HUDSON — The Columbia County Historians group has unveiled a new website devoted to Columbia County history that includes a map of the county’s historic sites. The website can be found at ...

My knowledge of the history of African-Americans in Columbia County was limited to one person when I was a child – singer and civil rights activist Harry Belafonte. He was also the only celebrity I’d ...

GREENPORT — Democrat Jackie Salvatore won the race for Columbia County Sheriff on Tuesday night, becoming the first Black ...

KINDERHOOK, N.Y. (NEWS10) – The former home of a prominent lawyer and politician in Kinderhook is providing a window into the rich history of Columbia County. NEWS10’s Cassie Hudson brings us inside ...

COLUMBIA COUNTY — In the preface of the new book “Looking for Work,” former Columbia County Historical Society President Stephan M. Mandel wrote, “We have a tendency today to romanticize the beautiful ...

GHENT — The Columbia County Sheriff's Office held a ceremony last Friday to honor Cornelius Hoogeboom, an 18th-century sheriff who was one of the first-known law enforcement officers in U.S. history ...