History Room Collection

 
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History Room Book Collection

The books in our History Room are searchable through the Mid-Hudson Library System Online Catalog by clicking on Catalog. These books are for reference and are designated In Library Use Only. To make an appointment to view our book collection email  historyroom@hudsonarealibrary.org or call 518-828-1792 x106.

 
 

City of Hudson Directory Collection

As part of our ongoing mission to make History Room resources accessible to the public we are scanning editions from our collection of City of Hudson Directories from 1851 to 1940 (though our physical collection contains up to the present day). All of the directories we digitize will be uploaded on the New York Heritage website here, and in our Google Drive folder here. The directories in our Drive folder are easily searchable. Just open the directory you want to search, and click the three-dot icon in the corner and select Find. Please note that the 1888-89 directory is especially useful for looking up addresses on Warren ST, as it has both the original house numbers, and the current ones.

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History Room Archival Collection

Click on the links below for PDFs containing information on our Hudson and Columbia County Archives. Finding aids will help you locate the subjects for which we have documents, while container lists will show you the exact documents we have archived.

 

Collection on NYHeritage.org

As part of our efforts to make the history of Hudson, Greenport and Stockport accessible to the public, we have digitized many of our resources and placed them on the New York Heritage Digital Collections website. This site is a collaborative project of eight of the nine Empire State Library Network library councils. We are a member of the Southeastern New York Library Resources Council and are proud to be a part of this broad range of materials that present a glimpse into our state’s history and culture. Click on the link in the title to see selected images from our BLACC, postcards, and Ukrainian American collections among others.