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Dear Members and Friends of the Society,
As the Columbia County Historical Society approaches
its centennial in 2016 this annual report takes on added
significance. What follows is offered both to review the
ways in which the Society enriches the lives of those it
serves and to summarize its operating health. Mindful
that without the latter the Society cannot accomplish
what its mission requires, all involved in its activities are
especially grateful for your support — your time, your
talent and the sharing of your personal resources.
2013 was Diane Shewchuk’s first full year as Execu-
tive Director. I believe that the Society has been rewarded
by her expertise, experience and energy. We are enjoying
an improved alignment of our activities and operations.
While carefully controlling current expenses, we have
nonetheless actually expanded programming.
However as in the past the Society lacks available re-
serve funds. Nonetheless an important effort is now un-
derway to address deferred maintenance needs, many of
which involve the Society’s Museum property, our most
utilized location.
In order to do this we are benefitting greatly from a
$214,000 bequest from the late Jane Bennett Smart. A na-
tive of Columbia County, Ms. Smart is remembered as a
quiet supporter of CCHS. A provision made in her estate
plan for the benefit of the Society has been a very generous
surprise. In fact hers is by far the largest such gift in our
history. Hopefully other supporters of CCHS will share
her thoughtfulness and follow her remarkable example.
For all who help to make success happen for us,
thank you once again. And for those whose involvement
is yet to be, I invite you to share in our efforts in what-
ever way you find possible. I assure you that your com-
mitment is needed and will be gratefully received. Like
many others, you will find much personal enrichment
in what the Society has to offer. !
David H. Smith, President, Board of Trustees
Among this year’s acquisitions were matchbooks made
by the Universal Match Company and a sword owned
by Hudson architect Henry Moul when he was a mem-
ber of the Ancient Order of United Workmen. Photo-
graphs of objects from the steamboat Oregon were used
to illustrate the book, Hudson River Steamboat Catas-
trophes by J. Thomas Allison. An exhibition of Mer-
chant Ivory film posters was on view in the Vanderpoel
House of History. The exhibition Civil War Panorama,
Columbia County 1860–1865 closed and objects were
returned to 22 lenders. !
Columbia County Historical Society
Photo by M
ichael Fredericks
PO Box 311, 5 Albany Ave
Kinderhook, NY 12106
(518) 758-9265 • cchsny.org
The Columbia County Historical Society is a
private, not-for-profit organization dedicated to
the preservation and interpretation of the history
and culture of Columbia County, New York.
1President’s Letter 1Collections and Exhibitions
2013 Annual Report
Trustees of the SocietyDavid H. Smith President
James Guidera Vice-President
Robert Peduzzi Vice-President
Bing Garrido Treasurer
Woodruff (Ted) L. Tuttle Assistant Treasurer
Bonnie Yochelson, Ph.D. Secretary
Alexandra Anderson
John Carroll • Bonnie Eyre
Charles Hewett
Alvin Knoll • John Knott
Henry H. Livingston, III
Libby McKee • Mary Sansaricq
Anne Schomaker
Birgitta Sherman • Nora Tuttle
StaffDiane Shewchuk
Executive Director & Curator
Ashley Hopkins-Benton Educator
Sarah Nolan Receptionist
Jim Benton Weekend Manager
Dawn Brownson Accountant
12/2013
1PropertiesWith private donations and grants from the Berkshire
Taconic Community Foundation’s Fund for Colum-
bia County, the Van Alen House and Ichabod Crane
Schoolhouse received much needed improvements.
New stairs were made for the schoolhouse and a new
ramp was built for the Van Alen house. The nine win-
dows at the schoolhouse were also replaced. The Kin-
derhook Dutch Farming Heritage Trail continues to be
a popular destination.
1Research LibraryGenealogists, historians and authors from fourteen
states, Canada and Germany visited us and made
use of our maps, photographs, family files, ceme-
tery and church records and manuscript collections.
Those not visiting in person submitted research re-
quests via mail and email from thirteen states and
Australia.
