Requests
If you have a request, we ask you to please submit that request in writing.
We are still assessing State and County guidance on potential reopening of Clinton House.
Library, Collections & Research Requests
With limited resources we can not take research requests or "look-up" by phone. Please use this online form .
In terms of genealogical requests, we frequently can not add to what is now broadly available online unless a family has left us information through a Collections Gift.mThere is a backlog on such requests as a single specialist reviews these on a weekly basis.
Email the Executive Director
Please use contact@dchsny.org .
Postal Mail
DCHS
PO Box 88
Poughkeepsie, NY 12602
Physical Location
Not a mailing address. New York State's Clinton House. 549 Main Street, Poughkeepsie. Corner of (entrance from) North White Street.
What we do
The Dutchess County Historical Society conserves the past to educate for the future by procuring, promoting, and preserving the history of Dutchess County. We are proud to be known for our publications, educational outreach, and collection of archival materials, photographs, and objects inclusive of the entire county. Our Annual Yearbook, published since 1914, is the oldest continuously published annual in New York State. In addition, 14 books on local history bear the Historical Society's imprint. Exhibits, lectures, history awards, conferences, and a Living with History Series (tour and lecture of homes), round out programming for members of the Historical Society and the community at large. DCHS is a not-for-profit organization. We rely on support from memberships, gifts, grants, and donations.
Board of Directors
There are currently 15 board members and an Ex-officio member making a total of 16.
Lou Lewis, President
James Nelson, Vice President
Jack Cina, Treasurer
Christine Crawford-Oppenheimer, Secretary
Christine Altavilla
Michael Boden
Rob Doyle
Eileen Hayden
Tom Lawrence
Candace Lewis
Antonia Mauro
Wayne Nussbickel
Melodye Moore
Elizabeth Strauss
Andrew Villani
Janna Whearty
Ex-Officio: William P. Tatum III
Advisory Board
Steven Effron
Brad Kendall
Steve Lant
James Merrell
Dennis Murray
Al & Julia Rosenblatt
Fred Schaeffer
Paul Sparrow
Denise Doring VanBuren
Mary Kay Vrba
Local Vice Presidents
| Amenia | Julian Strauss |
| Beacon | Diane Lapis |
| Beekman | VACANT |
| Clinton | Craig Marshall, Chair |
| Dover | Caroline Reichenberg |
| Dover | Valerie LaRobardier |
| East Fishkill | Rick Soedler |
| Fishkill Town | Joey Cavacinni |
| Hyde Park | Shannon Butler |
| LaGrange | VACANT |
| Milan | Vicky LoBrutto |
| Millbrook Village Washington Town | Jim Inglis, Alison Brooks |
| Millerton Village | Ed Downey |
| North East Town | Jane Rossman |
| Pawling Town and Village | Matthew Hogan |
| Pine Plains | Dyan Wapnick |
| Pleasant Valley | Marilyn Bradford |
| Poughkeepsie City & Town | Michael Dolan |
| Red Hook | Christopher & Claudine Klose |
| Red Hook Village | Sally Dwyer-McNulty |
| Rhinebeck | David Miller |
| Rhinebeck Village | Michael Frazier |
| Stanford | Kathy Spiers |
| Union Vale | Fran Wallin |
| Wappinger | Joey Cavacinni |
Executive Director
Bill Jeffway