Brief Description of the county
Columbia County is in the eastern part of New York State, southeast of Albany and immediately west of the Massachusetts border. The western border is the Hudson River.
Cultural Institutions
Brief Description of the county
Columbia County is in the eastern part of New York State, southeast of Albany and immediately west of the Massachusetts border. The western border is the Hudson River.
The mission of the Chatham Public Library is to nurture a sense of community, past and present, and advance the benefits of lifelong learning. The Chatham Public Library was chartered in 1902 and has the special features of weekly storyhours, a...
The mission of the Claverack Free Library is to be a vibrant presence in the community by providing free access to a wide range of materials for information, enjoyment and life-long learning, and stimulating children and adults to become and...
Clermont State Historic Site was the Hudson River seat of New York's politically and socially prominent Livingston Family. Seven successive generations of the family left their imprint on the site's architecture, room interiors and landscape....
The society's goal is to encourage understanding, knowledge, and preservation of the County's heritage through the acquisition and conservation of historic lands, buildings, objects and documents, and through the sponsorship of research,...
The Society's mission is to illuminate the life and writings of the poet Edna St. Vincent Millay and to preserve and interpret the character of Steepletop, her home and gardens, places where nature inspires the creative spirit.