Orange County
​​Local History Resources

COUNTY LEVEL RESOURCES
​Orange County Historian
Johanna F. Yaun
101 Main St, Goshen NY, 10924
845-360-6978
historian@orangecountygov.com
www.orangecountygov.com/1045/Historian

Orange County Historical Society
Orange County Historical Society
21 Clove Furnace Drive, PO Box 55
Arden, New York, 10910
info@orangecountyhistoricalsociety.org
orangecountyhistoricalsociety.org

CITY, TOWN, AND VILLAGE HISTORIANS
City of Middletown         
Historian: Peter Laskaris               
845-343-6434           

City of Newburgh            
Historian: Mary McTamaney        
newburghhistory@usa.com         
845-569-8090    

City of Port Jervis            
Historian: Kelly Decker    
mayor@portjervisny.gov              
845-858-4017    
   
Town of Blooming Grove             
Historian: Jean Versweyveld       
townofbg@frontiernet.net          
845-496-4101           
 
Town of Chester 
Historian:  Clifton Patrick  
historian@thetownofchester.org              
845-469-7645         
          
Town of Cornwall            
Historian: Renita McGuiness  
receiver@cornwallny.gov            
845-534-4388             
   
Town of Crawford           
Historian: Joanne  Keillor   
Town of Crawford Historical Society    
keillorjoanne@gmail.com            
845-744-6995    

Town of Deerpark           
Co-Historian : Lynn  Burns    
deerparkhistorian1863@gmail.com       

Co-Historian: Norma  Schadt  
nschadt@townofdeerpark.org    
845-754-8070                             
     
Town of Goshen              
Historian: Michelle Figliomeni                                        
Town Hall           
PO Box 217
Goshen,  NY 10924    

Town of Greenville
Historian: Peter Ewanciw                                         
     
Town of Hamptonburgh
Historian: John Gramm 
         
Town of Highlands          
Historian: Stella Bailey                  
845-446-0400
    
Town of Minisink             
Historian: Teresa Gurdineer           
teresa.gurdineer.minisink@gmail. com   

Town of Monroe             
Historian: James A. Nelson 
janelson39@yahoo.com               
845-783-1900 Ext. 143 

Town of Montgomery    
Historian: Mary Ellen Matise  
waldentrustee@frontiernet.net 
845-457-2660             
            
Town of Mount Hope    
Historian: Anita  Goldsmith                          
845-386-2579 
    
Town of New Windsor   
Historian: Glenn Marshall             
historynw@aol.com       
845-562-5782    

Town of Newburgh         
Historian: Leslie Cornell                
845-562-1082   
        
Town of Tuxedo               
Tuxedo Historical Societytuxedohistory@gmail.com
845- 351-2926
          
Town of Wallkill
Historian: Dorothy Hunt-Ingrassia                  
845-692-4862 

Assistant Historians:
Gwen Deserto               
845-692-7826

Tom Nosworthy                        
845-692-7826     
   
Town of Warwick            
Deputy Historian: Sue Gardner              
warwickhistory@gmail.com        
845-986-1047 x23      

Historian: Richard Hull       
africa@warwick.net       
845-988-7803   
 
Town of Wawayanda     
Deputy Historian: Margaret Struble                
845-355-2814    

Historian: Edward Horan   
ed.horan@yahoo.com   
845-699-1756 
     
Town of Woodbury         
Historian: Leslie  Rose     
woodbury1889@optonline.net  
845-928-6770     
      
Village of Chester            
Historian: Nancy George 
nancyhgeorge@gmail.com          
845-469-4170 
      
Village of Cornwall-on-Hudson   
Historian: Kathleen Christensen        
historian@cornwall-on-hudson.org        
845-534-4200       
   
Village of Florida             
Historian: William Pillmeir, Jr.                                 
   
Village of Goshen            
Historian: Edward Connor                
845-294-6750   
 
Village of Greenwood Lake         
Historian: Marilyn Hayden
haydenme@aol.com      
845-477-9516       
 
Village of Harriman         
Historian: Irma Escallier              
deputyclerk@villageofharriman.org       
845-783-4421         
   
Village of Maybrook       
Historian: Darlene Sparks  
dsparks@wallkill.com     
845-778-0353
    
Village of Monroe           
Historian: Linda Burroughs          
astro1@frontiernet.net 
845-782-8341

Village of Montgomery  
Historian: Brian Fitzpatrick          
historian@villageofmontgomery.org     
845-820-2147  

