Directory of Municipal Historians and Historical Societies

Updated April 16, 2024
To update this directory, contact County Historian Will Tatum 
 

Dutchess County Historian

William P. Tatum III
22 Market Street, Poughkeepsie, New York 12601
845-486-2381 - fax 845-486-2138
wtatum@dutchessny.gov

Dutchess County Historical Society

Bill Jeffway, Executive Director
6282 Route 9
Rhinebeck, New York 12572
bill.jeffway@dchsny.org

City

Beacon

Historical Society: Denise VanBuren
Post Office Box 89
Beacon, New York 12508
845-831-1514
dvb1776@gmail.com
Website: beaconhistorical.org

Historian: Vacant
 

Poughkeepsie

Historian:  Tom Lawrence
Poughkeepsie Public Library District
93 Market Street
Poughkeepsie,  New York  12601
845-485-3445 x 3306
tlawrence@poklib.org

Towns and Villages

Amenia  

Historian:   Betsy Strauss
Amenia Town Hall
4988 Route 22
Amenia,   New York   12501
strausshouse72@gmail.com

Historical Society:   Carol Sager Lee
Post Office Box 22
Amenia,  New York  12501
carolsager@hotmail.com

Beekman 

Historian: Patricia Goewey
4 Main Street
Poughquag, New York 12570
845-724-5300 
historian@townofbeekmanny.us

Clinton  

Historian: Craig Marshall 
820 Fiddlers Bridge Road
Rhinebeck,  New York,  12572
845-242-5879
craigmarshall266@aol.com   
  

Historical Society: Cynthia Koch
Post Office Box 122
Clinton Corners, New York 12514
cynthiakoch@optonline.net
clintonhistoricalsociety.org

Dover  

Co-Historian:  Valerie LaRobardier
845-849-6025
valarobardier@gmail.com  

Co-Historian: Caroline Reichenberg  
126 East Duncan Hill Road
Dover Plains,  New York  12522   ( BOTH )
sweetcaroliner@aol.com

Historical Society: Sue O'Hearn
PO Box 767
Dover Plains NY 12522
suzyo25@aol.com 

East Fishkill

Historian:  Rick Soedler
rjsoedler@gmail.com

Historical Society:  Rick Soedler
Post Office Box 245
Hopewell Junction, New York  12533
845-227-5374
rjsoedler@gmail.com  

Fishkill (Town)  

Historian:   Arnold Restivo
Fishkill Town Hall – 807 NY Route 52
Fishkill, NY 12524
(845) 831-7800 ext. 3309
tofhistorian@fishkill-ny.gov

Historical Society:  Steve Lynch
Post Office Box 133
Fishkill,  New York  12524
914 -525-7667
asklynch@yahoo.com

Fishkill (Village) 

Historian: Antonia Houston
Local History Librarian
Blodgett Memorial Library
37 Broad Street
Fishkill, New York 12524

vofishkillhistorian@gmail.com

Hyde Park  

Historian:  Carney Rhinevault
4383 Albany Post Road
Hyde Park,  New York  12538
carneytatiana@yahoo.com
 

Historical Society: Kerri Palermo
Post Office Box 182
Hyde Park,  New York  12538
845-229-8225
hydeparkhistoricalsociety1821.org
Hydeparkhistoricalsociety1821@gmail.com

LaGrange 

Historian:  Georgia Trott-Herring
845-452-2911  
lagrangenyhistory@gmail.com
 
Historical Society:  George Wade III
Post Office Box 112
LaGrangeville,  New York  12540
845-489-5183
lagrangehistoricalsociety@gmail.com
https://www.lagrangenyhistoricalsociety.org/

Milan  

Historian: Vicky LoBrutto
Milan Town Hall
20 Wilcox Circle
Milan,  New York  12571
victorialobrutto@gmail.com

Millbrook (Village) Washington (Town) 

Historian: Peter Deveres
tierfalc@aol.com

Historical Society: Robert McHugh
Post Office Box 135
Millbrook,  New York  12545
robertmchugh60@gmail.com 

Millerton/North East

Town Historian: Ed Downey
PO Box 496 
Millerton, NY 12546  
eddowney12@gmail.com

Historical Society: Ed Downey
Post Office Box 727
Millerton,  New York  12546
518-789-4442

eddowney12@gmail.com

Pawling ( Historical Society of Quaker Hill and Pawling)

Town Historian: Robert Reilly
160 Charles Colman Blvd
Pawling,  New York  12564
845-855-5040
sc31redsky@gmail.com

Historian: ( Village )  Vacant

Historical Society: Jaclyn Wagner
Post Office Box 99
Pawling,  New York   12564
PawlingHistory@gmail.com 
 

Pine Plains

Historian:  Vacant

Historical Society: Dyan Wapnick
Post Office Box 243
Pine Plains,  New York  12567
518-398-5344
dyan.wapnick@gmail.com  

Dutchess County Historical Society VP: Dyan Wapnick
                                         

Pleasant Valley

Historian: Fred Schaeffer
1544 Main Street ( Route 44 )
Pleasant Valley,   New York  12569
845-454-1190 
fredinhv@aol.com
           

Historical Society: Mary Ellen Cowles
merc@hvc.rr.com

DCHS VP: Marilyn Bradford
845-518-0998
momof5ny@yahoo.com

Poughkeepsie (Town)  

Historian:  John R. Pinna
1 Overocker Road
Poughkeepsie,  New York  12603
845-485-3646
townhistorian@townofpoughkeepsie-ny.gov

Red Hook

Town Historian: Emily Majer
7340 South Broadway
Red Hook,   New York  12571
emily.majer@gmail.com    

Village Historian: Sally Dwyer-McNulty
7467 South Broadway
Red Hook, New York 12571
sally.dwyer-mcnulty@marist.edu  

Historical Society: Claudine Klose
Post Office Box 397
Red Hook,  New York  12571
845-758-1920
claudineklose@gmail.com  

Rhinebeck

Town Historian: Nancy Kelly
845-876-4592
kinship@hvc.rr.com

Village Historian/Town Deputy Historian: Michael Frazier
845-876-7462
michaelfrazier@earthlink.net  

Historical Society: David Miller
Post Office Box 291
Rhinebeck,  New York  12572
845-750-4486
dhmny@aol.com  

Stanford

Historian: Kathie Spiers
Post Office Box 552
Bangall,  New York  12506
845-868-7320
lakeendinn@aol.com

Historical Society: contact Kathie Spiers

Tivoli

Historian: Emily Majer
7340 South Broadway
Red Hook, New York  12571
emily.majer@gmail.com

Union Vale  

Historian:  Fran Wallin
249 Duncan Road
LaGrangeville,   New York  12540
Town Office 845-724-5600
franw821@hotmail.com  

Historical Society: 
uvhistoricalsociety@gmail.com

Website: www.unionvalehistorical.org

Wappinger/Wappingers Falls

Historian: Joseph D. Cavaccini
Town Hall: 20 Middle Bush Road
Wappingers Falls, NY 12590
Town Office 845-297-4158 ext 107

jcavaccini@townofwappingerny.gov

Village Historian: Brenda VonBurg
845-297-2697

Historical Society: Beth Devine
info@wappingershistorialsociety.org
Post Office Box 174
Wappinger Falls,   New York  12590
845-430-9520