the residents and history of the city and the county of Schenectady from the time of settlement to present day.

Schenectady County Public Library

Liberty & Clinton Streets
Schenectady, NY 12305
Contact: Robert Sullivan
Phone: (518) 388-3400
Email: schenectadyhistory@schenectadyhistory.org
Website: http://www.schenectadyhistory.org/
Hours: M-Th 9am-9pm; F,Sa 9am-5pm; Su 1pm-5pm
Holdings: Approximately 2,000 items covering the city and county of Schenectady: census records, telephone books, church, school yearbooks, photographs, maps, city directories, genealogical materials, local author collection, some New York State Colonial documents and public papers of Sir William Johnson and George Clinton, and indexes to public records of Albany County 1630-1894. See the Library's website for extensive information and links to history and genealogy in Schenectady County.

Schenectady - Efner History Research Library

Schenectady City Hall, Top Floor
105 Jay Street
Schenectady, NY 12305
Contact: Cynthia Seacord
Phone: (518) 382-5088
Email: hscenter@nycap.rr.com
Hours: M, W, F 9am-Noon and by appointment
Holdings: Materials relating to the City of Schenectady and the General Electric Company.

Schenectady Museum and Suits-Bueche Planetarium

15 Nott Terrace Heights
Schenectady, NY 12308
Contact: Chris Hunter
Phone: (518) 382-7890 x241
Email:archives@schenectadymuseum.org
Website: http://www.schenectadymuseum.org/05_archives/05.htm
Hours: M-F 9am-5pm
Holdings: The Schenectady Museum Archives contains manuscript collections, photographs, trade literature, and other materials relating to the history of General Electric and Schenectady. A highlight of the collection is the General Electric Photograph Collection, a collection of nearly 1.5 million images that depicts the development of the electrical industry and 20th century American life. There are also manuscript collections highlighting the founding and early history of General Electric. Papers from Gerald Swope and Owen D. Young, President and Chairman of GE from 1922-1939 and 1942-1944 highlight the welfare capitalism of the 1920s. Other collections highlight the GE Research Lab, the first industrial research laboratory in the world, and its researchers. There are also books and periodicals, including a complete run of the GE Schenectady Works News, the employee newsletter for GE's Schenectady Works. The archives has a growing collection of materials relating to Schenectady, from records of old Schenectady businesses such as the American Locomotive Company to Schenectady High School newspapers and ephemera of the 1920s. The museum is actively working to document the ethnic groups and immigrants of Schenectady.

Schoharie County Historian

P.O. Box 449 / Route 30 South
Middleburg, NY 12122
Contact: Wallace Van Houten
Phone: (518) 827-5747
Hours: By appointment
Holdings: Materials relating to Schoharie County.

Schoharie County Historical Society

(see Old Stone Fort Museum Complex)

Schoharie Free Library

119 Knower Avenue
Schoharie, NY 12157
Contact: Catherine Caiazzo
Phone: (518) 295-7127
Email: sholib@midtel.net
Website: http://www.schoharielibrary.org/
Hours: M 9am-Noon; Tu 12:30pm-5:30pm; Th 1pm-5pm & 7pm-9pm; F 12:30pm-6pm; Sa 9am-12:30pm
Holdings: About 250 items relating to local history and geneaology. Material related to Don Cameron Shafer, local author od "Smokefires in Schoharie." This includes files of his brief works annotated by the author, manuscripts, and original periodicals containing some of his published articles. The major holder of historical information for this region is The Old Stone Fort Museum Complex.

School House Museum

(See Hadley-Luzerne Historical Society)

Scotia History Center

4 North Ten Broeck Street
Scotia, NY 12302
Contact: Michelle J. Norris
Phone: (518) 374-1071
Hours: By appointment
Holdings: Materials relating to the Village of Scotia.