1 Special EventsDuring the Fife and Drum Muster, CCHS held an open
house at the Vanderpoel House of History and hosted
historic magic shows on the lawn. A Jane Austen in-
spired tea party was jointly sponsored by Clermont
State Historic Site. In December, CCHS mounted the
28th annual Gallery of Wreaths and co-sponsored
a special event with the Chatham Film Club: The
Wheatfield. This Civil War themed theatre piece and
short film with special guests, actor Stephen Lang and
Lincoln scholar Harold Holzer drew a large regional
audience to the Crandall Theatre in Chatham.
1Adult ProgramsCCHS staff gave presentations at the Greenport His-
torical Society, the New York State Museum and Riders
Mills Schoolhouse. Lectures on Mordecai Myers, one
room schoolhouses and industry on Livingston Manor
were held by our volunteer group and open to the pub-
lic. Two Distinguished Authors Series lectures featuring
David Nasaw and Margaret Roach were well attended.
A lecture and book signing by architect Dennis Wedlick
was standing room only at the Vanderpoel House of
History. CCHS members toured a special exhibit at
the Albany Institute of History and Art and visited the
church of St. John the Evangelist in Stockport.
1School and Children’s Programs878 students from elementary and middle schools in
Columbia County and surrounding counties visited
the Van Alen House and Ichabod Crane Schoolhouse.
School groups also visited the museum to see the Civ-
il War exhibition. In February and April, CCHS edu-
cators offered school break programs for children in-
cluding making time capsules based on their family’s
history and classes on candle making, basket making
or braiding rugs.
1 Teaching the Hudson ValleyAs part of the 2013, Teaching the Hudson Valley Sum-
mer Institute, CCHS educators created the program
“Whaling in Hudson in Documents and Places” for
a group of teachers. Using the Institute’s theme of
Place-Based Learning and Common Core, teachers
visited with Hudson’s mayor and city historian where
they saw the original 18th century Proprietor’s Min-
utes book. They explored the theme of whaling while
visiting the DAR’s Jenkins House and finished the day
with an architectural walking tour. The teachers were
thrilled to see original documents and came away with
an understanding of how to use resources in their own
hometowns to create vibrant lesson plans.
2013 CCHS Programs and Events
$10,000 and above
Columbia County
Mr. and Mrs. Henry H. Livingston, III
New York State Council on the Arts
Estate of Jane Bennet Smart
Mr. and Mrs. Wynant Vanderpoel (Vanderpoel House of History Endowment)
$3,000 to $9,999
Alexandra Anderson
Mr. and Mrs. David Forer
James Guidera and Ed Parran
Charles Hewett and Charles Olbricht
J.M. Kaplan Fund
John S. Knott
Despina Leandrou and Michael Laudati
Robert Peduzzi and Diane Smook
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Sherman
Bonnie Yochelson and Paul Shechtman
$1,500 to $2,999
Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation
Evelyn Bordewick Charitable Foundation
John B. Carroll
Sheldon Evans and Martha McMaster
Bonnie Eyre
Mr. and Mrs. C. Michael Garrido
Ellsworth Kelly and Jack Shear
Donna and Alvin Knoll
Libby and Jack McKee
New York Council for the Humanities
Barbara and Michael Polemis
Mr. and Mrs. David Smith
Will Swift and Kevin Jacobs
Mr. and Mrs. David E. Tripp
Mr. and Mrs. F. James Tuttle
$1,000 to $1,499
Charles and Kristin Flood
Amanda Foreman and Jonathan Barton
James Joseph and Scott Frankel
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Kindler
Kristina and Stephen Lang
Heidi Fiske Mandel
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Pomeranz
Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Raziano
Richard Ryan
Ann Schomaker
Thomas Schumacher and Matthew White
Eliot Spitzer
Frances and Paul Veillette
$500 to $999
Sanford Allen and Madhur Jaffrey
