Local History Finding Aids

A finding aid is a description of an archival collection, often containing a history of the person or organization that created the collection and an itemized list of its contents. After you’ve reviewed the finding aid for the collection(s) of interest, please contact us to arrange to see it.

All finding aids are pdf files unless otherwise specified.

American Legion Auxiliary, Voorheesville Unit 1493, Records, ca. 1939-1988 – Page through the scrapbook and see classic candid photographs of Memorial Day parades and Christmas parties ca. 1930-1970.
The Bookworm (newsletter), 1980-present
Boy Scouts of America, Troop 73 (Voorheesville, NY) Collection, 1920-2007 – Using newspaper accounts, photographs, letters, and ephemera compiled by the late Howard C. Coughtry, master carpenter and scoutmaster, follow the adventures and civic achievements from its beginnings in 1920 under the leadership of Scoutmaster Clayton A. Bouton up to 2002.
Kling Family: Bell Indentures, 1850-1900 – Trace land ownership using this collection, dating from the 18th century.
Library Budgets, Brochures, Pamphlets, etc., 1987-1988, 1989-1999, 2010-
Library Scrapbooks, ca. 1989-present
Library of the Year Nominations, 1994, 1998 – Understand the role the library plays in building community by browsing the Small Town at the Millennium scrapbook housed in the collection.
Oral History Interviews, Accessioned 1996/2009:
- Katherine Denegar
- Grover and Olive Kling
- Frieda Saddlemire
- Eugene “Gene” Sickles and his sister, Ruth Ulion
Oral History Interviews, Accessioned 2021
Photograph Albums of New Library, 1989, 1992
Print Photograph Collection, Series I Individuals, 1990-
Print Photograph Collection, Series II Subjects, 1989-
Digital Photograph Collection, Series I Individuals and Series II Subjects, ca. 2001- (contact us to arrange to see the collection)
Smith Family Papers. 1917-1956, bulk 1942-1946 – Read letters from local World War II soldiers.
UHLS (Upper Hudson Library System) Annual Awards Dinner, 2010
Van Rensselaer Indentures, 1791-1827 – Trace land ownership using this collection, dating from the 18th century.
Village of Voorheesville Centennial Celebration 1899-1999, Records 1994-2001 – See the library and community come together.
Voorheesville Public Library Board of Trustees Minutes 1915- present
“We Made the Move! 1989” – View photographs and read a log book about the community moving the library from its former location to its present location
Yearbooks- Voorheesville Central School District
- High School Yearbooks- The Torch
- Elementary and Jr. High School Yearbooks

Local History Finding Aids

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