Press
What’s happening at CCHS? Discover the latest news and press coverage from the Columbia County Historical Society.
Revolutionary War Veteran Honored
The Columbia Paper, July 7, 2023
Columbia County Historical Society Awarded $10,000 NYSCA Grant for Capital Improvements
June 15, 2023
Trustee Leaves Historical Society $250,000 Gift
Register-Star, April 26, 2023
Press Release: Columbia County Historical Society Receives Generous Bequest — With a Twist
April 2023
Press Release: CCHS Partners with African American Archive of Columbia County for “In Perspective” Lecture Series
February 2023
Press Release: Free Lecture — James Agee and His Columbia County Home
January 2023
County Historical Society Awarded Three Grants Totaling $75,000
Register-Star, December 16, 2022
Press Release: CCHS Awarded Three Grants
December 2022
Press Release: Ichabod Crane Schoolhouse Nominated to State Register of Historic Places
December 2022
Columbia County Historical Society’s Annual Gala Fundraiser to Be Held Sept. 9
Register-Star, September 2, 2022
Four Drives Through Columbia County History and Folklore
Albany Times Union, August 2022
Press Release: Join Assemblymember Didi Barrett in Honoring the Life of Historian Ruth Piwonka
April 2022
Columbia County Historical Society Announces New Executive Director
Register-Star, March 28, 2022
Press Release: Lisa Weilbacker Named Executive Director of Columbia County Historical Society
March 2022
Press Release: New Permanent Outdoor Exhibit Explores Early Columbia County History
November 2021
Press Release: CCHS Announces Seven-Part Winter Lecture Series
November 2021
Press Release: CCHS Announces 36th Annual Gallery of Wreaths
November 2021
Historical Society Fetes James Vanderpoel House at 200
The Columbia Paper, July 2021
Press Release: Columbia County Historical Society Announces New Trustee and Vice President
November 2020
Drive Through History
Homestyle magazine, September 2020
Columbia County Historical Society Launches Drive Through History
Register-Star, August 4, 2020
In Your Neighborhood: The Luykas Van Alen House in Kinderhook, New York with John B. Murray
Classicist, August 2020
In the Hudson Valley, a Drive Back in Time
New York Times, June 17, 2019