Jeffrey W. Baker
Valerie A. Balint and Brock Ganeles
Mr. and Mrs. R.O. Blechman
Robert Bluman and David Deutsch
Katherine S. Borgen
James S. Brodsky and Philip McCarthy
Mr. and Mrs. James Buckley
Sharon and Donald Campbell
Jeff Daly and Gary Delemeester
Mark F. Darrel
Joan K. Davidson
Rosine Lambiotte Donhauser
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Dunne
Alice and Richard Gochman
Fayal Greene and David Sharpe
John M. Gross
Jean D. Hamilton and Richard McCarthy
Gillie Holme and Camille Massey
Hunter Motor Coach
Timothy Husband and Nicholas Haylett
Michael Insel and Rachel Lee
Kate Johns and Jason Shaw
Joan Kelly
Kinderhook Wine and Spirits
Mitchell Klein and Joe Grabarz
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Knauss
Nancy J. Kyle and Jack Fraser
Peggy Lampman
Jeanne and Michael Leonard
Lisa Fox Martin
Dick May
Carlin and Peter Masterson
Peter Minichiello
Deborah and Stuart Minton
Ann and David Pearce
Audrey and Stuart Peckner
David Petersen
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Phelan
Mr. and Mrs. James Ruth
Jack Shainman and Carlos Vega
Wendy Power Spielmann and Gary Spielmann
Stewart’s Shops
Kay and Maynard Toll
Mr. and Mrs. Woodruff Tuttle
Esther L. Tuttle
Thomas Tuttle and Mila Atmosudirojo
Peter Watson and Stephanie Aeder
Roby and Rob Whitlock
Loyita and Robert Woods
Robert and Quintina Worsfeld
$100 to $499
Suzanne and James Aisenberg
Jessie Aitcheson and Tom Baumgartner
Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Albern
J. Thomas Allison
Patricia and Robert Altman
Elisabeth and Ted Angell
Jeff Bailey and John Lillis
Arthur Baker and Jacqueline Wilder
Peppe Baldo
Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. W. Barroll
Daniel Bauman
Lauren Belfer
R.H. Benziger
Beth and John Bergin
Dana Berntson
Bill Better
Carol Biernacki
JoAnne and Richard Bilotti
Peter Biskind
David Black and Barbara Weisberg
Mr. and Mrs. Roderic H. Blackburn
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Browdy
Mr. and Mrs. Joel Buchman
Jacqueline and Peter Bujanow
Steven Cappel
Alice and David Caputo
Karen and Roy Carney
Suzanne and Robert Carroll
Katherine T. Carter
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony B. Cashen
Sue and Bruce Charbonneau
Ann Clapper
Robyn and Wayne Coe
Dianne and David Cox
Patrick Del Grande
Dell’s Pumbing, Heating and Air Conditioning
Michael D. Devine and Thomas Burak
Meg Dooley
Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Dorsey
Susan Jane Droege
Mr. and Mrs. James Dunham
David F. Eberhart
Jane Ehrlich
Empire State Appraisal Consultants
Mary Faherty-Sansaricq
Benjamin Feldman and Frances Stern
Rupert Fennell
Laurie and James Gambee
Carol Gans
Vieve Gay
Adelia and Charles Geiger
Susan Gladstone
Andrew Goetz and Matthew Malin
Myles Gordon
Joseph Gosler and Sheila Wolper
Cristabel Gough
Steve Grayson
F. Greenburger Charitable Fund
Rebecca Greer
Heinz Grossjohann and Vesna Marincek
Hall Construction and Landscaping, Inc.
John V. Hannam
Mr. and Mrs. James B. Harrington
Willis Hartshorn and Patty Martin
Frances Ingraham Heins
Barry Herbold and Jackie Carter
Lauree and Gregory Hickok
Angeline Higgins
Susan and Pavel Hillel
Dassie and Arthur Hoffman
Jim Hoon
Rosario and James Infante
Barbara S. Johnson
Joan Kaden
Anastasia Kalona
Katherine and Keith Kanaga
Vivian and Adam Kardaras
Mr. and Mrs. Brian Kelly
Sue Kelly and Carol Sloan
Marybeth and Gerard Ketz
John Kingsley and Pamela Cohen
Kleeber Agency, Inc.
Joan Kuster
Sally and Fred Laing
Lane Press of Albany
Rebecca and Richard Langer
Marilyn and Bob Laurie
Marge Laurie
Margaret LaVigne
Terence Law
Daryl Lee
Maryanne and John Lee
Leah and Ronald Lenney
Jay Lesenger
Sally and Stuart Lesser
James T. Lewis
Columbia-Greene Community College
Robert Emmet Long
Marlene and Spiro Malas
Frank J. Mammone
James Mandaville
Susannah Marks
Martin Van Buren N.H.S.
