Collections

Bowers Collection

This extensive glass-plate collection contains the work of Franck Taylor Bowers (1875-1932) a Broome County artist and photographer.

Erie Canal Photograph Collection

Photographs of the Erie Canal in and around Schenectady, New York. Includes images of the construction of the canal and architectural features of the canal, such as aqueducts, bridges and locks.

Family Bible Records  Schoharie County NY

This collection contains an index of Family Bibles.

Photograph of two men behind a counter in a store.

Store ledgers, account books, and other business records from Germantown, NY.

Horse Thieves Collection

The minute books from Red Hook's two societies for the detection and apprehension of horse thieves.

Militia Enrollment Scrapbook 1888-1917

Scrapbook listing the name of militia enrollees from Tuxedo Park.

Museum Village Artifact Collection

Historical artifacts including clothing, tools, and medical equipment.

photo of basket

Handmade baskets by indigenous peoples living in present day United
States of America and Canada.

Cover of Germantown Poor Book, 1855-1870

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

Union College Aaron J. Feingold Judaica Collection

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

Grande Glass Plates Collection

Depicts life in Saratoga Springs, New York from a "local" perspective as captured by photographer Harry B. Settle and a few aspiring photographers.

W.S. Teator Glass Plate Negative Collection

Images taken by William Seward (Will) Teator (1860-1930), between 1890 and 1910, of Upper Red Hook (N.Y.) scenes, people, family groups, buildings, etc.