About The Library and Archives
The
Library and Archives at Historic Huguenot Street are research
facilities devoted primarily to the history and genealogy
of the settlers of the Hudson Valley -- people from the
low countries of Europe including French-speaking and
Dutch families. It also functions as a general repository
for local history, regardless of ethnicity for religious
persuasion. Our collections consist of family genealogies,
church, cemetery and bible records, wills and deeds, census
records, genealogical periodicals, county histories, and
publications relating to Huguenot, Walloon and Dutch ancestry.
Hours
of Operation
Library and Archives Collections are open Monday, Tuesday,
Thursday and Friday from 12:30 to 5pm. If these
times are not convenient, an appointment for another time
may be arranged by contacting the Library via email or
phone. To ensure that we can best meet patrons'
needs, all visitors are encouraged to contact the library
prior to their visit to set up an appointment.
Contact
Information
Brandon Pendergast, Library Specialist
Susan Stessin-Cohn, Archives Specialist
Historic Huguenot Street Library and Archives
88 Huguenot Street
New Paltz, NY 12561
845-255-6738
library@huguenotstreet.org
Online
Library Catalog
The
Historic Huguenot Street Library Catalog is now available
online! Now you can browse our holdings of local history
and genealogy books and periodicals from your home computer
or laptop. You will still need to visit the library to
access our holdings, but now you can make your research
trip more productive by identifying relevant sources before
you arrive. Please contact our library staff for more
information on library visits. Click the link below to
access the Catalog.
Online
Catalog
Reference
Policy and Requests
The staff of Library and Archives at Historic Huguenot
Street will provide basic information in answer to all
queries received in writing from members free of charge,
this includes queries submitted via postal mail as well
as e-mail and our online web form. Nonmembers will be
charged a $12.00 fee. All queries will be answered to
the best of our ability given a time limitation of approximately
thirty minutes per inquiry. E-mail and web form queries
are not given priority treatment over those submitted
via postal mail. Please inform us if you are planning
a visit to the Huguenot Historical Society, or if you
have a time-sensitive project. Our staff will answer all
queries as soon as possible.
Answers
to queries will typically include citations for all sources
searched whether or not the information was found. Photocopies
cost $0.25 per page. All patrons are encouraged to visit
the library or archives after scheduling an appointment.
The
Library staff will not conduct research for specific inquiries
beyond the initial reference search. Nor will the library
staff complete applications to organizations where genealogical
proof is a necessary prerequisite for membership. When
possible, the library will provide a list of professional
genealogists who can be contracted to conduct such research.
Historic
Huguenot Street, which is incorporated as the Huguenot
Historical Society, is a nonprofit organization charged
with the responsibility of maintaining nine historic house
museums and accompanying properties, an exhibit gallery,
museum shop, wildlife sanctuary, and picnic facilities
in addition to the research library and archival collection.
Sustaining the library and archives costs the Society
over $50,000 per year. Your donation of $10 or more helps
the library to continue to provide quality services to
its patrons. Thank you very much for your continued support.
If
you have already submitted your question via email, please
do not duplicate your request by submitting a Reference
Request Form.
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