Mary Anne Van Denburgh
Harvey McCagg
JoAnn and John McCreight
Patricia McDonald
Sara and Barry McWilliams
Olga and Tom Moreland
Anne M. Mulderry
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Murdock
Sandy and Michael Myers
Henry Ng
Charles and Phyllis Nichols
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Nickerson
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Ofield
Wataru and Bonnie H. Ohashi
Old Ghent Realty
Linda and Robert O’Mara
David W. Palmquist
Theresa and Todd Parsons
Kelli Peduzzi
Karen and Larry Peltz
Julia Philip
Alice Platt
George J. Prokopiak
Michael Rebic and Jeffrey Harris
Barry Reiferson
Merrill and Martha Ring
William A. Roos, IV and Scott Olsen
Seth Rosenberg
S. Sanderlin
Joseph Schmidt
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Schnackenberg
Thomas Schoenherr and Donald Bertucci
Patti and Michael Schrom
Pat Schuler
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Scott
Herbert D. Simons
Nancy Somers
James and Noell Sottile
Marian M. Stanton
Jan and Lowell Steinbrenner
Maria and David Stevens
Neil Stevenson and Ken Castronuovo
Caroline Stewart
Kathleen Sweeney and Manfred Kuechler
Thomas Swope
Lofgren Agency, Inc.
Donald Trump
Valatie Free Library
Valley Energy
Hazel Van Aernam
Lynn Van Buren
Everett H. Van Hosen
Ron Van Voorhies
Mary Anne Vandenburgh
Captain Eric Vanderpoel, II
George H. Vollmuth and Janet Langlois
Mary Jo and Gary Von Bieberstein
David William Voorhees
Ronald F. Wagner and Timothy Van Dam
Louise S. Wallace
Alan Wazenberg
Estare and David Weiser
Clark and Diane Whelton
Carl G. Whitbeck, Jr.
Jeanette and Ken Wilber
Barbara and Robert Willner
Gro and Jeffrey Wood
Jack Young
Lloyd Zimet
Mary Ann Zimmerman
Friends
Mary Ackley
Joseph Ahern and Leland Midgette
Leon A. Allen, Jr.
Olaf and Johanne Andersen
Esther Anderson
Catherine Angell
Marilyn and David Armstrong
Ginny Arveson
John Ashbery and David Kermani
Doris Ashley
Austertliz Historical Society
Karen and Neal Baillargeon
Barbara Barney
Paul Barrett
Bruce Bashford
Kathy and Andrew Berkman
Sally and Paul Berry
Robert Bisson
Diane C. Bliss
Walter E. Boright
Elyse Bouchard
Ms. Cathy Boyd
Melanie and Howard Brandston
Nancy and Albert Brousseau
Arlene M. Brower
Robin A. Bruce
Susan L. Campbell
Eileen Carle-Staub
Cornelia and Douglas Cartwright
Katherine Philip Chansky
Roselle and Alan Chartock
Mirial Clapp
George E. Clark
Mr. and Mrs. J. Thomas Clark
Mr. and Mrs. Alan Cook
Jerry Cosgrove and Judy Anderson
Ann and Donald Crews
June Crossman-Battisti
Deborah and Mark D’arcy
Margaret Davidson and John Stein
Martin Davidson
Jane E. Deane
Everett Decker
Sue and Warren Delp
Garth Dingman
Andrew Dolkart and Paris Baldacci
Joseph D’Onofrio
Mark and Holly Dreher
Donald Dubac
Laura Emerson Dunn
James and Roberta Dunn