Village of Otisville           
Historian: Gail Heatherly                                         
         
Village of South Blooming Grove              
Historian: Asher Guttman             
Trusteeguttman@vosbg.com              
845-782-2600
       
Village of Tuxedo Park   
Historian: C. Kroeber                              
845-351-4745 
 
Village of Unionville        
Historian: Dean  Edwards              
dovedwards@hotmail.com          
845-726-4321        

Village of Warwick          
Historian: Ivy Tulin     
ijordan_tulin@hotmail.com         
845-986-7841 
     
Village of Washingtonville            
Historian: Linda Standish              
wks@frontiernet.net      
845-496-3467 

Village of Woodbury       
Historian: Leslie Rose                    
woodbury1889@optonline.net
845-928-6479  

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NYS OFFICE OF PARKS, RECREATION & HISTORIC PRESERVATION HISTORIC SITES
Fort Montgomery State Historic Site
690 Rte 9W, Fort Montgomery, NY 10922
(845)446-2134
parks.ny.gov/historic-sites/28/details.aspx

Knox’s Headquarters State Historic Site
289 Old Forge Hill Rd, New Windsor, NY 12553
(845) 561-5498
parks.ny.gov/historic-sites/5/details.aspx

New Windsor Cantonment State Historic Site
374 Temple Hill Rd, New Windsor, NY 12553
(845) 562-7141
parks.ny.gov/historic-sites/newwindsor/maps.aspx

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor
374 Temple Hill Rd, New Windsor, NY 12553
(877) 284-6667
www.thepurpleheart.com/

Trailside Museum and Zoo at Bear Mountain
Seven Lakes Pkwy, Appalachian Trail, Bear Mountain, NY 10911
(845) 786-2701
parks.ny.gov/environment/nature-centers/20/details.aspx

Washington’s Headquarters State Historic Site
84 Liberty St, Newburgh, NY 12551
(845) 562-1195
parks.ny.gov/historic-sites/17/details.aspx
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MUSEUMS, ARCHIVES, HISTORICAL SOCIETIES AND HISTORIC SITES
1863 Huguenot Schoolhouse and Town of Deerpark Museum
25 Grange Rd, Port Jervis, NY 12771
845-856-2702
1863schoolhouse.org/

Bull Stone House
183 County Route 51 Campbell Hall, NY 10916
845-496-2855
www.bullstonehouse.org/

Chester Historical Society/1915 Erie Station
47 Main St, Chester, NY 10918
845-469-2591
www.chesterhistoricalsociety.com/

Cornerstone Masonic Historical Society/McGarrah’s Tavern
300 Stage Rd, Monroe, NY 10950
845-234-3177
friendsofmcgarrahsinn.org/

Cornwall Historical Society
183 Main Street, Cornwall, NY 12518
845-534-6131
www.cornwallhistoricalsocietymuseumny.com/

Cornwall Village Museum
​325 Hudson Street, Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY 12520
845-534-4200 x9
cornwall-on-hudson.org/Welcome/Village-History

Drowned Lands Historical Society
P.O. Box 453 Pine Island, NY 10969
www.facebook.com/DrownedLandsHistoricalSociety/

Florida Historical Society
PO Box 97  Florida, NY  10921-0097
https://www.flhistoricalsociety.com/​

Friends of Hill-Hold and Brick House
PO Box 462 Montgomery, NY 12549
845-615-3830
www.hillholdandbrickhouse.org/

Gomez Foundation for the Mill House
11 Mill House Rd, Marlboro, NY 12542
(845) 236-3126
www.gomez.org/

Harness Racing Museum and Hall of Fame
240 Main St, Goshen, NY 10924
(845) 294-6330
harnessmuseum.com

Historical Society of Newburgh Bay and the Highlands
189 Montgomery St Newburgh, NY 12550
845-561-3790
www.newburghhistoricalsociety.com/

Historical Society of Middletown and Wallkill Precinct
25 East Ave, Middletown, NY 10940
845-342-0941
www.facebook.com/Historical-Society-of-Middletown-Wallkill-Precinct-117656311587052/?ref=page_internal

Historical Society of Walden and Wallkill Valley
34 N Montgomery St, Walden, NY 12586
845-778-6632
www.thewaldenhouse.org/

Hudson Highlands Nature Museum
25 Boulevard, Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY
(845) 534-7781
www.hhnm.org/

Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum
94 Broadway, Newburgh, NY 12550
(845) 569-4997
www.karpeles.com/