Shaker Heritage Society

875 Watervliet Shaker Road
Suite 2
Colonie, NY 12211
Contact: Henry G. Williams
Phone: (518) 456-7890
Fax: (518) 452-7348
Website: http://www.shakerheritage.org
Hours: By appointment; closed in January
Holdings: Manuscript collections of the Shaker presence in Albany and Watervliet are on loan to the Manuscripts and Special Collections Department of the New York State Library. Holdings at the Society consist primarily of books on the Shaker sect, with a concentration on local Shakers. Includes a complete set of "The Shaker," published mainly in Albany.

Sharon Historical Society

Main Street / P.O. Box 363
Sharon Springs, NY 13459
Contact: Jean Bakkom
Phone: (518) 284-2350
Website: http://www.sharonsprings.com/sharonhistoricalsociety.htm
Hours: By appointment
Holdings: Register of Hotels; some village records, brochures.

Siena College - Standish Library

515 Loudon Road
Loudonville, NY 12211
Contact: Fr. Julian Davies
Phone: (518) 783-2357
Email: davies@siena.edu
Website: http://www.siena.edu/pages/2371.asp
Hours: Daily during academic year, 8am-11:30pm
Holdings: Documents relating to the history of Siena College.

Silver Bay YMCA of the Adirondacks

87 Silver Bay Rd
Silver Bay, NY 12874

Contact: Gale Halm
Phone: 518-543-8833 (leave message with staff & your call will be returned)
Email: ghalm@aol.com
Hours: By appointment

Holdings: Material related to the Silver Bay YMCA of the Adirondacks and related organizations on the site, including a boys' school and the Silver Bay Hotel.

Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondolet

St. Joseph Provincial House
385 Watervliet-Shaker Road
Latham, NY 12110
Contact: Sr. Anne Clark
Phone: (518) 783-5209
Fax: (518) 783-3601
Email: anne@csjalb.org
Hours: By appointment
Holdings: Collection includes papers of the foundresses, including requests from the mid-19th century from New York priests for the services of the Sisters. Correspondence and a common book of Sister Francis Joseph Ivory (1824-1902) document transition from Missouri to New York State in 1858, and a diary by Sister Monica Corrigan details the trek of seven sisters from St. Louis to Tucson, AZ in 1870. Historical materials include statistics, school histories and faculty lists, institutional data for The College of Saint Rose in Albany and St. Mary's Hospital in Amsterdam; biographical details for both living and deceased sisters, diaries, writings, photo albums, published and unpublished theses and dissertations, a collection of books authored by sisters and papers of the Educational Conference of the Sisters of St. Joseph from 1933. In addition, there are artifacts and historical materials from the foreign missionary work of the Congregation. Finding aids are mainly indexes and a topical card file.

Skidmore College, Scribner Library - Special Collections and Archives

Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
Contact: Ruth Copans or Wendy Anthony
Phone: (518) 580-5509
Email: speccoll@skidmore.edu
Website: http://www.skidmore.edu/irc/library/collections/pohndorff/index.htm
Hours: Varies during academic year - check website for details
Holdings: Materials related to the founding and history of Skidmore College.

Slate Valley Museum

17 Water Street
Granville, NY 12832
Contact: Alissa Caprood
Phone: (518) 642-1417
Fax: (518) 642-1417
Email: mail@slatevalleymuseum.org
Website: http://www.slatevalleymuseum.org/
Hours: Tu-F 1pm-5pm; Sa 10am-4pm
Holdings: Material related to slate quarries and mills in the region. Includes photographs documenting 150 years of slate quarrying.

Stephentown Historical Society

P.O. Box 11
Stephentown, NY 12168
Contact: Patricia Flint
Phone: (518) 733-6070
Email: shs@fairpoint.net
Website: http://stephentown-historical.org/
Hours: F 1pm-4 pm
Holdings: About 300 books and 8,000 artifacts relating to the history of Stephentown. Over 31,000 index cards on genealogy in Stephentown.

Stillwater Free Library

74 South Hudson Avenue
PO Box 485
Stillwater, NY 12170
Contact: Sara Kipp
Phone: (518) 664-6255
Website: http://stillwater.sals.edu/
Hours: Call or check web site
Holdings: Limited information on the history of the town and village of Stillwater, NY.