Lori and Grady Durham
Mr. and Mrs. Donald W. Eberle
Norma Edsall and Alice Corbin
Barbara Egan
Mary W. Eichel
Elizabeth Eisenhauer
Noel Fair
Mr. and Mrs. John Faso
Michael Ferrara
James Van Hoesen Finkle
Mrs. Hamilton Fish
Karen Fisher
Joe Charles Friedman
Max Friedman and Thomas Romich
Priscilla Frisbee
Joan D. Garnar
Elizabeth M. Garrity
Dominick Gasparro
Pat Gaudio
Robert Gelles
Judy and Matthew Gluckson
Stanley Gotlin and Barry Waldorf
Gilbert Gott
Elaine Greenberg
Kim Grethen
Sara and Thomas Griffen
Helen and Don Guarino
Alice L. Gygax
Richard Hahn
Maret Halinen
Mary S. Hallenbeck
Maynard Ham
Richard Hand
Jeannine H. Harris
Elizabeth Y. Harrison
Kathleen Hatheway
Rosalie Hemingway
Robert Herron
Jane Herzhauser
Theodore J. Hilscher
Dorothy Holsapple
Karen Hummel
Valerie and David Itkin
Roberta J. Jacobson
Roberta Scofield Jeracka
Ernest Victor Johnson
Kathleen and Greg Johnson
Merrill and Erika Johnson
Alice and Robert Jones
Stanley Joseph
Anna and Larry Kadish
Judith and Steven Katten
Nancy and Gordon Kaye
Julie and Chris Keating
Cecily Cone Kelly
Mary and Christian Kersten
Kinderhook Memorial Library
Dennis and Daryl King
Norma M. Kirker
Margaret and Karlis Kirsis
Barbara Klap
Laurence A. Klein
Robert Kleinberg
Donna and Jeff Knight
Juanita and George Knott
John F. Kotwas
James Kraft
Francesca Kress
Rita Laffety
Ellen and Kord Lagemann
John and Alison Lankenau
Jeane and Robert LaPorta
Sallie and Clayton LaValle
Elizabeth and Geoffrey Leckie
Gary Leggett
Gary Leveille
Tom Leverich
John N. Lieber
Sarah Light
Roderick W. Link
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Lipson
Elizabeth and Richard Livingston
James D. Livingston
Nola Lowther
Michelle Lyons
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Mackin
Janet Malouin
Virginia Martin
Maureen McGoldrick
Peter McGrath
Susan McIver
William A. Meier
April and Jon Meredith
Florence and Victor Meyers
Peter C. Miles
John Millard and John Cooley
Jane Miller
Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Mintcheff
Susan Molus and Irwin Cohen
Rosemary Monahan
Martha T. Mooney
Maureen Mooney
Mary Mullane
Shirley Mullins
Barbara and Jerome Mushkat
Richard Nabozny
Suzanne and William Neiman
Patti and Robert Norris
Diane Dunbar Northrop
Lynne O’Connell
Park Row Gallery
Richard Patton
Mary Louise Perkins
Dale Peterson
Bertha Petith
Richard N. Philip
John Pickett
Norman Ames Posner, MD
Joel Potts
Hal Powers
Maxine Rapport
Peter Reed
Steven Rider
Shirley Ripullone
Ruth Winne Roberts
Patti and Jay Rohrlich
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Roina
Thomas Romich
Wendy Ellison Rosenkilde
David Ross
Gretchen and Lewis Rubenstein
Marjorie Russell
William L. Sagendorf
Paula and Rajesh Sarathy
Nancy Sartin
Felix A. Scardapane, Jr.
