Collections

This collection contains materials created and maintained by the Overseers of the Poor of Schenectady, Glenville, and Rotterdam. These materials capture important information about the treatment and condition of poor people in Schenectady County in the 19th century.

The Pearson Street Books consist of four volumes of notes and sketched maps created by Jonathan Pearson, city historian, about property ownership in the city of Schenectady, New York from the 1660s through the mid-nineteenth century.

This collection contains historic images, postcards, and documents from across Putnam County.

This online collection contains stereoscopic images (one side of the stereoview card) from The Robert Joki Collection. These images highlight important landmarks in the Spa City.

Official records generated by the Town of Germantown including highway records, relief rolls, voter registrations, and more.

This collection contains North African Postcards of Jewish women, children, and families dating back to the early 20th Century.