Collections

15th New York National Guard Enlistment Records

This collection contains images of identification cards for the 15th New York National Guard, also known as the 369th Regiment, during World War I and World War II eras.

27th Division in World War Two

This collection contains images of each page of a yearbook for the 27th Division of New York State.

Caldwell Family Collection

Documents and letters related to the family of John Caldwell Sr.

Civil War Carte de Visite Collection

This collection contains photographs of New Yorkers who played a role in the Civil War.

Vincent F. Seyfried Postcard Collection

Postcards collected by former Village Historian Vincent F. Seyfried

Military Memories & Veterans' Voices Oral History Collection

Military Memories & Veterans' Voices was a program held at the Library on December 3rd, 2017. The collection consists of five oral histories and photographs.

Montauk Military Collection

Historic photographs of various military installations on Montauk.

Sepia photo

Collection of correspondence, photographs, and artifacts related to Peter Erwin (1910-1944) of the Arbor Hill neighborhood of Albany, NY, his wife Marjorie L. Walker (1915-1995), and daughter Effie Marie Erwin (1940-2021). Erwin was killed while serving in the U.S. Navy during WWII.

Pierson War Journal

Digital version of a journal kept by Angelo Solimino during his service in World War II.

Siciliano Restaurant World War II Veterans Collection

This collection contains photographs of World War II veterans who were from the Mechanicville area.

Thomas R. Bayles Collection

Watercolor paintings, photographs, and engravings from the collection of Thomas R. Bayles.

War Diaries

This collection contains images of diaries belonging to American men who served in various wars, including the Civil War, World War I, and World War II.

Pilot Clifford Windsor Sr., World War I, 1910s

Photographs documenting Montauk from the 1910s to the 1960s.