Maybrook Railway Museum and Caboose Visitor Center
111 Schipps Ln. Maybrook, 12543
845-427-2717

Middletown and New Jersey Railroad Historical Society
P.O. Box 848 New Hampton, NY 10958-0848
mnjrhs.org/

Minisink Valley Historical Society
127 W Main St, Port Jervis, NY 12771
845-856-2375
www.minisink.org/

Monroe Historical Society
1465 Orange Turnpike  Monroe, NY 10950
www.monroehistoryny.org/

Motorcyclepedia Museum
250 Lake St, Newburgh, NY 12550
(845) 569-9065
motorcyclepediamuseum.org/

Mount Hope Historical Society
Town Hall, 1706 Route 211 W, Otisville, NY 10963
845- 386-1460

Museum Village at Old Smith’s Clove
1010 Route 17M Monroe, NY 10950
(845) 782-8248 
https://museumvillage.org

Newburgh Preservation Association
PO Box 206, Newburgh, NY 12551
newburghpreservationassociation.org/

Ontario and Western Railway Historical Society
P.O. Box 713 Middletown, NY 10940-0713
owrhs.org/site/home/

Orange County Farmer’s Museum
850 State Route 17K, Montgomery, NY
(845).208-0234
ocfarmersmuseum.org/

Orange County Firefighters Museum
141 Clinton St, Montgomery, NY 12549
(845)457-9654
www.facebook.com/OrangeCountyFirefightersMuseum/

Patent Model Museum
2 Riverbank Lane, Cornwall On Hudson, NY 12520
 (845) 534-9124
www.patentmodelmuseum.org/

Pine Bush UFO and Paranormal Museum
86 Main St, Pine Bush, NY 12566
pinebushmuseum.com/

Port Jervis Firemen Museum
8 Orange St., Port Jervis, 12771
845-856-4581

Sands-Ring Homestead
180 Main St, Cornwall, NY 12518
845-391-2991

Seward Mapes Homestead
33 South Main Street Florida, NY 10921 
845-651-7626
sewardhomestead.org/

Storm King Art Center
1 Museum Rd, New Windsor, NY 12553
info@stormkingartcenter.org
845.534.3115
collections.stormking.org/index.php/About/archives

Town of Minisink Historical Commission 
20 Roy Smith Drive Westtown, NY 
www.facebook.com/VisitCarolsCabin/?ref=page_internal

Tuxedo Historical Society
7 Hospital Rd, Tuxedo Park, NY 10987
845- 351-2926
www.tuxedohistoricalsociety.org/

Village of Montgomery Museum at Wesley Hall
142 Clinton St, Montgomery, NY 12549
845-457-7576
www.villageofmontgomery.org/village-history/village-of-montgomery-historian.html
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Warwick Historical Society
2 Colonial Ave, Warwick, NY 10990
845-986-3236
www.warwickhistory.org/

Woodbury Historical Society
543 NY-32, Highland Mills, NY 10930
845-928-6770
woodburyhistoricalsociety.org/

PUBLIC LIBRARIES WITH DESIGNATED LOCAL HISTORY ROOMS
Cornwall Public Library
395 Hudson St, Cornwall, NY 12518
(845) 534-8282
www.cornwallpubliclibrary.org/materials/local-history/

Goshen Public Library and Historical Society
366 Main St, Goshen, NY 10924
(845) 294-6606
www.goshenpubliclibrary.org/local-history/

Thrall Public Library District of Middletown and Wallkill
11-19 Depot St, Middletown, NY 10940
(845) 341-5454
www.thrall.org/lh/

Montgomery Free Library
133 Clinton St, Montgomery, NY 12549
(845) 457-5616
montgomerynylib.org/

Newburgh Free Library
124 Grand St, Newburgh, NY 12550
(845) 563-3600
guides.rcls.org/newburghhistory

Port Jervis Free Library
138 Pike St, Port Jervis, NY 12771
(845) 856-7313
www.portjervislibrary.org/

Tuxedo Park Library
227 NY-17, Tuxedo Park, NY 10987
(845) 351-2207
www.tuxedoparklibrary.org/tuxedo-park-library-local-history-room/

Albert Wisner Public Library Warwick
1 McFarland Dr, Warwick, NY 10990
(845) 986-1047
guides.rcls.org/warwickvalleyhistory

Moffat Library Washingtonville
6 W Main St, Washingtonville, NY 10992
(845) 496-5483
moffatlibrary.org/local-history/
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