Stony Creek Historical Association

P.O. Box 45
Stony Creek, NY 12878
Contact: Rhonda Allison
Phone: (518) 696-5211
Email: Pres@stonycreekhistoricalassociation.org
Hours: June-Sept: 2nd Sa & 4th Su 1pm-3pm; October-May: by appointment
Holdings: Material related to the Stony Creek area: local histories, extensive Stony Creek genealogies and many from surrounding towns, cemetery records, diaries, publications, photographs, census microfilm, newspaper clippings, and school records.

SUNY College of Agriculture & Technology at Cobleskill
VanWagenen Library

142 Schenectady Avenue
Cobleskill, NY 12043
Contact: Nancy Van Deusen
Phone: (518) 255-5841
Fax: (518) 255-5843
Email: vandeun@cobleskill.edu
Website: http://www.cobleskill.edu/library/index.asp
Hours: M- F 8am-4pm
Holdings: Materials relating to Schoharie County history and genealogy including books, government documents, early periodicals, Grange records. SUNY Cobleskill College archives 1910 to date. Books and periodicals of historical value related to agriculture particularly in New York State. Small collection of rare children's books and small speleology collection featuring caves of Schoharie County.

Ten Broeck Mansion

(see Albany County Historical Association)

Town of Berne Historical Society

(see Berne - Town of Berne Historical Society)

Town of Granville Heritage Society

(see Granville - Town of Granville Heritage Society)

Troy Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church, The Rev. Charles and Ouida Schwartz Archives

396 Louden Road
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
Contact: Karen Staulters
Phone: 518-584-8214 x 23, or 800-684-9377
Fax: 518-584-8378
Email: kstaulters@troyac.org
Website: http://www.troyac.org/archives.htm
Hours: Tu 9-noon or by appointment
Holdings: The Conference Archives serves all the Methodist churches in northeastern New York and all of Vermont. It is the repository for Methodist Church records when a church closes. Records include files on open local churches, records of closed and merged churches, pastors, Conference boards, agencies, etc. Complete collections of both Troy and Vermont Conference Journals, Methodist periodicals, General Minutes and other books about the Troy Conference area and Methodist history.

Troy Public Library

100 Second Street
Troy, NY 12180
Contact: Ruth Sweet
Phone: (518) 274-7071
Fax: (518) 271-9154
Email: troyref@uhls.lib.ny.us
Website: http://uhls.org/troy/blog/?p=25#more-25
Hours: M-Th 10am-8pm; F-Sa 9am-5pm
Holdings: Local history and genealogy collection focusing on Rensselaer County and Troy history. Includes labor and social history of the area. Extensive collection of 19th century newspapers. Genealogies, special collections ( photographs, folios, & postcards), pamphlets and ephemera; maps - all relating to the city of Troy and Rensselaer County.

Troy - RiverSpark Visitor's Center

251 River Street
Troy, NY 12180
Contact: Carol LaCivita
Phone: (518) 271-1119
Email: carol@troyvisitorcenter.org
Website: http://www.troyvisitorcenter.org/
Hours: Winter: Tu-Sa 11am-5pm; Summer: Tu-Sa 10am-5pm
Holdings: Newspaper clippings, correspondence, and pamphlets relating to the history of the RiverSpark cities of Cohoes, Green Island, Troy, Waterford, and Watervliet.

Union College / Schaffer Library Special Collections

Union Street
Schenectady, NY 12308
Contact: Ellen Fladger
Phone: (518) 388-6616
Fax: (518) 388-6641
Email: specialcollections@union.edu
Website: http://www.union.edu/PUBLIC/LIBRARY/about/speccoll.htm
Hours: M-F 9am-Noon and 1pm-4pm
Holdings: Materials relating chiefly to the history of Union College, its alumni, faculty, and staff, local (i.e., Schenectady County) history, history of the Schenectady branch of the General Electric Company, and also papers of General Electric scientists and engineers who made significant contributions to their fields. Included are the records of Union College, the papers of some alumni and faculty, the Schenectady Archives of Science and Technology, the William James Stillman Collection, the Ernst F.W. Alexanderson Papers, and some papers of Charles P. Steinmetz.

