A Farm, A Family, A Legacy
Please join us for an exclusive evening at the historic Birge Hill Farm with owners Van Calhoun & Sue Senecah.
Friday May 3rd 4-6pm
28 Birge Hill Road, Chatham NY
Exhibitions & Events
We present a rotating calendar of exhibits and lectures throughout the year exploring different themes of the county’s history. Check out our upcoming events, see what’s currently on display, and browse some of our past exhibitions.
Upcoming Events
April
Current Exhibitions
Admission:
Members: FREE
General Admission: $10
Children 12 and Under: FREE
New York Portraits from the Permanent Collection
Columbia County’s painted portraiture legacy spans more than three centuries of historically significant or artistically important works by self-taught, naïve and itinerant painters as well as important artists of the time.
Dirt Road Life
Featuring an extensive display of vintage photographs from the collections of CCHS and Red Rock Historical Society and the artistic photographs of local high school students, this exhibit documents and contrasts 19th century and contemporary life along the 59-mile network of dirt roads that criss-cross the Chathams in Columbia County.
A Farm, A Family, A Legacy
Featuring selections from the Birge family of Chatham, this exhibition explores the evolution of small farms and family life in Columbia County from the Revolutionary War through the 20th Century.
Past Exhibitions
Gone, but not forgotten. Take a look through some of our past exhibitions at the Columbia County Historical Society.
Electric Park: 1901-1920
Cased Photographs: Daguerreotypes, Tin Types & Ambrotypes
Supreme Sacrifice: Columbia County in WWI
100 Years of Collecting: 1916–2016
Durable Beauty: Shaker Baskets from Shaker Museum | Mount Lebanon
Floral Motif
Elegance & Strength: Stenciled & Shell Motif
Caned Construction
Civil War Panorama: Columbia County, 1860-1865
Become a Member
Get free access to our historic properties and library, discounts at our museum shop, reciprocal benefits to partner museums, and more — all while championing the preservation of Columbia County history.