Ann Scharoun
James Scherer
Barbara and David Schimansky
Elizabeth Scholtz
Frederick A. O. Schwartz Jr. and Ricky Perera
Carol Seem
Barbara and Frank Shannon
William Shannon
JoAnn and James Sheehey
Alvin W. Sheffer
Merry Sheils
Shirley Sheriff
Norma Shirley
Evelyn and Raymond Shortsleeve
Matthew Sikora
Barbara and Edwin Simonsen
Iris Smith
Robert Smith
Margaret Sommer
Justine Souquet
Martha Spanniger
Kristen Spensieri
Irene Stone
Lise Suino
Edward Sullivan and Clayton Kirking
Ellen and David Sullivan
Linda and Fred J. Sutherland
Carole Teator
Tana Thompson Strome
Ailce Timothy
Erika B. Tipple
Ron Toelke and Barbara Kempler-Toelke
Mr. and Mrs. Courtland W. Troutman
Georgette Turner
Margaret Utech
Ann Van Dyck Nauman
Frances Downing Vaughan
Nancy Veeder
Stephanie Vogel
Dorothy Von Bieberstein
Marion and Roland Vosburgh
Thomas Vought
Claire Wheeler
Judith Ackley Whitbeck
Amy White
Jack Wildey
Nancy and William Wixom
Jane and Scott Wood
Jay Wright
Audrey Wyman
S. Donald Zaentz
Mary Lou Zimmerman
Advertisers CCH&H 2013
ADK Woodburning by Glen Bower
Arthur Lee of Red Rock Real Estate
B&G Wine of Hillsdale
Bindlestiff Family Cirkus
Budd Built Iron Works
Ca’Mea Ristorante Italiano
Columbia County Realty
Columbia Memorial Hospital
Cozzolino Real Estate
Crawford & Associates
Cross Eyed Owl Gifts
Dell’s Plumbing & Heating
Empire State Appraisal Consultants
Fresh Face Cleaning Co.
Gabel Real Estate
Gilcrest Properties
Gina’s K-9 Bed & Breakfast
Harvey Ward: The Last Shovel Maker
Herrington’s Lumber
Hudson Home
John V. Hannam / Van Schaack House
Kate Johns, AIA
Kinderhook Bank
Kleeber Insurance Services
Kozel’s Casual Dining
Local 111 Restaurant
Lofgren Agency
Metzwood Insurance
New York Designer Fabric Outlet/Quadrille
Old Ghent Realty
Peggy Lampman Real Estate
Peter Jung Fine Art
R.H. Blackburn & Associates
Savage Metal Restoration
Shallo, Galluscio, Bianchi & Fucito Accountants
Swiss Hutte
The Mt. Washington House
Wagner Van Dam Design & Decoration
William J. Better — Attorney
Will’s Heating & Cooling
Zephyr Preservation Studio
2013 CCHS Supporters
Financial Position
The physical assets of the Columbia County Historical Society include its col-
lections and four historic properties: Luykas Van Alen House, Ichabod Crane
Schoolhouse, Vanderpoel House of History and the Columbia County Mu-
seum. The Society’s current assets at 12/31/13 included restricted and unre-
stricted cash funds of $321,000 plus pledges and other third-party receivables
of $73,000. Most of these funds are designated as restricted grants plus $80,000
in endowment for the Vanderpoel House. The Society has no debt; accounts
payable totaled $32,000 at 12/31/13.
The Vanderpoel Capital Campaign is a fund-raising effort launched by the
Society in 2006 for the specific purpose of restoring and renovating its iconic
Vanderpoel House of History property in Kinderhook. This multi-year project
has raised over $670,000, with nearly all funds having been spent on the renova-
tion and the house endowment, including $23,000 during calendar year 2013.
The financial overview below captures recurring revenues and expenses exclud-
ing the Vanderpoel Capital project. !
Revenue & Support Fundraising, Individual Contributions 151,098 Membership 32,750 Admissions, Shop, Sales, Publications 25,268 Foundations & Government Grants 31,567 Columbia County 17,000 Other Income 34,760
Total Revenue & Support 292,443
ExpensesCollections 6,659 Development 21,734 Education & Exhibits 57,759 Properties 45,698 Administration 119,561
Total Expenses 251,411Net Income 41,032
Columbia County Historical Society • Financial Overview for twelve months ending 12/31/13
■ Collections 3% ■ Development 9%
■ Education/Exhibits 23% ■ Properties 18%
■ Administration 47%
■ Fundraising, contributions 52%
■ Membership 11% ■ Admissions, etc. 8%
■ Foundations & Grants 11%
■ Columbia County 6% ■ Bequests 12%
ExpensesRevenue & Support
Columbia County History & Heritage magazineThe Columbia County History & Heritage Magazine (published twice a
year), a free benefit of Society membership, presents the history and culture
of our county through stories of those who have lived and worked here. In
2013, 15 authors contributed 24 articles on topics ranging from World War
II farmerettes and the Clermont Farm Labor Center to the mushroom in-
dustry in the county to Hudson-made stoneware.