United Methodist Church -Troy Annual Conference of the

(See Troy Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church)

University at Albany, SUNY

M.E. Grenander Dept. of Special Collections and Archives
1400 Washington Avenue
New Library Building, LE 350
Albany, NY 12222
Contact: Brian Keough
Phone: (518) 437-3931
Fax: (518) 437-3930
Website: http://library.albany.edu/speccoll/
Hours: M-F 9am-5pm
Holdings: University Archives: Official records of the University at Albany and its predecessor institutions from its origins in 1844 to the present. Also includes the records of the Milne School, 1890-1977. Archives of Public Affairs and Policy: Records of more than 70 political-interest groups, professional associations, public-sector labor unions, and other statewide organizations concerned with state public-policy issues in the 20th century, especially since 1950. German Intellectual Emigre Collection: Papers of more than 90 individuals on the social sciences and humanities who fled the Nazi regime and came to the US in the 1930s-'40s. Manuscript Collection: Chiefly 19th century New York and New England local history manuscripts and business records. Children's authors and illustrators.

Vale Cemetery

Vale Cemetery
907 State St
Schenectady, NY 12307
Contact: Dr. Bernard McEvoy
Phone: 518-346-0423
Fax: 518-346-0431
Email: vale@netheaven.com
Website: http://valecemetery.org/index.html
Burial records and other material related to the cemetery.

Valley Falls Free Library

42 State Street / Box 296
Valley Falls, NY 12185
Contact: Sandi Goodwin
Phone: (518) 753-4230
Hours: Tu 10am-Noon & 2pm-8pm; W 2pm-8pm; Th-F 2pm-6pm; Sa 9:30 am-12:30pm
Holdings: Materials relating to the Village of Valley Falls.

Van Alstyne Homestead Society

P.O. Box 14
Canajoharie, NY 13317
Contact: Joanne Mickle
Phone: (518) 673-3727
Hours: By appointment
Holdings: Collection includes information on Martin Van Alstyne and Rufus Grider.

Voorheesville Public Library

51 School Road
Voorheesville, NY 12186
Contact: Julie Stump
Phone: (518) 765-2791
Fax: (518) 765-3007
Email: voorefq@uhls.lib.ny.us
Website: www.voorheesvillelibrary.org
Hours: M-F 10am-9pm (Closed Jul-Aug)
Holdings: Local history pertaining to the Village of Voorheesville and the Town of New Scotland. Some central school district memorabilia including yearbooks.

Walter Elwood Museum of the Mohawk Valley at the Guy Park Manor

366 West Main Street, Route 5
Amsterdam, NY 12010
Contact: Ann Peconie
Phone: (518) 843-5151
Email: director@walterelwoodmuseum.org
Website: www.walterelwoodmuseum.com
Hours: Open limited hours. Call for information.
Holdings: Science and nature studies; Montgomery County local history; Native Americans; Colonial era in the Mohawk Valley. Amsterdam City Directories, 1882-1974; Amsterdam Common Council minutes, 1890-1970; Board of Trade books, 1900-1917; photographs of Amsterdam industry, community life and architecture; Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce scrapbooks from early 1900s.

Warren County Historian

Municipal Center
1340 State Route 9
Lake George, NY 12845-9903
Contact: Marjorie Swan
Phone: (518) 761-6544
Fax: (518) 761-6551
Hours: T,Th 9am-5pm
Holdings: Published bibliographies, census records w/indexes, cemetery records, local history publications; unpublished records re: town assessment, town minutes, abstracts, deeds and wills, some church and vital records, family history files, local history subject files, military references, atlas/maps-1858,1876-, directories, almshouse records - all relating to Warren County.

Warren County Historical Society

195 Sunnyside Rd
Queensbury, NY 12804
Contact: Marilyn Van Dyke
Phone: (518) 743-0734
Email: mail@warrencountyhistoricalsociety.org
Website: http://www.warrencountyhistoricalsociety.org/
Hours: Tu,Th 10am-2pm or by appointment
Holdings: Photographs, postcards, documents, artifacts and other material related to Warren County. Collections include: Old Quaker Burying Ground, Queensbury; Barker & Henry Architectural Firm, Glens Fall; League of Women Voters; Ladies' Auxiliary - World War I; Everywoman's Council.

