Local Historians and Historical Societies

Historians of Rensselaer County:

BERLIN:
Sharon Kline, P.O. Box 316, Berlin, NY 12202
518-658-2020, skklein@capital.net

BRUNSWICK:
Sharon Zankel, Brunswick Town Office, 308 Town Office Road, Troy, New York 12180
518-279-9714; eszankel@aol.com

CASTLETON:
Ellen Allen, 40 Seaman Avenue, Castleton, New York 12033
518-732-7124

EAST GREENBUSH:
Waldi Cavanaugh, East Greenbush Town Hall, 225 Columbia Turnpike Rensselaer, New York 12144; Tu/Th 9 am - 12 pm
518-477-2005 x222

GRAFTON:
Hilda Goyer c/o town of Grafton, PO box G, Grafton, NY 12082 518-279-3565
Grafton Historical society, PO Box 244, Grafton, NY 12082

HOOSICK (Town):
Phil Leonard, Town Offices, 80 Church Street, Hoosick Falls, New York 12090
518-686-4571

LANSINGBURGH:
Kathleen Tivnan, P.O. Box 219, Lansingburgh, New York 12182
518-235-7647

Lansingburgh Historical Society

NASSAU:
Susan Shields, P.O. Box 587, Nassau NY 12123
518-766-2343

NORTH GREENBUSH:
Jim Greenfield, N. Greenbush Town Office, 2 Douglas Street, Wynantskill, New York 12198
518-283-4306; nghistory@aol.com

PETERSBURGH:
Peter Schaapok, 296 Potter Hill Road, Petersburgh, New York 12138
518-658-2963

PITTSTOWN:
Ellen Wiley, P.O. Box 252, Valley Falls, New York 12185
518-686-7514

POESTENKILL:
Linda Sagendorf, 595 Snake Hill Rd., Poestenkill, NY 12140
518-283-0298 (H); Library: P.O. Box 305, 518-283-3721

RENSSELAER (CITY):
Charles Semovich
Rensselaer City Hall
62 Washington Street
Rensselaer, NY 12144
semovich@att.net

SAND LAKE:
Judy Rowe, PO Box 273, Sand Lake NY 12153
518-674-8424
Office Hours: Tues 10-4, Weds 5-8, Sat 10-2

SCHAGHTICOKE (Town):
Christina Kelly, 111 Roe Road Melrose, New York 12121
518-235-5813

SCHAGHTICOKE (Village):
Richard Lohnes, P.O. Box 210, Schaghticoke, New York 12154
518-753-4737

SCHODACK:
Ms. Diane Hutchinson,
Town of Schodack,
265 Schurman Rd.,
Castleton, New York, 12033-9622
518-477-7939, x316
historian@schodack.org
Hours: Thurs 8:30 - 12 & 12:30 -3 or by appointment

VALLEY FALLS:
Janet Weber, 55 State Street, Valley Falls, New York 12185
518-753-6131

Historical Societies:

Brunswick Historical Society
P.O. Box 1776, Cropseyville, New York, 12052;

City of Rensselaer Historical Society
"The Agents House", 15 Forbes Avenue, Rensselaer, New York 12144

Esquatak Historical Society
P.O. Box 151, Castleton-on-Hudson, New York 12033

East Greenbush & North Greenbush Historical Society
P.O. Box 66, East Greenbush, New York 12061

Grafton Historical Society
P.O. Box 244, Grafton, New York 12082

Greenbush Historical Society
P.O. Box 66, East Greenbush, New York 12061

Hoosick Historical Society
166 Main Street, P.O. Box 536, Hoosick Falls, New York 12090

Knickerbocker Historical Society
36 Hemstreet Road, Schaghticoke, New York 12154

Lansingburgh Historical Society
P.O. Box 219, Lansingburgh, New York 12182

Pittstown Historical Society
P.O. Box 252, Valley Falls, New York 12185

Poestenkill Historical Society
P.O. Box 140, Poestenkill, New York 12140-0140

Sand Lake Historical Society
P.O. Box 492, West Sand Lake, New York 12196

Stephentown Historical Society
P.O. Box 11, Stephentown, New York 12168

Taconic Valley Historical Society
PO Box 512, Berlin, NY 12022

Hudson Mohawk Industrial Gateway
1 East Industrial Parkway, Troy, New York 12180
www.hudsonmohawkgateway.org

Museum Association of New York
189 Second Street, Troy, New York 12180
www.manyonline.org

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