Rhinebeck History Collective, formerly 'The Consortium'
Website Database at www.rhinebeckhistory.org
Website Database at www.rhinebeckhistory.org
Website Database at www.rhinebeckhistory.org
In 1994, The Rhinebeck (Quitman) Resource Center for Preservation, Inc. invited 13 organizations holding Rhinebeck's archives to form the Consortium for Rhinebeck History organization (now known as Rhinebeck History Collective). The Rhinebeck History Collective (Consortium) objectives were to learn preservation techniques used to protect
In 1994, The Rhinebeck (Quitman) Resource Center for Preservation, Inc. invited 13 organizations holding Rhinebeck's archives to form the Consortium for Rhinebeck History organization (now known as Rhinebeck History Collective). The Rhinebeck History Collective (Consortium) objectives were to learn preservation techniques used to protect archival resources and to develop a database including each organization's collection. Access to Rhinebeck History Collective is now available to local and regional scholars for research at
Visit the website for the collection listings of organizations including:
Chancellor Livingston Chapter DAR
Rhinebeck Town Historian
www.rhinebeckny.gov/historian.html
Rhinebeck Town Records
Museum of Rhinebeck History
Rhinebeck Historical Society
www.rhinebeckhistoricalsociety.org
Rhinebeck United Methodist Church
St. Paul's (Wurtemburg) Lutheran Church
Local History Room at Starr Library
Website Database at www.rhinebeckhistory.org
Website Database at www.rhinebeckhistory.org
The Starr Library located at:
68 W Market St, Rhinebeck, NY
has assisted The Consortium of Rhinebeck History (now Rhinebeck History Collective) in the creation of a space for researchers of genealogies and general local history. The Local History Room is located on the library's lower level, the room is open Tuesday and Thursday from 10am
The Starr Library located at:
68 W Market St, Rhinebeck, NY
has assisted The Consortium of Rhinebeck History (now Rhinebeck History Collective) in the creation of a space for researchers of genealogies and general local history. The Local History Room is located on the library's lower level, the room is open Tuesday and Thursday from 10am to 3pm or by appointment.
Contact Susan Kelly Fitzgerald at fitzgeralds1116@gmail.com or Mike Frazier at michaelfrazier@earthlink.net for more information or to make arrangements for a visit.
The room houses a large collection of history and resource books including church and cemetery records, abstracts of Ulster and Dutchess County wills, newspaper marriage and death information and notebooks compiled by respected historians and genealogists. Over a thousand maps drawn by Frank Teal, Rhinebeck surveyor during the early part of the 20th century have been inventoried by members of the RHS and scanned through a grant from The Thomas Thompson Trust.