Warrensburg - Richards Library

36-38 Elm Street
Warrensburg, NY 12885
Contact: Sarah Farrar
Phone: (518) 623-3011
Website: http://directory.sals.edu/library.php?lib=WAR
Hours: M-F 10am-1pm & 2pm-5pm; T,Th 7pm-9pm; Sa 10am-1pm
Holdings: Warrensburgh News, Warrensburg-Lake George News, and Adirondack Journal on microfilm, bound volumes, and loose copies. Holdings - 1878-1889 -incomplete; 1890 - present (missing pieces in 1930s).

Washington County Historian's Office

Washington County Municipal Center
383 Broadway
Fort Edward, NY 12828
Contact: Edith Sparling
Phone: (518) 746-2178
email: wchist@washington.ny.us
Hours: W 8:30am-4:30pm
Holdings: Some of the materials available are: New York State census for 1790; Washington County census for 1820; later census records through 1925. Local and area histories from many towns; family genealogies; bible records; cemetery records from all towns except Catholic cemeteries; volumes of books on history of Washington and nearby counties; 1866 Washington County Atlas; some military info; over 40 yrs. correspondence filed by family name. Also available are some land records, wills (1788-1825; various years through 1880's). (Fees may be required for these.) School District records for 1847-1849 are available from this office--later vital statistics are not open to the public.

Washington County Historical Society

167 Broadway
Fort Edward, NY 12828
Contact: Barbara D. Anderson
Phone: (518) 747-9108
Fax: (518) 746-1655
Email: wchsnys@yahoo.com
Website: http://www.wchs-ny.org/
Hours: W,F Noon-4pm
Holdings: Historical material for the social, political and cultural history of Washington County and area surroundings. Church records, photographs, maps, diaries, journals, scrapbooks, genealogical material, documents, manuscripts, post cards, local authors, canal history, books, magazines, calendars, pictures, slides, census records, cemetery inscriptions, current materials of historical importance.

Waterford Historical Museum and Cultural Center

2 Museum Lane
Waterford, NY 12188
Contact: Brad Utter
Phone: (518) 238-0809
Email: info@waterfordmuseum.com
Website: http://www.waterfordmuseum.com/
Hours: By appointment
Holdings: Books and vertical files pertaining to the history of Waterford and surrounding area.

Watervliet Arsenal Museum

Route 32 Broadway
Watervliet, NY 12189
Contact: John Swantek
Phone: (518) 266-5805
Email: swantek@wva.army.mil
Website: http://www.wva.army.mil
Hours: Su-Th 10am-3pm
Holdings: Watervliet Arsenal history and cannon manufacturing history. Technical manuals, books, microfiche, microfilm, manuscripts, newspaper copy, and photographs.

Watervliet Historical Society

P.O. Box 123
Watervliet, NY 12189
Contact: Eugene Burns
Phone: (518) 235-6699
Hours: By appointment
Holdings: Photos and locations of some of the bells cast in the Meneely Bell Foundry in Watervliet; photos of past floods, Erie Canal, side cut, etc.

Watervliet Public Library

1501 Broadway
Watervliet, NY 12189
Contact: Librarian
Phone: (518) 274-4471
Fax: (518) 271-0667
Website: http://www.uhls.org/watervliet/
Hours: M-Th Noon-8pm; F Noon-4pm
Holdings: The collection contains materials on Watervliet, Troy, and selected materials on Albany County. It includes city directories, town histories and a vertical file of published materials, clippings and other materials dealing with the Town of Watervliet.

Wells Historical Society

Main Street / P.O. Box 443
Wells, NY 12190
Contact: Elsie Maile
Phone: (518) 924-4209
Hours: By appointment
Holdings: Material related to Wells, NY and surrounding area.

Whitehall, Historical Society of