Greene County Historical Society
and
Vedder Memorial Research Library
Librarian: Raymond Beecher
Mailing Address: 90 County Road 42, Coxsackie, NY 12051
Email: [email protected]
Hours:
Tuesdays and Wednesdays 10:00am to 4:00pm
Every Saturday of each month 9:00am to 12:00pm
Closed for two weeks over the Christmas period - call for dates
Phone: (518) 731-1033
Website: www.vedderlibrary.org
Available Records:
State Censuses of Greene
County:
1855, 1865, 1875, 1892, 1905, 1915, 1925
Federal Censuses of
Greene County:
1790, 1800, 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870,
1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930
Quaker Census: 1828
Probate
Records:
1800
to 1920 (1921 to present are located in the
Greene County Courthouse)
Newspaper Extractions
of Vital
Statistics 1792-1922,
second half 1933
(Indexed):
Windham Journal, Catskill Examiner, Catskill
Recorder, Catskill Messenger, Catskill
Republican, Catskill Democrat, Catskill Packet,
Catskill Recorder and Democrat
Newspapers on
Microfilm:
Greenville Local (1884-1917), Cairo Herald (1924-1967)
Catskill Record (1807-1895, 1987-1900, 1902-1905),
Catskill Examiner (1858-1938), Western Constellation (1800-1805)
Windham Daily Journal (1857-1949)
Funeral Home Records: Deane and Deane (1885-1940),
Millspaugh (1926-1940)
Stevens (1888-1891), Brady (1890-1935)
Family
Files:
Large selection of family file folders full of
material pertinent to the family name (copies
of DAR applications, letters from other
researchers, family
trees,
newspaper clippings
etc.)
Books:
Large selection of resource material pertaining
to local
and county historical and genealogical
material. Material
from surrounding counties is
also
available.
Cemetery Records: From throughout Greene County
Church records: From throughout Greene County
Notes:
This is a non-circulating library, however there
are
many
original documents, including letters
from
Greene
County individuals, on site. The
local
volunteer
librarians are very helpful and
assist the
researcher in locating materials of
interest to their
search.