Events

November

Sunday Nov 17 2pm-4pm

The Vanderpoel House

Sold Out!

Lynn Strunk Memorial

Tea Party

Steeped in Tradition…Now a Cause to benefit the Columbia County Historical Society

December

Friday Dec 6 3pm-8:30pm

Vanderpoel House

Annual fundraising event & Columbia County tradition benefiting the Columbia County Historical Society.

Donate a garland or a wreath!

Bid on a garland or a wreath!

Saturday Dec 7 11am-5pm

vanderpoel house

A festive holiday market at the historic Vanderpoel House!

featuring

The Quiet Botanist, My Neighbor’s Tallow, 2Note, Dough & Batter, Kaaterskill Market, Damsel Garden, The Punctilious Mr. P’s Place Card Co., Freaks’, Stilllife, Hortus Home, and Nine Cakes (back for one day only!)

Plus! Mercantile holiday gift wrap station and live Christmas music from Madison Shulkin & Séamus Maynard.

$5 Suggested Donation

December 6th 3pm-8:30pm vanderpoel house

Annual fundraising event & Columbia County tradition benefiting the Columbia County Historical Society.

Donate a wreath or garland!

Saturday Nov 9 3-4pm

Kinderhook Village hall

Columbia County Historical Society

presents

Carl Gutowski & Yalin Chi

New American Music

Featuring select pieces by living composers  Debra Kaye, Richard Wilson, Tyson Gholston Davis, Mina Pariseau,and Jonathan Russell.

$20 for CCHS members / $25 for non-members

Saturday Oct 19 3-5pm at the Museum

Join us for our annual meeting and 

meet our trustees, advisors and staff!

Annual Meeting

followed by

A conversation with
Sr Historian Jim Benton

Join us and learn more about the history of  Columbia County.

This event is for CCHS members only

December 6 - 8 at the vanderpoel house

Annual fundraising event & Columbia County custom benefiting the Columbia County Historical Society.

Donate a wreath or garland!

Denise from Damsel Gardens

Saturday Sept. 7 5-7pm at James Vanderpoel House

First Columbians 2024
 HONORING

Nora & James Tuttle

Dedicated to recognizing the generational importance of local families, heritage & philanthropy 

SOLD OUT

Saturday Sept. 7 5-7pm at James Vanderpoel House

First Columbians 2024
 HONORING

Nora & James Tuttle

Dedicated to recognizing the generational importance of local families, heritage & philanthropy 

Thank you to everyone!

First Columbians 2024 

Thursday June 6 5-7pm

Mercantile at the Vanderpoel House welcomes

Rebecca O'Donnell

Founder/Creator of the Quiet Botanist

Join for the launch of a new line of candels!

Saturday June 29 9am-1pm

Mercantile at the Vanderpoel House welcomes

Karen & Marin Cooper

Founders of the Punctilious Mr. P’s Place Card Company.

Join us to ‘Shop and Sip’! 

Saturday July 27 11am-4pm

Come and visit us at our rural properties!

Luykas Van Alen House

& Ichabod Crane Schoolhouse

Van Alen House c. 1737

Due to limited staffing, our open dates for the CCHS rural properties this summer are July 20 & 27.

saturday Sept. 5 4-6pm on board the LIghthouse lady

First Columbians pre-party river cruise to Hudson-Athens Lighthouse with

Captain Van Calhoun

CCHS will host a pre-party gathering for underwriters of 2024 First Columbians on the Lighthouse Lady.  Join us and Captain Calhoun on the Hudson River!

Saturday Oct. 12 10-4pm at Mercantile

Join us at

THE DAHLIA EVENT

with

Damsel Garden

Mercantile at the Vanderpoel House

Fresh dahlias, floral antiques & gifts!

bubbly and cake from Crummy Baker

CCHS Annual Meeting

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